My History with Prismacolor Pencils
My History with Prismacolor Pencils. When I started using them, the papers I used them with and how I used them, as well as why I moved away from them.
Colored Pencil Mistakes: My Top 4
If you’ve been using colored pencils for any length of time, you’ve made mistakes. Carrie shares four common colored pencil mistakes.
Top 4 Tips for Beginner Artists
Life-long artist Carrie Lewis shares 4 tips for beginner artists. These tips are some of the lessons she’s learned over the years, and wishes she’d known when she was just getting started.
Are Prismacolors Right for You?
Carrie shares some basic questions you can ask to figure that out for yourself. Believe it or not, there is no “right” answer.
12 Reasons to Love Colored Pencils
For those among us who use them as our primary medium—or as one of our primary mediums—there are a lot of reasons to love colored pencils.
More Tips for Beginning Artists
Long-time artist Carrie Lewis shares 4 more tips for beginning artists based lessons she’s learned the hard way after decades of creating art.
The Things Artists Tell Themselves
Today, I want to talk about the things artists tells themselves. Things that are untrue at best, and that hold us back at worst.
My Colored Pencil Wish List
Let’s have a little fun today. Something totally off topic as far as tutorials, discussions, and techniques. Let’s take a look at my colored pencil wish list. And yours, too, if you care to share. Let’s face it. No artist can have too many supplies. Remember the last time you …
How to Draw Like an Expert
When someone picks up a pencil or paint brush for the first time, they usually do so hoping to become a successful artist. But it takes time to develop art skills and find your niche. These tips will help you learn how to draw like an expert smartly.
Getting and Staying Motivated
Tips for getting and staying motivated when art gets tough shares tips and techniques to help you make art more consistently, no matter how you feel.
