Studying this year has been way more demanding compared to studying last year. Why? On the surface it shouldn’t be. I have the same type of visual art subjects. I still study the same number of subjects across the same number of hours. While the courses are delivered at a higher level, with a higher level of expectation of completion, it’s almost the … [Read more...] about Right brain, left brain, all brain
My visual art and craft journey – finding my niche
If you've been following this website for a while, you will know that I have been on what seems like a lifetime visual art and craft journey, and a long process of finding my visual art and craft niche. The journey continues - yet my niche has never been clearer. Getting there... For years I have wanted to be a visual artist. For whatever reason, I couldn't achieve it. … [Read more...] about My visual art and craft journey – finding my niche
One year at art school – what can you expect?
You’ve been thinking about it for a while. You’ve always wanted to do it. Perhaps you did start at some point back in the day but didn’t get to finish. Or perhaps you did do some art classes here and there in the past. But it’s been nagging. You want to get more involved in visual arts. You see. I did. I was all those things above. So, I … [Read more...] about One year at art school – what can you expect?
Colour relationships, colour temperature, colour harmony
Do you know what colour relationships are? What about colour temperature? Do you know how they make colour harmony? What are cool colours, and what are warm colours? We hope this post can help. Needing help with colour relationships and colour harmony Sometimes you feel like you need to do a degree in colour to learn how to apply it. In my art and craft journey … [Read more...] about Colour relationships, colour temperature, colour harmony
Time saving tools for your art and craft journey
Have you found it difficult to pursue your art and craft journey? Do you wish you had more time saving tools to help you actually do your art and craft? Let’s get to the crux of the problem Do you value your art and craft time? No doubt, like me, you’ve said goodbye to the generation before you, and it’s our turn next. So, no time to waste – … [Read more...] about Time saving tools for your art and craft journey
Achieve your goals in your art and craft dream in 11 steps
The next steps in your art and craft dream journey is to learn how to set and achieve your goals. You also need to know how to achieve them quickly and easily. In the blogs ’12 steps to conduct an art and craft supplies audit’ and ‘How to use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche’, you were shown how to sort through your art and craft supplies, and how to … [Read more...] about Achieve your goals in your art and craft dream in 11 steps
Use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche
Undertake an process of elimination to find your art and craft niche. You may be like me and after conducting your art and craft supplies audit, you have unfinished art and craft projects and supplies in your cupboard that you’ve gathered over the years. Now you need to do a process of elimination to sort through those supplies and find your art niche. You need to think … [Read more...] about Use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche
Analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, red – Luminance pencils – Video
Do you want to know what analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, and red looks like using Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils? You can view the short video below, or follow the steps provided in this post. We have used our product PPP853-43 'Number 35 and Luminance - Workbook' in this exercise. Let's see what it looks like. You can see a snapshot of the outlined steps below by … [Read more...] about Analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, red – Luminance pencils – Video
Analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, red – Derwent Lightfast
Do you want to know what analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, and red looks like using Derwent Lightfast pencils? You can view the short video below, or follow the steps provided in this post. We have used our product OCP1383-7 'Number 35 and Derwent Lightfast - Course' in this exercise. Let's see what it looks like. You can see a snapshot of the outlined steps below by … [Read more...] about Analoguous 3 violet, violet-red, red – Derwent Lightfast
Analoguous 3 red, red-orange, orange – Luminance – Video
Do you want to know what analoguous 3 red, red-orange and orange looks like using Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils? You can view the short video below, or follow the steps provided in this post. We have used our product OCP901-5 'Number 25 and Luminance - Course' in this exercise. Let's see what it looks like. You can see a snapshot of the outlined steps below by … [Read more...] about Analoguous 3 red, red-orange, orange – Luminance – Video