Articles related to "Sketchbooks"

Choosing the right sketching supplies helps an artist sketch more, and no sketching supply is more important than a good sketchbook.

Keeping a sketchbook is the best way to help your skills grow as an artist.

Sometimes, mixed media artists want to add interest to their everyday objects. Today, we're going to talk about altering pencils.

Every artist should have several art supplies on-hand to make their finished artworks the best they can be.

The model for the Carlisle Indian School was Ft. Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. Here Richard Pratt took the opportunity to try his assimilation experiment.

Spring not only brings new life to Mother Earth, it can also bring new life to an artist's sketchbook.

Sometimes an artist just needs to produce art to hone their skills. The hard part is coming up with drawing ideas. This list will keep an artist busy for a whole month.

This project can be approached one of two ways. It can about children, or it can be created as though through a child's eyes.

Rather than letting medical issues cause artists block, break free using the medical issue as the theme of your art projects. That is the focus of this art journal promp

We all want to learn something new. Everyday is a learning experience for some, but for others they need a little nudge. That is the focus of this art journal prompt.

Like beauty, there are a number of ways people define the word ugly. How do you define what's ugly? Explore this in your art journal.

What are you anxious about? The feeling of anxiety is inevitable; so let's explore these feelings through mixed-media art in art journals.

No one likes feeling angry, nor do they like holding on to unresolved anger. Use your art journal as a tool to manage anger issues.

No one likes to experience tragedies, nor do we like to think we need help getting through them. Use your art journal as a tool to help you through.

Exploring feelings of excitement is very positive and invigorating. Let's turn these feelings into mixed-media art in art journals.

This art journal prompt is a two-day project, so please be sure to plan ahead. Day one is for collecting and day two is for creating.

Adding niches to altered books is not only interesting when your audience looks through them, they are really fun to work on. Nervous novices take note!

When you're working with mixed media, do you juxtapose or do you layer? Do you do both? Let's explore.

Sometimes, when visiting a home improvement center or a surplus store, there are remnant tiles available to purchase. Why not turn them into art?

Within an hour you can turn paper, paint, and tape into a journal that looks like its covered in worn leather. Use your book for a diary or a sketchbook.

For newcomers to the mixed media art form, creating an art journal is a great way to grow as an artist.

Mixed-media artists do not only have to focus on handmade books or fancy art books when creating their pieces. Here is a fun alternative!

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has been a part of American folklore since its first publication in 1820. However, its roots are German, English and Scottish.

Rip Van Winkle, set in the Catskill Mountains of New York, has been a part of American folklore since its publication in 1819. However, its roots go further back.

Are you suffering from creative block? You're not alone in this. Let's talk about how to break the block one day at a time.

Watercolor pencils offer the ease of drawing with colored pencils but leave you with the final effect of a watercolor painting.

December and New Year's Eve brings sights and sounds that you can't get any other time of the year. Use this time to boost your creativity for next year.

Need inspiration? Leonardo da Vinci's work can spur hundreds of ideas.

Keeping track of current events can be tedious. This art journal prompt is an attempt to make news a bit more interesting.

Turning interests into art opportunities is a great way to stay inspired and keep artist's block as far away from you as possible. What are your favorite movies?

In keeping with a lot of your goals to go on Artist Dates through use of Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way, I'll be presenting Artist Date Ideas weekly.

Autumn provides a great range of subjects for the creative artist. You just have to know where to look.

This year's top fashion inspired toys and gifts for children include Liv Fashion Dolls, Project Runway, Petz Fashion Dogz and Catz Video Game and Fashion Angels.

Is there hope for visual artists living in tiny apartments, or for those who, due to various factors, must labor in close quarters? Of course there is.

How will you get inspiration this holiday season for your paintings and drawings? Here are some creative ideas.

How to create a sketch book like those of Leonardo DaVinci. Save your sketches from everyday life in an art journal.

Dating is fun, right? So, why not take yourself on an adventure that mirrors one of your favorite dating experiences? This is great for beginners!

Forthcoming exhibition will show Frank Auerbach's paintings of London's World War II post-war bomb sites and the city's subsequent reconstruction between 1952 and 1962.

The Royal Academy is one of London's main attractions,its special exhibitions are famous. The annual Summer Exhibition is held every year from May to August.

Artists just starting out in illustration, graphic arts, conceptual art or fine art, can find a job using several helpful websites.

Make your commitment to creative time each week a reality by assigning a workspace for these activities and investigating the kind of art, music, or craft that inspires.

Have you ever heard of a collage that does not have any glue involved? Have you ever tried making a collage without glue? Let's give it a try!

There isn't a mixed-media artist out there that doesn't have envelopes, boxes or drawers full of what they call randomness. Use these to break free!

Assembling, manipulating, and working with lists can be a useful and effective tool for fleshing out story ideas.

Christmas stockings are a fun image to draw on the blustery days leading up to the big holiday. Their simple shapes make them easy for anyone, even children, to draw.

Learn how to identify the shapes and parts that form flower, leaves, and stems to make beautiful floral drawings and paintings.

There are a number of techniques that can be used successfully when altering and decorating accordion books. Sometimes, all we need is a little nudge.

Exhibitions of devotional Renaissance art and provocative contemporary works in new AGO, redesigned by architect Frank Gehry

It's March break again, the time of year that strikes fear into the hearts of many parents. What can you do to occupy and inspire your child during the week?

Every artist can make this new year a more artistically productive and creative one by setting goals with their New Year's Resolution.