Some inkers still like using brushes or brush pens, others use dipping pens and india ink, but most will stick to the trusty technical pens. Technical pens come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and picking the right ones for your work and style, without already knowing the ropes, can be a shot in the dark. This is where Faber-Castell comes to the rescue.
Recently I had the opportunity to chat with well-known Equine and Wildlife Artist Graham Kearney. I confess to being more than a little starstruck as I have been following his career for close on 7 or 8 years and have always been in awe of his work.
How often do you look at a friend’s art and wish you had their talent? Some people just seem to make drawing and painting look so effortless. But how much of that is in fact talent and how much can you learn?
What’s in a name? ponders Juliet in Shakespspeare’s famous play. As it turns out quite a lot actually. For a start it would be a pity to call a rose a clivia, for example. Imagine the disappointment on Valentine’s Day. So when Dutch paint manufacturer Royal Talens came out with the Van Gogh brand of paints they had to meet certain expectations.
Kneadable erasers are awesome, and for some reason, not many people are talking about them. We’re hoping to change that!
I have good news. It seems the number of beginner artists is increasing. This despite the digital age we live in is something of an achievement.
Some of us here at Artsavingsclub are compulsive fidgeters. While stress balls and fidget toys have their place in the world, we work with art supplies all day every day, so it’s only natural that we find a way to keep our hands occupied with them… And we aren’t referring to drawing or writing.
I love colour – I love the different hues and variations and the way the colours in a box set of pencils or pastels move from one to the next. As a child, I would repack my crayons over and over trying to work out the best way for them to seamlessly move from red to blue to green. I admit though that it wasn’t until I listened to a podcast interview with Gamblin founder Robert Gamblin about his search for a Flake White Replacement that I became intrigued with pigments.
Pro-level drafting tools can often be painfully expensive, or so specialised that they can be difficult to obtain (especially in South Africa). Luckily, there are some gems that are both affordable, and likely to be in your favourite artist’s pencil bag too. Case in point, the Sakura Pigma Micron.
The nerdy nerd in my loves learning new things, but life has become so busy that time-management has somehow been overtaken by multitasking in an effort to gain some minutes. My previous love for reading has dwindled to listening to audiobooks while I draw. Well, that was the case until a good friend introduced me to podcasts.
