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December 2024 Showcase - Colored Pencil Artwork

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - October 2024

The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - October 2024

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Sep 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