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”