Welcome to the sixth week in my art course! After this week there will be a middle of term break, which will give you a nice opportunity to rest, or catch up if you’ve fallen behind. If you haven’t had the chance to participate yet, don’t worry. You can jump into the course at any … Continue reading 2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 6 (Feb 10 – 16)
Author: Rebekah
I'm a teen-aged writer, artist, and blogger. I enjoy YA fantasy novels, illustrating portraits buildings, and animals, and I enjoy blogging about creative writing and studying.
10 Ways to Fill a Sketchbook
Sketchbooks are also known as blank voids that consume the minds of any artists who have the urge to draw, but don’t know what to draw. This can make sketchbooks a pretty intimidating object, especially when your mind is as blank as the pages. I speak from experience with this, as I've racked up a … Continue reading 10 Ways to Fill a Sketchbook
2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 5 (Feb 3 – 9)
Welcome to the fifth week in my art course! The middle of term break is approaching, so if you’re feeling tired you only have to wait two more weeks until you get a nice break. If you haven’t had the chance to participate yet, don’t worry. You can jump into the course at any time. … Continue reading 2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 5 (Feb 3 – 9)
Art Advice I Don’t Follow
In this day and age, we can find almost any information we want to online, which has led to a lot of people sharing art advice for their fellow artists. And with so many different kinds of advice being given out, it’s impossible to follow all of it. So here’s some of the art advice … Continue reading Art Advice I Don’t Follow
2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 4 (Jan 27 – Feb 2)
Welcome to the fourth week in my art course! It’s kind of hard to believe that the first three weeks have flown by already. That means we’re a quarter of the way through the first term. If you haven’t had the chance to participate yet, don’t worry. You can jump into the course at any … Continue reading 2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 4 (Jan 27 – Feb 2)
Art Feature Friday (Jan 2019)
Welcome to my first official Art Feature Friday! This is a new project that I’m doing, where I feature art on the last Friday of every month. So if you’re looking for some new artwork to admire, or for a new artist to follow, you’ve come to the right place! I’ll also be featuring some … Continue reading Art Feature Friday (Jan 2019)
2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 3 (Jan 20 – 26)
Welcome to the third week of my 2019 art course! I hope you enjoyed the assignments from the previous two weeks, and if you haven’t done them yet, then don’t worry. You can still go back and do them before doing this week’s assignments. During this week there are four different assignments for you to … Continue reading 2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 3 (Jan 20 – 26)
8 Reasons Why You Should do Speed Sketching
Lately I’ve been having some fun by challenging myself to do some speed sketching, and I think it has a lot of benefits when it comes to learning art. When I first started speed sketching last year, I challenged myself to sketch portraits in five minutes or less. Doing so really helped me learn how … Continue reading 8 Reasons Why You Should do Speed Sketching
2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 2 (Jan 13 – 19)
Welcome to the second week of my 2019 art course! I hope you enjoyed the assignments from last week, and if you haven’t done them yet, then don’t worry. You can still do the week 1 assignments. During this week there are four different assignments for you to complete, one for illustration, one for perspective, … Continue reading 2019 Art Course – Term 1 – Week 2 (Jan 13 – 19)
DOs and DON’Ts of Returning to Art After a Long Break
Every once in awhile we have to take a break from art, be it because of job interference, burn out, health issues, or any other number of reasons. Once we return to doing art, things are a bit difficult. Our skills are a bit rusty, we’ve forgotten some techniques, and things can be daunting. Here … Continue reading DOs and DON’Ts of Returning to Art After a Long Break
