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Mastering being a Beginner
Being a Beginner Week
Every artist is going to discover that they're a beginner again. We return to this important phase multiple times as we try new mediums, new techniques, and new methods of displaying our efforts. The trick is to rejoice at our status instead of being frustrated.
Greetings! I'm Kiki-Tayler, a perpetual beginner and ever-practicing optimist.
We all return to being beginners multiple times. Personally I've been a beginner at least a dozen times. The short above was my experience going from watercolors over to oil paints. Admittedly I did not take the transition well, and swore off oils for several years. But, when I did r
A Guide to Colored Pencils
Trad Art Week: Tools of Your Trade
I love colored pencils!
I love the smell, the texture, the wonderful colors that no sCaNnER cAn eVER GET RIGHT---
Hello everyone! I'm Kiki-Tayler, a collector of colored pencils.
In this article I'll be talking about the technique I use when working with colored pencils. I'll cover the topics of colored pencil brands/types, paper quality, auxiliary tools, and the super secret technique. (It's not all that secret, tbh)
Let's dive in and talk about the pencils themselves.
I use a mixture of Prismacolor pencils and Faber Castell pencils.
Prismacolor Pencils
Have a Wax-coreMassive selection of bright colo
Hands and how to handle them
People and Portraits
Hello! I'm Kiki-Tayler, the one-who-studies-hands.
Hands are complicated things and a daunting challenge for artists everywhere. In this article, I'll walk you through the structure of the hand, how hands bend and move, and how to predict where folds of skin and flesh will appear.
Whenever I'm looking at something complicated, I find it helpful to look at the bones first.
Carpals
The 8 carpal bones don't need to be differentiated. While they do flex and move, we almost never see it from underneath layers of skin and muscle. So I always treat them as a single shape.
Metacarpals
The Metacarpals hide within the palm of
Focused Practice
Community Week
Every artist has moments when they feel like this, and that is okay. Wanting your art to be better is normal and nothing to be ashamed of. And you can use this feeling to improve and push your artwork to the next level.
Hello! I'm Kiki-Tayler, and I aspire to be a better artist.
In my journey of becoming a better artist, I've come across something known as 'Focused Practice' or 'Targeted Practice'. Focused Practice is a versatile form of training used by many artists to better their art skills. It works if you're a beginning artist or a seasoned professional, branching out into a new medium or deepening your understanding of
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