First Snowman of the Season. Assuming I do more. Second time using Oil Pastels EVER ❄️⛄️
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This was born out of a real desire to buy a tablet.
Recently I have seen a lot of really vibrant colored (mostly digital) art on my socials. At the same time I was also experiencing some frustration getting bright colors to standout in any of the painting I have been doing (lots of reasons). Naturally I too wanted to have bright non muddied colors.. and I almost caved in and purchased a tablet. Luckily I remembered I had a few sheets of nice toned paper and sweet sweet prisma colored pencils.
I through some portraits together quick (yes its the same model, I was being proficient) and mocked up two separate color pallets to try out. I am actually, for once, really pleased with how this all came out for only using Canson Mi-Teintes paper maybe a handful of times prior to this.
Lots of fun, probably will revisit this method again and again now. The only casualty was one cool shaped sharpener. RIP.
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Sketchbook! My primitive first attempt at bookbinding:
If I attempted to make straight pages I knew I would want to set it all on fire, so I went with the deckle edge. Took apart a $2 hardcover book from the library book sale, and covered it in leather scraps. Paper is Canson mixed media 98 lb.
I was really proud of those ridges on the spine, whatever they're called, but I have now since learned how to actually do all this properly and I'm ready for round 2. However, I still adore this ugly child and I'm gonna fill it up with sketches.
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"Three Pink Poppies" by Cherie Roe Dirksen. Chalk Pastel and Acrylic Liner on Canson Paper
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Ireland
A few Irish landmarks in watercolor
First two drawings with Daniel Smith watercolors in Canson watercolor paper and the last one is Winsor&Newton on Moleskine paper
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prepare your eyes for the shittiest sketch you’ve ever seen
I’m scared to erase the pencil lmao
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It's Fine Press Friday!
Today's book includes text from an old English folk song with prints by Polly B. Johnson of the Press of the Unseen Unicorn in San Antonio, Texas entitled The Fox. The Fox is a traditional English folk song, the earliest versions of which are from the 15th century and written in Middle English. It is number 131 in the Roud Song Index. This song has also been used and modified throughout the modern age, and has been covered by popular musicians and groups from 1950s to today.
The story is about a fox that goes into a town to terrorize the people and animals living there, while also gathering food for his family living outside the town limits. As the fox goes back to his family, the children exclaim about how wonderful the food he has gathered from the town is, and request that he go back frequently for more exploits.
The Fox was printed with hand-set Masterman type using a Golding Pearl Letterpress on Teton Text Paper, except for the black paper, which is Canson Mi Teintes paper, in an edition of 50 copies. The prints were made using linoleum, wood, and torn chipboard. The cover is made of a rough woven cloth and includes a bone that was boiled, washed, and soaked in Clorox, and dipped in shellac. Our copy is another gift from the estate of our late friend Dennis Bayuzick.
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– Sarah S., Special Collections Graduate Intern
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Sanguine Drawing of Sitting Female Figure
All of the previous gesture drawings I posted were done with charcoal. But here’s a sanguine drawing! Most of the time, I use willow or vine charcoal for gesture drawing. Occasionally, I use sanguine such as Pipo’s chalk or Conte. It is a less forgiving material, but I do like the look and it allows to draw with eraser. I drew this quick gesture on Canson toned paper using sanguine. Some part of…
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Shapes 2, 2024, Krisztián Tejfel
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