A blog about how a failed painting made me rethink the theories of composition in my painting of Donegal, Ireland.
Michelle Wooderson challenges you to a 31-day painting commitment. This art project is easier — and smaller — than you think.
Canadian artist Steve McDonald’s colouring book Fantastic Cities is full of painstakingly accurate perspectives of urban landscapes from Rio to Jodhpur
Learn how to paint starry night! This is an easy version of the famous painting in the style of a paint night type of painting. For beginners and kids!
Find out how an illustrated children's book, The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry, rose through the ranks to raise nearly $40k on Kickstarter.
The half-closed eyes of the lazy cat Garfield bring a smile to the faces of children bored with their daily lessons. Whatever he does, even if it is something prosaic or extraordinary, he never fails to impress. That is precisely the reason behind designing these free and unique Garfield coloring pages that would give the […]
Initial pencil sketch of a new design I'm working on, I want a caravan like this!
Explore thecmn's 21077 photos on Flickr!
Read the complete book here. The following are 300 dpi scans of my personal copy of this book.
If you are stuck with how to add tone to your artwork, pay reference to the mark making sheet attached. There are a number of ways to add tone – you don’t always have to use the side o…
Line is a mark connecting two points; you can consider a line as a moving point. Types of line ACTUAL LINE—The line IMPLIED LINE—An automatically connected series of unconnected points. PSYCHIC LINE—The placement of the objects causes the viewer to look in a certain direction. Categories to describe lines TYPES OF LINE—the way it moves from beginning to end (straight, curves, angular) LINE DIRECTION—relationship with the page (horizontal, vertical, diagonals) LINE QUALITY—how the line is draw and the drawing media (delicate or bold, smooth or broken, thick or thin, regular or changing) Uses of Line • To define shapes (contour drawing/cross-contour) • To create texture (evoking our sense of touch) • To create patterns (repetition) • To create value (parallel lines “hatching” /intersecting lines “cross-hatching” create various density) • To convey a mood (linear technique) • To suggest motion (differences in line weight) Working with lines • Stop/Start • Change in directions • Overlap or intersect • Change in line weight (thick and thin) • Closer together, farther apart
Adult Colouring In Pages are a fun and creative way to pass the time. Nurture your creative spirit with these free colouring in printables!
7 easy tips to start a sketching habit. Learn how to make a habit of sketching every day. How to start sketching. How to keep a sketchbook
The tasty pumpkin is the “in” thing for Halloween. It is a smooth, round and sports a slightly ribbed skin. It can be colored in shades ranging from deep yellow to orange. The free and unique coloring pages sketch the vegetable with leaves and foliage that can be colored in varying shades of green. The […]
Ever notice that your first sketch of the day is always a bit wonky? In drawing, painting, or any art, a proper warm-up is needed for the best results and improvement.
We are all the stars of our own story and one illustrator is showing people what they would look like if their story was on the pages of a comic book. Indonesian artist Rudi, has pulled in 37.5k followers on his Instagram page @rudi10297 and 10k on his @rudi1097 page with his impressive black and white drawings of people re-imagined as anime-style cartoon characters.
