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Creating Blurry Background Using Electric Eraser

Bleuie Acosta
Dec 16, 2024
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by Eva MariacaThere are various possibilities how to draw blurry background on a film. One of them is to use an electric eraser, especially while drawing a background looking like a lot of dark and light small circles. This handy helper enables really smooth and blurry look of the background on this particular surface. Let's take a look how we... View more

December 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Priscilla Cassara
Nov 25, 2024
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The three artists featured in the December 2024 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. Girl In Kimono by Colleen Butler11.7 x 16.5 inchesPrismacolor, Polychromos, Derwent Drawing colored pencils, and Pan Pastel on Grafix .005" drafting film. (Photo by Susan Roghair, used with permission.) I’ve been primarily a wildlife artist and... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - December 2024

Bleuie Acosta
Nov 26, 2024
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Corresponding with the art gallery that is featured each month in Ann Kullberg's COLOR Magazine, The Pencil Box blog series will give artists a bit more space to share insight and inspiration about their colored pencil art. Make sure to check out FB group links at the bottom of this post. Call for entry is posted every month in participating Facebook groups—join in... View more

Using Slice Blade For Highlights and Fur

Bleuie Acosta
Nov 15, 2024
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by Caroline ArnottI will outline the process of drawing a realistic wolf ear using coloured pencils. I will mention the various techniques and tools used to create fur highlights and intricate overlapping sections, ultimately enhancing the illusion of realism in a wildlife portrait.Applying the Base layers of pencil and loosely mapping out the areas of high contrast and shadow, this will... View more

November 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Priscilla Cassara
Oct 30, 2024
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The three artists featured in the November 2024 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. Divan Diva by Faith Wheeler10.5 x 9.5 inchesPrismacolor on Stonehenge Kraft paper. (Own photo reference.) After doing pet commissions for other people, I wanted to do a portrait of one of my girls. Daisy had the... View more

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - November 2024

Bleuie Acosta
Oct 26, 2024
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Corresponding with the art gallery that is featured each month in Ann Kullberg's COLOR Magazine, The Pencil Box blog series will give artists a bit more space to share insight and inspiration about their colored pencil art. Make sure to check out FB group links at the bottom of this post. Call for entry is posted every month in participating Facebook groups—join in... View more

My Life As An Historical Artist

Bleuie Acosta
Oct 15, 2024
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by Kevin RogersIt is an unusual thing, this journey called life, especially when one gets older. Interests and tastes change, and something you had no time for in your youth becomes very important in your latter years. To me studying History at school was the most boring thing I remember from my youth, however, as time moved along, I noticed... View more

October 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

Priscilla Cassara
Sep 25, 2024
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The three artists featured in the October 2024 issue of COLOR Magazine Showcase share the stories behind their beautiful artwork here in our blog. King of Beasts by Chloe Shaw11.4 x 16.5 inchesFaber-Castell Polychromos, Caran d’Ache Luminance and Pablo and Holbein colored pencils on Grafix drafting film. (Photo by Jason Vernon, used with permission.) This artwork was inspired after a... View more

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