Cartoon Drawing Challenge 1: Use a regular school pencil and a piece of computer paper, and draw this cartoon head. Follow these steps: Step 1: Sketch the Outline of the Basic Shape of the Head Step 2: Add the Guides for the Placement of the Facial Features Keep in Mind that the Hat Camouflages the…
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How to Use Procreate: Step 2 for Very First Beginners – Learn to Use the Technical Pen for Drawing & Inking
Drawing in Pencil and Inking Require Different Tools and Approaches in Traditional Art. The Same is True for Working in Procreate. Cow – Jacki Kellum Traditional Pencil Drawing Rabbit – Jacki Kellum Pencil Drawing Created in Procreate Eagle – Jacki Kellum Inked Drawing Created with the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator Traditionally speaking, Inked Drawings…
The Famous Artists Cartoon Course – Lesson 1: The Comic Head
I was born in 1950, and I was reared in a small, rural farm community. But that didn’t keep my dad from studying cartooning. He was one of the original students of the Famous Artists Cartoon Correspondence Course, and I grew up copying pages out of his workbooks. That’s how I learned to draw. I’m…
How to Use Procreate: Step 1 for Very First Beginners – Create a New Canvas and/or a Custom Canvas
Option 1 to Open A Canvas in Your Gallery: To Create A Custom-Sized Canvas, Follow These Steps: Click on the Plus Sign Again Click on the Smaller Plus Sign Below the Larger One Enter the DImensions of the Canvas You Desire Note: For Artwork and/or Pieces that You Will Print, Create Your Custom Canvas with…
Journal to Slay Perfectionism and Its Sidekick Fear
Once again, I am fighting my nemesis Procrastination. In a way, my journal entry for today alluded to the way that my procrastination has pervaded my life: The sun is peeking from behind the clouds, casting shadows across the icy snow. The light behind–shadows ahead. My world has been paralyzed by ice and cold. –…
Take the Journal Challenge
Take the Journal Challenge – Join Today – Free! For many years, I have said that everyone should write something every day. I’m not talking about being an official writer. Certainly. writers should write every day, but the rest of the world’s folks need to do the same. Write for Your Life More than once,…
January Journal Entries
January 14, 2024 The sky was gray, and the air was frigid and damp. A bluejay landed on my trellis. Was he coaxing me to pour some warm water into his frozen birdbath? It was quiet outside, and I could hear a crow cawing from somewhere in the distance. Like the cry of a wounded…
Who Was Edith Holden? – A Naturalist and Illustrator Who Lived During the Era of Beatrix Potter
Edith Holden was a naturalist, artist, and illustrator who created during the Edwardian Age. Many people are not familiar with Holen’s work, but they would probably know about her contemporary Beatrix Potter, who created the tradition of Peter Rabbit and his friends. Image Credit: Amazon Edith Holden was born in 1871, and she grew up…
Looking at January through the Country Diary of Edith Holden – An Edwardian Lady Artist and Illustrator
A Tribute to January and Edith Holden Image Credit: Entertablement Book Cover Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Page 1 Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Page 2 Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Image Credit: Entertablement.com…
What to Do in Your Winter Garden
Six years ago, I was living in New Jersey, and if you asked me what to do in my winter garden there, I’d say: “Nothing.” Gardening was not a January thing to do in New Jersey, but in Mississippi, the issue is a bit more complex. In fact, until today, I have worked in my…