Daily Draw Thursday July 29

Painting of a sketch form earlier in the week. “The Boy and the Bear”, backyard ice cream time, summer vibes.

~ gouache on watercolor paper

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Daily Draw Thursday July 22

Painting of sketch from earlier this week. “The Boy and the Bear”, walking and whistling.

~ gouache painting on watercolor paper

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Daily Draw Friday July 16

Today we have a painting from a sketch posted earlier this week. I know technically not a drawing but still fun.

~ gouache on watercolor paper

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Daily Draw Thursday July 15

Some fun little studies of shapes and chickens. This was for some ideas for a previous post.

~ colored pencil on paper

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A Temporary Small Format Change

Hello all, there will be a small change to the format for the next couple of weeks. I have a few things I need to take care of, so I won’t be posting the usual Monday Motivation, Tutorial Tuesday, Thrifty Thursday or Friday Fun.

I will be posting a daily draw on those same days of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. This is temporary and I will be returning to art lessons and tips in the near future.

Thank you for your patience and for following along in our art journey together.

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Beginner Pineapple Painting

Friday Fun

We are going to paint a couple of pineapples but we are not going to stress or worry about rules. Let’s get started and have some fun.

Supplies:
acrylic paint - cheap
paint brushes
canvas or acrylic paper - canvas might work better, tape tears paper
tape

Tape the entire canvas or acrylic paper. Make sure to over lap the tape’s edges
Draw out the shape of a pineapple, it can be a simple oval
Carefully cutout the pineapple shapes
Paint the pineapple area that is not covered by tape. It can be any colors you want. I chose blues like the ocean for one and warm colors like a sunset for the other pineapple. Let the paint dry completely.
Tape crisscross pattern on the pineapples

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Paint white on exposed areas, this is so the other colors show up better. Let dry completely
Paint pineapple colors, yellows, browns and greens. I used a sponge so it would have texture. Let dry completely.

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Remove the tape carefully, if using the acrylic paper be very careful the tape does tear the paper.
Add the pineapple top, painting the stems green and yellows.

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Congratulations you are done and have some really cool art.

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Image Editing Software That's Cheap or Free

Thrifty Thursday

Many of us are familiar with Adobe Photoshop and all the cool stuff you can do with it and the price tag that comes along with it, every month. To help the ease the money burden of buying an image editing software here are a few apps that you can get when starting out and trying to save a little money.

***This is not a sponsored blog these are just some of the products that I personally use. You can always explore and find other options.***

Here are some features to look for when selecting your image editing software.
export formats - What types of formats can you save your file in (ex. jpeg, png, gif…)
layers - can you work in layers to work nondestructively
platforms - what platforms does it work on (ios, microsoft, linux)
learning curve - how difficult will it be to learn
support - does it offer any user support if you have questions or if there are any issues

Below is a list of the image editing apps I have either used or was recommended by a friend. Feel free to try them out or find an app on your own, just make sure to really review the apps features.

The list is alphabetical order only:

Adobe Photoshop Elements
Affinity
CyberLink PhotoDirector
Fotor - free version
GIMP - free
Krita - free
Paint.NET - free
PhotoScape - free version
Pixlr - free version

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