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Colored Pencil
Karen Anne Klein | Natural Ephemera in Watercolor and Colored Pencil
Michigan artist Karen Anne Klein has a master’s degree from Wayne State University, in Detroit. Her work can be found in collections across the country, including those of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh; the …
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How to Sell Your Artwork | Alternative Venues
Art Meets E-Commerce by Karen Leland The Internet’s Etsy, RedBubble and Imagekind provide artists with alternative venues for marketing and selling their work. While the marketing mix for artists looking to sell their work continues to include traditional venues such …
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Use Design To Create a Powerful Painting | by Ian Roberts
When you think in terms of design as you compose, and not just subject, your paintings immediately become more engaging—and your success rate soars.
Posted in Acrylic, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Colored Pencil, Composition, Drawing, Landscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Oil, Other Medium, Pastel, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
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How to Photograph a Painting, Step by Step
Professional art photographers Ric Deliantoni and Al Parrish shoot paintings, craft and woodworking projects for F+W Media’s book lines and magazines. Here they guide you on how to photograph your own painting, step by step. Take Your Best Shot By …
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Working from Reference Materials
“I wish I’d thought of that!” Most of us, at some time, have expressed this sentiment when viewing the creative work of another. What we do with this thought, however, can turn simple admiration into plagiarism. When it comes to art, imitation isn’t a form of flattery—it’s copyright infringement.
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How to Draw Water with Colored Pencil
How to draw water with colored pencils – FREE Demo with colored pencil Master David Dooley – Plus FREE webinar with Master Sandra Angelo- Secrets for Colored Pencil Success
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Learn to Draw – 3 FREE Lessons with Sandra Angelo
Creating Textures in Colored Pencil
Gary Greene is a long-time favorite of North Light Book readers and colored pencil artists everywhere. Known for his super-realistic style, Gary uses colored pencils to paint just about every subject you can imagine–still life, portraits, flowers, land and seascapes…. …
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2011 All Media Art Competition Winners
Congratulations to The Artist’s Magazine’s 2011 All-Media Online Competition winners! View the first places and honorable mentions in the categories for Acrylic; Colored Pencil; Graphite, Charcoal and Ink; Mixed Media and Collage; Oil and Oil Pastel; Pastel; and Watercolor. See the current art competitions!
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Creating Layers with Colored Pencil | A Demonstration by Gary Greene
Gary Greene provides an overview on a layering technique in this free demonstration from the November 2008 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
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