What’s in CP Magic January 2025
Amii Harwood interview and tutorial
A Different Perspective on Setting Artistic Goals
Reader Gallery
The Final Pencil Stroke: Putting Fun Back into Drawing
40 pages
Featured Artist: Amii Harwood
Interview
Amii Harwood is an award-winning artist, a teacher and a mentor. She is a member of the CPSA, UK Coloured Pencil Society and International Guild of Realism. But she admits that she gets the most pleasure from “experimenting and problem solving, and then sharing my findings with others”.
Tutorial
Amii’s tutorial is a very in-depth tutorial of her studio assistant, Monty. The image you see on the cover is a portion of her finished project, and she shows you how to create the same fun portrait. Even better, she gives you a couple of options for finishing your own portrait of Monty.
Also in CP Magic January 2025
A Different Perspective on Setting Artistic Goals
Since this is January, it’s time to talk about goal setting. But this year, I look at goal setting from a perspective other than what you might be used to seeing or thinking about. What is it? Five questions that you might not ordinarily consider when thinking of goal-setting. But the answers are important in deciding what goals will best help you achieve what you want to achieve with your artwork.
The Final Pencil Stroke: Putting Fun Back into Drawing
The final article for this issue is a redesigned Final Pencil Stroke, in which I share one way I’ve found to put the fun back into making art. Will it work for you? I hope so. But even if it doesn’t I hope it gets you thinking about ways to put the fun back into your drawing time.
