Monthly Archives: November 2017

Drawings of my Husband
30 Nov 2017

Drawings of my Husband

By admin , Dario, handmade books, lettering 0 Comments

I met my husband, Dario, in November of 2004 and have been making drawings of him ever since. Some are quick and not very good. Some are more resolved portraits that sort of look like him. Some don't really look like him at all. We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this past July and I wanted to make him a gift to mark the occasion. I've b ...

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Sketchbook Tuesday: Girl with Blue Hair Demo
07 Nov 2017

Sketchbook Tuesday: Girl with Blue Hair Demo

By admin , , , , sketchbook, Sketchbook Tuesday, teaching 0 Comments

I teach an illustration class in the Continuing Education department at ACAD. Every semester I like to do a little demo to show my students how I work. It's not a very fancy demonstration, I just like them to see how I use the materials, like acrylic paint and coloured pencils, to make my images. That I pretty much just play with the paint until it ...

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