Work in Progress: How Long Does Colored Pencil Take? (Poinsettia & Pepperberry with Prismacolor)

Work in Progress: How Long Does Colored Pencil Take? (Poinsettia & Pepperberry with Prismacolor)

Every Project Starts Somewhere…

It’s in our nature— we always assume everyone has it easier than we do. So an artist? They must sit down at their desk and poof! The beautiful art just magically happens!

Uhm… no.

Pretty stuff doesn’t appear out of nowhere…

Sketch Garden: Digital Line Art for Realistic & Artistic Coloring

Sketch Garden: Digital Line Art for Realistic & Artistic Coloring

Coloring classes and kits are fun but sometimes you don’t want another art lesson, you need more realistic digital stamps for blending and technique practice. Amy Shulke launches a new home for her line art and sketches. Sketch-Garden.com images are perfect for your independent artistic coloring projects.

Garden Dirt: Coloring Tulips, a Swatch for Underpainting with Copic Markers

Garden Dirt: Coloring Tulips, a Swatch for Underpainting with Copic Markers

Today at the Power Poppy Blog, I've got a gorgeous Copic Marker underpaint recipe for coloring beautiful tulip petals. We’re adding green to our blending combination to create realistic tulip petals with the same colors found in nature…

Garden Dirt: Flowering Clover, a Swatch for Underpainting with Copic Markers

Garden Dirt: Flowering Clover, a Swatch for Underpainting with Copic Markers

Today at the Power Poppy Blog, I've got a gorgeous Copic Marker underpaint recipe for coloring cute little shamrock and clover leaves. We’re using a complementary underpaint, pink underneath green to create amazing depth, dimension, and a touch of artistry…