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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

A Few Blending Tools For Drawing

Vanessa Lemen

I enjoy using all sorts of different kinds of tools for drawing and painting, and I thought I’d share a little bit about a few of the blending tools that I use when drawing: Sponges I really enjoy using the sponge blenders that are by Sofft and are usually sold as pan pastel tools. I don’t use pastels very often, but these sponge blenders make really great soft transitions in large areas of dry powdered…

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The Art of Green

Kirbi Fagan

April 23, 2024 - One of the projects on my desk is a book with scenes featuring a lot of…. green. In gardening, textiles, and decorating, green hues flow for me. I incorporate them generously so much so that I think of green as a neutral color - a backdrop of life on Earth. But this romantic thought comes to a screaming halt when I’m planning a composition with a lot of green. When I’m stuck with a problem like this, I usually head out to see what solutions I can be inspired by with a trip to my bookstore. So come along and let’s see what I find.

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