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Robin replied to Thaneeya McArdle's discussion Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Book: Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs"
Any type of animal. I think they're all interesting.
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LindieLee replied to Thaneeya McArdle's discussion Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Book: Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs"I've been working on human protraits for the last year and I would like to be able to draw/paint my friends with their pets. "
Holly Koiro replied to Donna Duquette's discussion Monthly Theme - May 2013"Caylee, This is my first post...I love your cay painting, especially his eyes. Mezmerizing!
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Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Book: Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs
Started by Thaneeya McArdle in Giveaways!. Last reply by Robin 29 minutes ago. 75 Replies 1 Like
The Art Colony pleased to offer you a chance towin a free copy of Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs,a 128-page book by Lee Hammond! This book…READ MORE
Tags: realistic, pets, photographs, drawing, draw
Monthly Theme - May 2013
Started by Donna Duquette in Monthly Theme Forum. Last reply by Holly Koiro 1 hour ago. 14 Replies 2 Likes
Welcome to the monthly theme for May. Artwork and comments welcome from everyone!!!!This month's theme is - THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SMILEThe theme is open to all artists whatever your medium.Please post your finished artwork in this discussion…READ MORE
Bell Frog - under construction
Started by Dallas Nyberg in Works in Progress 4 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
In for a penny.. here I go again...This is a more recent painting, it was a commissioned work and the second painting I had done of a frog on canvas.Again, it's on a black gesso'ed canvas, oversprayed with matt black.…READ MORE
Winning book on pets of my choice
Started by Christina Annette dixon in Site Help. Last reply by Anton Abela 4 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I would love to win this book as I love to draw and paintREAD MORE
Horse - under construction
Started by Dallas Nyberg in Works in Progress. Last reply by Anton Abela 5 hours ago. 3 Replies 1 Like
This painting was done several years ago. I had not long recommenced doing my art after a lengthy break from it.. I was a bit rusty, but it came back as I progressed.The photo vary a bit in quality, but you should be able to get the idea....Note: A…READ MORE
Work in Progress
Started by Dallas Nyberg in General Art Room. Last reply by Anton Abela 5 hours ago. 14 Replies 4 Likes
Thaneeya messaged me this morning and made comment about a picture I posted on the forum which shows me working on my art. We all love to post our art for the world to see, but, we, ourselves, are a bit of a mystery.I suggested that maybe we could…READ MORE
Learning from your mistakes
Started by Dallas Nyberg in General Art Room. Last reply by Dallas Nyberg 5 hours ago. 5 Replies 4 Likes
If you are like me, each new art work you do teaches you something new. I was going through my photographs of art I did a few years ago and one picture kept haunting me... something was definately wrong with it,I stared at it for quite awhile, then…READ MORE
Links to other WIPs and demos posted elsewhere on The Art Colony
Started by Thaneeya McArdle in Works in Progress 7 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Here are some links to WIPs and demos that were posted on TAC before we had a "Works in Progress" forum. I thought I'd post this list here, to make them easier to find, as they were tucked away in various forums, groups and blog posts. Enjoy! :)P.S.…READ MORE
Airbrushes and art
Started by Dallas Nyberg in General Art Room 13 hours ago. 0 Replies 1 Like
I do a lot of airbrushing and every so often someone will question if airbrushes have a ligitimate place in the art world.They are, for all intents and purposes, a mechanical device, so they do not seem to fit in, as a brush, pencil, crayon, pastel…READ MORE
Oil Paint
Started by Joshua Blair in Oil Painting Questions & Tips yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I just got back from my very first trip to the beach, which I've fallen in love with. All weekend, though, I've had a burning desire to paint the beach using oil paints. The only problem is, I've never used oils before, and was wondering if there…READ MORE
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To frame or not to frame? That is THE question.
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