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Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. Are you enjoying this video newsletter? Consider leaving a tip of any size! This week, I'm sharing a fast time-lapse. I'm drawing a portrait of a fair-skinned model on UART 800 Grit Sanded Paper. I generally start with muted hues for broad areas, gradually moving to details and more bright, saturated colors. Enjoy! Here's What's Happening: We are introducing our next No Stroke Left Behind workshop! Our 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! 35 of the 40 seats have already been taken. Friday Follow-Along for Our Kaleb Project: We've completed transferring to our project surface. This Friday, we'll begin adding our first layer. :) Go here to watch the past videos: https://monthly-sharpener.sharpenedartist.com/posts/friday-follow-along-kaleb-project Tuesday Livestream! We're drawing a master copy of a William-Adolphe Bouguereau painting. Tuesday Livestream: Aug 29, at 11:30 am Eastern Time. Practicing freehanding skills and interpreting a master painter's approach make this a great learning opportunity! 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! Until next time...
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John Middick
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Hello Reader, I’m excited to announce a brand-new Challenge Workshop! I'm calling it "Foil Friends." Foil Friends - Reference Photo Foil Friends – a playful and practical still life challenge designed to help you confidently render shiny foil surfaces, reflective color shifts, and layered textures using colored pencil (with optional solvent). Foil Friends Exploring Metallic Reflections, Color Shifts, and Texture with Colored Pencil In this workshop, we’ll take on the fascinating challenge of...
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...