by Alison | Color, Watercolor
The Artist’s Color Wheel The artist’s color wheel is a handy chart or artwork that you can create to help you make sense of color. Note: The Artist’s color wheel is different to the printer’s (or process) color wheel which used CMYK...
by Alison | How To Draw, Kid's Art
Introduction This easy artwork is for anyone who wants to draw turtles and tortoises. Turtles and tortoises look similar as they have a shell, both are cold-blooded reptiles. A turtle can swim and lives mainly in water but can walk on land. A turtle breathes air and...
by Alison | Graphite Sketch, Sketchbook
Building Bridges Bridges join two places together they bridge the gap between one side and another. To cross a bridge is an important movement as we go from the known to the unknown. It is easy to stay on your shore and not travel across a bridge both physically and...
by Alison | Beginner Artists, Markers
Introduction I want to talk about getting a daily art practice going. You may think you are not a good artist or perhaps you don’t even consider yourself as an artist at all, but I urge you to accept that you are an aspiring artist. My journey to being able to...
by Alison | Pen and Ink, Sketchbook
Limited Palette Sketchbook Tour Field Sketchbook Last month I bought a field Peters Pauper Press field sketch book from my local bookshop. This sketchbook is quite dinky and measures around 10cm x 14cm, A6 or 4 1/8 inches by 5 3/4 inches. I thought it would be a good...
by Alison | Beginner Artists, Colored pencil
Coloured Pencil Art This time I’m drawing the beautiful five petalled blossom of the almond tree on toned paper with colored pencil. The petals are typically in shades of pink to white. Botanical Details The almond is not a true nut, but rather a drupe. A drupe is...
by Alison | Beginner Artists, Ink and Watercolor, Markers, Sketch Journaling
Florist Shelf This week I’ve created a florist shelf with watercolor and markers for my sketch journal. You can follow along with this video. My Process Pencil sketch. Ink over. Watercolor wash. Markers. Gratitude notes. Sketch journaling is a way to document...
by Alison | Uncategorized
This time I’ve created a simple bookcase for my sketch journal. You can follow along with this video. My Process Pencil sketch. Ink over. Watercolor wash. Pen over again. Touch of gold. Voila. Art Supplies See the art supplies I use here. Sketch...
by Alison | Beginner Artists, Colored pencil
“Nasturtium, Love Conquers All” – Pencil Crayon – Weekly Sketchbook Art Nasturtium This week I’ve drawn a bright orange nasturtium flower in pencil crayon in my sketchbook. For flower reference pictures, I reached...
