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Drawing a Snowman (in tropical Australia!)

by Stuart Wider | Oct 17, 2017 | Drawing and Painting Tips, The DrawPj Show | 1 comment

It’s funny that just as I move my studio to the heat of tropical Australia that I should be drawing a snowman. In this video I give you a short demonstration of my snow drawing technique and then show you the practical application of the technique in an artwork that I am creating for my art licensing portfolio.

My Portable Poolside Studio

by Cindy Wider | Oct 10, 2017 | Drawing and Painting Tips, The DrawPj Show | 6 comments

I’ve just moved to sunny tropical Australia but all my drawing and art studio equipment is still on a container ship sailing on the ocean! I’m not going to let that stop me drawing though so I’ve set up a ‘portable’ drawing studio very economically using easy to obtain items.

How to Choose the Right Paper for Drawing

by Cindy Wider | Nov 18, 2016 | Drawing and Painting Tips | 1 comment

There are so many different kinds of paper available for drawing that it can be confusing to decide exactly which one is going to work for your drawing project. Your paper has a direct effect on the look and feel of your artwork, and so it’s important to make the correct choice. In this video […]

A Guided tour of my Art Table and Pencil Drawing Materials

by Cindy Wider | Aug 23, 2016 | Drawing and Painting Tips | 0 comments

My favourite saying is “Just show up at the table and the rest will take care of itself”. So I thought I’d give you a guided tour of the table that I show up to. Sketchbooks Before i even get to my table I’ve usually got my ideas brimming and ready to go. The way […]

How to set up a Drawing Desk (this is how I arrange my table)

by Cindy Wider | Aug 2, 2016 | Drawing and Painting Tips | 3 comments

I’m just putting the finishing touches on my current drawing and I thought it would be a great idea to show you how I set up my table ready for drawing. When I’m working I like everything to be exactly in the right position so that I can just grab it at a moment’s notice without […]

How to Remove Paper from a Watercolour Block Safely

by Stuart Wider | Jul 14, 2016 | Drawing and Painting Tips | 0 comments

Watercolor blocks can be great for colored pencil drawing. They are so much more convenient for small drawings than the huge single sheets of watercolor paper that you might find for sale in the paper drawers at your local art shop. In this video I’m using Saunders Waterford Classic Watercolour paper from St Cuthberts Mill, […]