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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! 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 by adding the initial layers of one of the darkest pencils to describe the shadows. In this case, I used Faber-Castell, Polychromos Caput Mortuum #169. I enjoy capturing the essence of individuals, especially those with a special place in my heart. Using personal photo references or drawing family members deepens that emotional tie to the artwork. Even with commissioned pieces, you can still sense the emotion and love for the person you're drawing. Everyone is a unique individual, and as artists, we get to immortalize that uniqueness in a way that goes beyond a mere photo. :) Enjoy this week's video! Here's what's happening The Terry's Touch workshop begins this week! If you've not signed up, there's still time to get in this workshop. This workshop is a great way to face your fears of drawing hands and foreshortening in faces! :) YOU Can Do This!! Beginners are always welcome. :) :) Open Enrollment to Members Circle If you're itching to skyrocket your art skills and crave a vibrant, like-minded community, our Members Circle is the place to be! Weekly tutorials, weekly private livestreams, early-release video podcasts, and fun and expert-level art challenges await you. Plus, grab some of the laser-focused exercises, an engaged and uber-supportive tribe of artists, and a treasure trove of exclusive, royalty-free images to fuel your creativity! We're upping the ante with guest instructors dropping exclusive, private demos every month! 🌟 Don't miss out! 🚀 Open Enrollment for Members Circle is just around the corner, and I'm excited to alert everyone on the waitlist real soon!! Not on the wait list? No worries! Jump in and secure your spot by clicking this link: https://sharpened-artist.ck.page/7b6ffa6e05 Until next time...
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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’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...