The Best Transfer Paper for Detailed Drawings
What is the best transfer paper for detailed drawings? How can you avoid unwanted stray marks while transferring line drawings?
What is the best transfer paper for detailed drawings? How can you avoid unwanted stray marks while transferring line drawings?
Over the years, I’ve received questions about fixing damage. Usually, the questioner wanted to know how to fix damage to a drawing in progress. Today, I want to talk about fixing damaged drawing paper that hasn’t been drawn on yet. I used to think any damage was the end of …
What is the main difference between hot press and cold press papers? Can they be used with colored pencils and which is best?
Have you ever considered using canvas with colored pencils? Guest blogger and artist John Ursillo talks about how he first tried canvas and why it’s still one of his favorite colored pencil supports.
Yesterday, I received a question from a reader who wanted to know my recommended paper and colored pencils. Since that’s one of the questions I frequently receive, I thought I’d share my answer today. Here’s the question. What brands are recommending for paper and pencils? Do you use different types …
Today, I review Clairefontaine Pastelmat. I’ve finished one drawing and started another and share what I like and don’t like about this unique drawing surface.
Colored Pencil Comparison: Wax-Based versus oil-based. Is there really all that much difference or is all the talk just so much hype?
There’s been a lot of discussion on this blog about the best pencils to use and the best colors to use. Most of the discussion has been about issues with fading. So I thought I’d start 2020 by sharing with you the Prismacolor colors I use and why I use …
What are the best paper and pencils for colored pencil art? Tips on choosing pencils and paper for the type of art you want to make.
Jana wants to know why I switched from oils to colored pencils, and if I’ve noticed one sells better than the other? Here are Jana’s questions. Hi Carrie, These are business related questions instead of technical ones, so if you choose not to use them on your December questions posts, …