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I don’t usually do many product reviews, or do them so close together. But I’ve been using a printable and colorable tool from Sarah Renae Clark for a month, and it’s time for my Monthly Habit Tracker review. The first of the year means setting new goals, and promises for …
Have you ever wished there was some way of squaring up photos in Photoshop? Especially photos of drawings that you want to use for marketing or your portfolio? Cheer up! There is! One of the more annoying aspects of using the computer for artwork is getting perfectly square photographs. Whether …
6 steps to put a grid over a reference photo using your computer and PhotoShop.
I want to talk about time today, and I want to talk specifically to everyone who thinks they don’t have enough time for art. Or enough time to give art the time it deserves. Finding Enough Time For Art I always look at the reasons people give when they unsubscribe …
Learn how to build your own inexpensive, lightweight laptop drawing board from materials you have lying around the house.
Today, I want share a few tips for choosing reference photos of flowers, especially complex flowers. The choice of topic arises from the following question: Dear Carrie,My daughter always said her favourite flowers were sunflowers so for her birthday I drew and coloured two sunflowers but when she was asked …
Many artists begin each project with a camera. In this post, I share 3 things that will help you in taking better reference photos for future drawings.
Colored Pencil Crit – Carrie uses an old drawing to teach you how to decide when your drawing is complete and how to finish it, if it needs work.
Just in case you haven’t heard, we’re doing a plein air drawing challenge. The challenge begins tomorrow, September 1, and runs through the month. My personal goal is to get outside at least once a week and draw something with colored pencils, but I’m really hoping to draw outside more …
In the previous post, I listed a few of the basic items necessary for a good plein air drawing field kit. If you missed it or would like a review, you can read the post here. One of the items I mentioned was something called a view finder. Today, I’d …
