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3 Mediums to Create Tulip Flower Wreaths – plus a new pencil class!

April 18, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 5 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Copic Beginner, Watercolor, Watercolor Flowers Series

It's Earth Day week...so I'll be playing with things that grow all week long here and on social media! Be sure to follow along for some crazy ideas. ...

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How to draw an Easter chick and egg (easy!)

March 21, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils

Easter's a-coming up, and I've been in that springy frame of mind lately - so I thought perhaps drawing a funny Easter chickie and his egg could be a ...

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Frustrated by art tutorials? Here’s why.

February 14, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 12 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Copic Basics

If you've ever tried to replicate a tutorial - mine or anyone else's - and been frustrated that it just doesn't come out the same....you're not alone. ...

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Snow on the farm: Colored Pencil drawing

February 4, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Fine Art & Sketching

I save photos from Paint My Photo all the time - folders and folders and folders on their site! I categorize them all kinds of ways....and this one ...

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Draw Valentine’s Day Heart-Shaped Clouds on 2 kinds of paper

January 31, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 3 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils

Does anyone else like to play the "cloud game" like I do? I could get lost just looking at endless banks of clouds and finding shapes in them! In ...

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The secret to getting pencils REALLY sharp

January 28, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils

I know I've been round the bend with sharpeners - and today I've got a quick tip that might help those who really need a super sharp ...

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Drawing Two Yellow Roses in Prismacolor Pencil

January 14, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 5 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Fine Art & Sketching

A long-awaited TA DA moment - this drawing was started way back in 2019 and it's only now getting done! ha....sometimes I just can't seem to stay on ...

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3 Mediums to Create a Realistic Bokeh Effect

January 10, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 10 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Copic Advanced, Watercolor

Happy 2022! It feels like today starts that new adventure I talked about last week....and I hope you're as excited as I am! This is taking far longer ...

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Disco breakdance snowman Christmas Card (and winners)

December 6, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 22 Comments Filed Under: Airbrush, Colored Pencils

That has GOT to be a card title never before used, right? I made a little bonus card with the Gerda Steiner stamp that I showed the other day - ...

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Erasing colored pencil to create snow

November 12, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils

Yes erasing! I know lots of us use white pen, and while that's often a great way to go - there are special eraser tools that can also be a huge help ...

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