Creating Landscape Greens with Red
Learn about creating realistic landscape greens with red base layers in this short step-by-step colored pencil tutorial.
Learn about creating realistic landscape greens with red base layers in this short step-by-step colored pencil tutorial.
How to Find the Best Composition from Digital Photos on PhotoShop describes how to try different compositions digitally before putting pencil to paper.
Knowing how to process digital reference photos is as important as knowing the best art materials. In this post, artist Carrie Lewis shows you how she makes basic adjustments using Photoshop 7 on a Macintosh.
Question and Answer: What colors can I use for a monochrome under drawing?
Have you ever wished there was some way of squaring up photos in Photoshop? Especially photos of drawings that you want to use for marketing or your portfolio? Cheer up! There is! One of the more annoying aspects of using the computer for artwork is getting perfectly square photographs. Whether …
6 steps to put a grid over a reference photo using your computer and PhotoShop.
Today’s post is a collection of eight drawing mini clinics. Topics include horses, clouds, skies, and creating a strong center of interest. Mediums include graphite and colored pencils, and different drawing methods are also included. But they all have one thing in common: They’re short and sweet, easy-to-read, and contain …
Step-by-step demonstration showing how to draw a stormy sky in colored pencil. Illustrations and commentary by Carrie L. Lewis.
One of the keys to successful landscape drawing is knowing how to draw distance. In other words, creating the illusion of distance. Successfully creating the illusion of distance on a piece of flat paper involves four principles. The more of them you get right, the better your chances for success. …