I screamed inwardly… A question that has been on my mind for many years has been – Why do artists do self portraits? I thought this may be an interesting subject to look at since I had to do a self portrait when I was at college studying graphic design/...
Acetate is a great medium Recently Jane has talked us through using different papers for acrylics & oils, watercolours, pastels & chalk. She has looked at canvases too. Now she recommends trying to draw on Acetate. She said “Acetate is a great medium to...
Using a grid to scale up a drawing Today Jane tells us about a drawing technique which some people swear by. Using a grid to scale up an image. She talks us through the process and shows some examples of the results she has achieved using the technique. Some budding...
Crayons or coloured pencils …children vs artists We have recently written about pencils in a number of articles. Today we are answering the question (which someone kindly sent to us) about the differences between crayons / pencils bought for children and those...
