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Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. This week, we're talking about drawing hair using colored pencils. The video below shows you how I construct the large shapes early on. You'll see how I focus on the big shapes and volume of the hair right from the get-go. No need to fret about individual strands just yet – that comes later. Early in the process, it's all about the overall form, and how the lights and darks play out based on how the light strikes the hair. Enjoy! Here's what's happening: We completed our Members Only Office Hours with Guest instructor Giddy Richt this past Saturday. Giddy was so generous in sharing her process on canvas that she uses to create her mesmerizing portraits! Here are a couple of screenshots from that presentation: The recording is available inside Members Circle. Don't miss the next presentation inside Office Hours! **Members Only Office Hours with guest instructor Gemma Gyling, Saturday, Sep 16th. Be sure to RSVP to join the live demo with Gemma! 33 of the 40 seats have already been taken. This will be full, just like Giddy's presentation was! Here's a screenshot of our new project for the Friday Follow-Along: We showed the process for creating the line drawing. This Friday we'll be transferring it to our project surface. Tuesday Livestream! **Livestream schedule change: This week's Tuesday Live stream is tomorrow, Aug 22, at 11:30 am Eastern Time. Hope to see you there live! Here's the link: https://monthly-sharpener.sharpenedartist.com/posts/june-and-august-2023-sharpen-up-challenge Looking AheadIn October, Jesse Lane will be our guest presenter for Office Hours! The spaces are almost full! Until next time... If you're not part of Members Circle, you're welcome to join the waitlist for the next enrollment period by going to this link: |
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John Middick
I help people learn . Each week, on Monday, I publish a video newsletter called The Pencil Progress. Sign up now to be part of this exclusive group!
Hello Reader, I need your vote! I’m having a hard time deciding which of these new poses of Oakland to use as the primary reference for our next No Stroke Left Behind workshop. Even if you don’t plan to join this one, I’d still love to know which of these images grabs your attention the most! Just click your favorite pose below to cast your vote... super quick and easy. 👇 Click on your favorite below: Pose 1: Pose 1 Pose 2: Pose 2 Pose 3: Pose 3 Pose 4: Pose 4 Pose 5: Pose 5 Once you click,...
Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. Consider a donation by clicking here. Thanks! Today, let's talk about something we all encounter but seldom celebrate. Mistakes. The True Value of Mistakes in Art “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams This quote really resonates with me. I do make a lot of mistakes. But I never see them as a negative thing. They just are. It's information. I would...
Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. ✨ Looking for an easy way to render shadows and figure out your colors? Grab your free Grisaille Method Guide and master the secrets of values and shadows! 👉 Download the Grisaille Method one-page guide In this week's video, I'm discussing the Grisaille Method. The video shows an excerpt from the workshop "Baby Luke"! I show you a couple of different segments toward the middle of this drawing process. I start...