CP Magic July 2023 is a special edition focusing on responding to and correcting mistakes in colored pencil artwork. If you’ve ever struggled with knowing how best to handle mistakes (and who hasn’t?), this issue was written for you.
What’s in CP Magic July 2023
Featured Artist: Karen O’Neill
Grevy’s Zebra Tutorial
Made a Mistake? Don’t Panic!
Making Corrections on Sanded Art Paper
A Radical Last Resort for Fixing Mistakes
Featured Artist: Karen O’Neill
Karen O’Neill loves drawing all kinds of animals, but has a special fondness for wildlife. Her work is very detailed without being hyper-realistic. There is something spontaneous and beautiful in all of her work.
You’ll discover all those things in her tutorial, which features an up-close-and-personal portrait of a Grevy’s Zebra. She uses a variety of pencils on Light Grey Pastelmat, and shares her tips and techniques for creating life-like portraits on this unique paper.
Also in July 2023 CP Magic
Made a Mistake? Don’t Panic
Every artist that’s ever drawn or painted anything has made a mistake at some point. Carrie shares a few basic tips on how best to respond to those inevitable mistakes when they happen. Her insightful article also includes a few tips on overcoming those mistakes.
Making Corrections on Sanded Art Papers
One of the great things about working on any type of sanded art paper from UART to Lux Archival is the ease of correcting mistakes. Carrie tells about how she corrected a major error on a landscape she was drawing on sanded art paper.
A Radical Last Resort for Fixing Mistakes
Sometimes, nothing you try fixes a mistake. In The Final Pencil Strokes for July, Carrie shares her last resort solution. Radical? Yes, but it could also be the difference between an unfinished piece and something wonderful.
All CP Magic! Products are digital downloads only.
