3 years ago | Tom Richmond

Here's a bunch of the commissions I did for the 2nd annual “Holiday Caricaturapalooza”. You won't recognize anyone here as they are almost all caricatures done from photos of...
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Jive Scribbles No. 7 - how I draw jive dancers

3 years ago | Hackberry Street Studio

I've had this drawing for months and finally decided to post it since at the moment, all I have are pieces in various stages of finish. This drawing was a lot of fun to do...
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Calligraphy update - lotsa letters

3 years ago | Art With a Needle

I don't remember how I got this idea, to make individual letters that would start as dense collections and then fall apart as they tumbled downward on the page. The first few I...
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Impressive Wave Paintings in Pastel

3 years ago | Kem Studios

Wave Paintings by my Patreon Artists! I have been blown away by the wave paintings that have been shared by the artists on my Patreon Community page! Take a look at the collage...
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Calligraphy - drawing instead of writing

3 years ago | Art With a Needle

In my daily calligraphy project, I've been trying to get a little more "artistic" in my writing, but it's a struggle. I am trying to draw rather than write, paying more...
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Registration Opens! The Portrait In Charcoal

4 years ago | Teresa Oaxaca

The Portrait in Charcoal. January 6-7, 2018 from 10-4 pm. The Art League School, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. $195 Signup & More Info This is possibly my most popular...
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MAD Sketch Covers at NYCC!

4 years ago | Tom Richmond | 2 articles

I'm getting home from New York today where The Lovely Anna and I did New York Comic Con. The show was crazy busy, especially with commissions. One of the things I do are...
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Do You Have Mark Making Envy?

4 years ago | Kem Studios

'My Friend Raven' 5x7 pastel ©Karen Margulis It happens to me. I admire a painting. I study it. Maybe it is the color palette I like. Maybe it is the subject. But often it is...
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Handmade Sketchbooks Teeming with Colorful Calligraphy, Diagrams, Sketches, and Travel Ephemera by José Naranja

4 years ago | Colossal

José Naranja creates beautifully detailed sketchbooks by collaging elements of photography, writing, stamps, and his own precise drawings of everything from poison mushrooms to...
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Metallic calligraphy

5 years ago | Mattias Inks

Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Vibrant Makeup Mirrors Sweet Frozen Treats in Max Siedentopf's ‘Pleasure...

All images © Max Siedentopf, shared with permission London-based artist and creative director Max Siedentopf has a knack for portraying more than meets the eye in his... Read more ...

Sketch o'the Week- Jenna Ortega!

The Lovely Anna and I finally watched the last of the new “Wednesday” show on Netflix staring the perfectly cast Jenna Ortega as the titular character. We enjoyed it quite a... Read more ...

Blue Glass, Teal Glass Goblet and Orange

More delicious finds from the thrift store. This still life was set up in natural light by my east window. I worked on the drawing for a couple of days to get the composition... Read more ...

Early Pongo

These rough animation drawings show the early design of Pongo with a larger muzzle. See previous post on this topic here Ollie Johnston animated this section from the opening... Read more ...

The Poetic Face: Shirley S

Pastel Portrait and Video of Shirley S. Poet Read more ...

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