In toying with the concept of whether or not a goldfish is orange or whether it is gold, I decided to create a metallic gold goldfish in response to the #Intober52 Challenge: Goldfish. What Is Inktober 52? While toying with the concept of what is gold about goldfish, I decided to create my next #inktober52…
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Teaching My Students to Paint Sunflowers in Watercolor – How Long Does It Take to Learn to Paint?
Today was a great day at Jacki Kellum Studios. I finally gave my students a day to paint a chosen still life in watercolor and to paint it however they felt THEY should paint it–well almost. Today’s class began 1 week ago when the students created elaborate ink drawings of an arrangement of sunflowers in…
The Natural Way to Draw – Understanding Gesture Drawing and Contour Drawing
Publisher’s Note “WHEN Kimon Nicolaïdes died in the summer of 1938, the first draft of this book had been complete for two years. It could, perhaps, never have been published other than posthumously, for the author was reluctant to put into final form his constantly developing methods of art teaching.” Introduction The Only Way to…
Cezanne’s Still Life – Watercolors & Oil – The Human Stories Told by Still Life Painting
“Paul Cezanne’s role as the heroic progenitor of modernism stems largely from the achievement of his monumental paintings in oil. But another part of his oeuvre reveals an artistic personality that, while less lionized in the annals of art and its history, is more human and approachable than…
Learn to Draw People in Motion – Constructive Anatomy
“THIS is the story of the blocked human form where the bending, twisting or turning of volume gives the sensation of movement held together by rhythm. … pg. 11 “BEFORE you make a line you must have a clear conception of what you want to draw. In your mind it is necessary to have an…
Kuretake Zig Inktober Pen Set 2 and Pentel Brush Pen — The Best Tool Set for Illustrators and Fine Artists……….
Gesture Drawing of a Vase of Flowers Austin Roye Drawn with a Pentel Brush Pen A few days ago, my much younger adult student marched into my class with a drawing tool I had never seen before – a Pentel Brush Pen. I was fascinated by the way he quickly sketched his vase…
How to Paint A Spring Landscape Study – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Tutorial
Begin by sketching a simple group of twigs: Immediately after you do your wet in wet wash, walk away until the paint sets. Wait a bit before using the hairdryer
Time to Set Some Concrete Goals for the Coming Year One Month at a Time – Free Printable Calendar & Planning Pages for January
I have already talked about my resolve to become more balanced in the coming year, Seeking to Find My Balance in the New Year But before today, I had no plan for how I’d achieve that elusive balance. It is already January 3, and today, I’ll lay out a more concrete set of goals: Here…