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79How to Draw Cumulus Clouds
Cumulus clouds in Derwent AquaTone watercolor pencils on cold press/Not surface watercolor paper, 4" x 6", Robert A. Sloan, photo reference by oldrockchick on WetCanvas.com Cumulus clouds are the puffy white clouds you see on bright sunny days...
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84Secrets for Using Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils
That's right, I'm up to my ninth Hub in the 100 Hubs in 30 Days Challenge. I started late but I'll catch up! If you ever tried watercolors or watercolor pencils, you'll notice that the colors look a lot stronger when they're wet than after they...
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92Drawing With A Limited Palette in Colored Pencils
#33 of 100 -- 1/3 done and only ONE day behind now! Whoohoo! http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/14183 is the challenge link. In a much earlier Hub, I recommended getting the biggest set of colored pencils you...
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73Book Review: The Sumi-E Book by Yolanda Mayhall
My scan of the cover of my favorite Japanese ink painting book. First, as a hobby, Sumi-E or Japanese ink painting is not expensive to start up. Beginner kits range from $10 to $10 from various suppliers...
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81The Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi Reviewed
Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi cover with examples of Civardi's drawings. A Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi, published by Search Press, Ltd., ISBN 978-1-84448-206-1 is actually a...
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79How to Paint En Plein Air (Outdoors)
I didn't paint this En Plein Air. But if I lived near the ocean, I would have. "Waves on Rocks" by Robert A. Sloan Especially if you are the kind of person who gets bored with exercise for its own sake, painting outdoors or "en plein air" as the...
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75Color Mixing in Oil Pastels
A Lone Tree, 5" x 7" in Neocolor II watersoluble oil pastels on black Colourfix paper by Robert A. Sloan Yes, after months, maybe a year since I bought a very good webcam, the QuickCam Pro, I have finally made some art instruction videos! This...
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73Tips for Drawing and Painting Cats
I painted "A Little Busy" from a gorgeous photo reference in a WetCanvas challenge. If you want accuracy and detail, snap a photo or several to work from. The cat won't pose long! Busy is the cat's name....
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74Sketching Tips for Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils
#15 of 100 -- wow this is starting to add up fast! Sketching with Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils is fast, sometimes messy, interesting and dramatic. Drawing with charcoal is always dramatic whether you're...
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8610 Ways To Destroy A Good Watercolor Brush
#17 of 100 -- I'm catching up! Please do not indulge in conspicuous consumption by purchasing a beautiful Kolinsky Sable watercolor brush that could last you a lifetime, particularly in those large sizes that run over $100 for a single brush, and...
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