Medium Monday: Digital Art
What is Digital Art? Digital art is an image that is created using a digital device like a computer, phone, or tablet. All the other media in this blog series…
Medium Monday: Gouache
What is Gouache? Gouache is the only medium in this series that I have not personally worked with. It is pigment with a water soluble binding agent, just like watercolor,…
Medium Monday: Pastel
What is Pastel? No, not the pale color schemes you see in the spring! Pastels, the art medium, are similar to chalk. Pigmented powder and a touch of a binding…
Medium Monday: Pen & Ink
What is Pen & Ink? "Pen & Ink" is a common way to refer to the field of ink drawing, especially when using a dip or fountain pen. Ink is…
Medium Monday: 3D and Unusual Media
What is 3D and Unusual Media? 3D art is anything that isn't flat. This includes traditional sculpture (like clay or stone), as well as diorama-style setups, knitting and sewing, and…
Medium Monday: Charcoal and Graphite
What is Charcoal? What is Graphite? Charcoal and graphite are both made of carbon, but the element is structured differently for each. This means that graphite and charcoal have different…
Read It, Make It : Horse Drawing
Read I Cannot Draw a Horse by Charise Mericle Harper to find out how a simple "nothing shape" becomes a cat, a squirrel, a beaver, a bunny, a dog, a turtle, and…