Once in a while you stumble upon a book where reading is almost like listening to your own voice, only more elegantly formulated and without an accent:) I recently read Nick Meglin “Drawing from within” and found it one of the best book on drawing I had ever read. It is not a book that […] Read more
I have been writing posts since April 2010 on this blog, I was surprised as it did not seem that long ! Anyways this is the 8 years anniversary for paintingdemos.com !! Time flies… So I thought it would be fitting for the 8th anniversary to share the 8 most popular posts of all time: […] Read more
I like to take my time when I draw but during the 20 minutes poses we do in class, I sometimes have enough time to work a bit on shading like in the following drawings So, I like to rework some of the life drawings I did in class, when I can take all the […] Read more
If you are receiving my newsletter or are familiar with this blog, you probably already heard of The Big Picture Art Project :) It is an exciting collective art project launched a few months ago by Sophie Babeanu (http://www.expressiveartsvancouver.com/) and I. In this project, people in our local area and around the world are collaborating to […] Read more
As I learned quite fast, printing from linocut or woodcuts is all but quick and straightforward ! You might also be interested in :Getting started with Linocut printing I was getting frustrated at the beginning because so many of my prints were not printed well enough and I had to throw away many bad prints […] Read more
Cross hatching is a classic shading technique in drawing. You might also be interested in :6 shading techniques for your drawings If you like doodling away for hours, you might also like adding intense cross hatching to your drawings, building shade progressively layer by layer, as the process is quite relaxing and very similar to […] Read more
The world of printing has always been both fascinating and intimidating to me, with its specific vocabulary, techniques, heavy machinery and artist community. I recently started venturing in the world of printing with monoprinting, and wanted to explore other printing techniques like lino cutting. You might also be interested in : Watercolor pencils monoprints The great […] Read more
Indian ink and watercolor look best in my opinion when there is an accidental look to them. If you like to be precise, like me, that accidental look can be difficult to achieve, especially when painting over a drawing. I tend to stay in between the lines :) You might also be interested in: Painting with […] Read more
