Sometimes you've got a stamp that you love - but the outfit just won't work for Christmas. What to do, what to do? Transform it! You'll have to be ...
How to create a Monochromatic Dramatic Scene
One way to practice creating strong contrast without having to think about color at the same time is to do a monochrome card. Pick a color with a ...
Pelican study: how to create backlighting (and new Island Time class)
I've been sharing some summery "epic" scene cards on social this summer....and took a break from the to-do list too turn some of those into a mini ...
Clean and Simple Airbrushed (or INKED!) Card
While I chose to airbrush MY card - I know a lolt of you who are awesome at inking could work out doing this with inks. One day maybe I'll learn to ...
Cool Waterfall (Copic Marker Drawing)
I promised throughout World Watercolor Month to be posting watercolor OR water-coloring in other mediums....and today's the most epic one ...
First time trying a technique (Copic airbrush)
Back in college I had a good friend whose medium was airbrush. The regular, old-school kind! He had all kinds of bottles of ink, masking materials, ...
How I think through color choices
In which I talk through some of my many color choices - and re-choices when I pick the wrong one first. Never give up, just keep going! The ...
A Copic Marker Tulip
A month or so ago I spoke at an art league in another part of my state - via zoom! The person inviting me said in our discussions that they'd like a ...
How I come up with new ideas for classes
I get occasional questions that I'm not sure are serious or just rhetorical.... How on earth do you come up with this stuff?How much more time do ...
2 Guest Tutorials … and a freebie!
My quick little preview - it's a "#short" which is a thing on YouTube that's under 1 minute: My post over on Ellen Hutson's blog and Youtube ...