What’s in CP Magic November 2023
Featured Artist: Diana Ranstrom Interview and Tutorial
3 Things to Consider before Buying an Easel
The Best Advice I Ever Received
Reader Gallery
Featured Artist: Diana Ranstrom
Diana Ranstrom is the featured artist for this month. Trained as an engineer, she has a unique perspective on the art she creates, as well as on art in general. An avid photographer and precise artist, she shares her tips for exploring colored pencil and other mediums, and for teaching yourself all you need to know about creating beautiful art.
Her tutorial is a beautiful Alstroemeria flower, and she’ll show you how to use Inktense pencils dry and in washes to create your own floral with a lovely, blurred background. If you’ve ever wondered about Inktense or struggled with blurry background, you don’t want to miss this tutorial.
Also in November 2023 CP Magic!
3 Things to Consider before Buying an Easel
Have you ever thought about using an easel? There are good physical and creative reasons to work at an easel, but how do you decide which easel is best for you? Carrie tackles that issue by describing the two basic types of easels. Then she gives you three basic things to consider before you start shopping.
The Best Advice I Ever Received
Every artist who has ever lived has sought advice. They’ve asked for help with mediums, methods, materials, and motivation, to name just a few. Not all advice is worth taking, and some of it can be best handled by ignoring it. But there is some advice that’s valid and Carrie shares the best art advice she ever received; advice that applies to every artist.
Reader Gallery
This issue also contains the reader’s gallery, with a half dozen great works of art to motivate you. Visit the online Reader’s Gallery here.
If you’re ready for a break, great articles, and beautiful colored pencil art, then get your copy today.
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