I used to have a love hate relationship with portraits and I guess its the level of detail that you need to create a convincing likeness that is key to a image that looks like the sitter. I created my self portrait using a photo as a starting point. I know using photos is frownedContinue reading “Mastering Portraits for Beginners: Transforming Photos into Art | Unique Sketching Technique”
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Creating a Tree Collage with Ink and Pastel
Today’s 64 Million Artists January challenge is called find a tree and is a celebration of our wooded friends. I’m going to create this tree using collage, ink and pastel. I find this combination of materials very easy too use. The matt qualities of pastel work well with ink and collage elements add a frameContinue reading “Creating a Tree Collage with Ink and Pastel”
Beginner Monotype Magic – A beginners guide to inky sketches!
I love to add new techniques and materials to my art work. Todays 64 Million Artist challenge is to learn something new! An excellent opportunity to delve into my favourite art tutorial book and try out a new idea! Dawn Emerson’s Pastel Innovations is an excellent book full of exercises with ink and pastel. I’mContinue reading “Beginner Monotype Magic – A beginners guide to inky sketches!”
Drawing to Music with Everyday Objects | Beginner’s Guide to Expressive Mark Making!
What music inspires? Today’s 64 Million artists Challenge is a great abstract sounding task! I’m really going to enjoy this and inspire you to give new materials a try. What Music Inspires – immediately says to me mark marking to music. If you have not tried this before get ready to find a really expressiveContinue reading “Drawing to Music with Everyday Objects | Beginner’s Guide to Expressive Mark Making!”
Building Pictures without Lines | Beginner’s Guide to Collage Sketching!
Welcome to day 25 of the 64 Million Artists January Challenge – Bring it to Life! Todays challenge is about finding an object and bringing it to live in some way. I’m thinking back to day 18 when the challenge was to design a space. In this video I’m going to add more details toContinue reading “Building Pictures without Lines | Beginner’s Guide to Collage Sketching!”
Mastering Flamboyant Costumes: Ink and Pastel Technique Tutorial
Today’s 64 Million Artists challenge is all about animation, and I’m thrilled to guide you through bringing art to life using my favourite medium – collage! Join me as we transform my cartoon dog into an animated wonder. In this video, I’ll share beginner-friendly techniques to infuse movement into your art. My cartoon dog comesContinue reading “Mastering Flamboyant Costumes: Ink and Pastel Technique Tutorial”
Card Tower Challenge – 64 Million artists – Janaury Challenge
This About Me video is a slice of my family vlog series where I explore a memory from my past using watercolour. My Nans used to play cards every evening on a small table by her chair in the living room. There was always roaring fire and family pictures on the mantlepiece. The table wasContinue reading “Card Tower Challenge – 64 Million artists – Janaury Challenge”
Rev up for the Dukes of Hazard in Collage!
I loved the Dukes of Hazard when I was little. It was exciting and had a fast car, which as a small boy was a very thrilling way from children’s tv shows to adult tv shows. Today’s 64 Million Artists challenge is to create a poem. As you know I am not a great poet.Continue reading “Rev up for the Dukes of Hazard in Collage!”
Let’s get wordy with Gargolyles!
Today’s 64 Million Artists prompt is to take a word and make it beautiful! The literal interpretation would mean using calligraphy – but I m going to show you how to master the technique of collage. The word I am going to use is gargoyle. I’m going to try and make it beautiful using aContinue reading “Let’s get wordy with Gargolyles!”
Crafting My Dream Studio: 3D Collage Art | 64 Million Artists Challenge
Today’s fantastic 64 Million Artists prompt is to create a 3d space of your own! I create all my images in a small back bedroom. I have always wanted a shepherds hut converted in to a studio, complete with a wood burning stove. And that is the subject of todays masterpiece. I am going toContinue reading “Crafting My Dream Studio: 3D Collage Art | 64 Million Artists Challenge”
