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Tired of banging your head against the wall when the latest free tutorial or marker recipe doesn't turn out the way it looks online?

Looking for something beyond blend, blend, blend?

Frustrated because everything you color looks flat?

Realism isn't difficult... but it is downright impossible if you stick to crafty coloring shortcuts and standard blending techniques.

Real life is full of texture, pattern, contrast, and desaturation. Life is so much more than light-medium-dark blending combinations.

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In the Studio Journal:

Is Abundance Killing your Art?

We are extremely fortunate.

It’s rare in human history for people to have enough free time to practice hobbies. It’s also unusual for so many people to have the financial means to invest in good quality art products for those hobbies.

Heck, it’s only in the modern era that good quality art products even exist.

So yes, you were born at the right time and under a lucky star.

But is this abundance a good thing?

Now I’m not suggesting...

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a pop of red for summer-

Here's the July FREE Digi Club image, "Scarlet Geranium"

Get your copy of the digital stamp + the recipe guide used here.

 

"Scarlet Geranium" offer expires on August 4, 2017. But don't worry, I launch a new free digi the same exact day!

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Coloring Tip of the Day: Smokey blue gray is a color I turn to repeatedly- in pencils, in markers, and even in Distress Ink. This bright green is made more dynamic and complex by layering it with blue gray. . . #WIP 1 "Purple Kiss", colored for fun. . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #markerpaintingfoundations #artclass #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #coloredpencils #prismacolor #distressink #rangerink #mixedmedia  #digistamp #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #foodillustration #foodillustrator #chocolatelover #hersheyschocolate #hersheyskisses
Here's the whole series of pics for "Blue Swan". This is a live class right now but it'll eventually make it into my online workshops. Link to more workshops in bio above. . Photo Inspiration by @lrbeeson. Check out her amazing photography. Thanks, Linda! . . "Blue Swan", an advanced Copic coloring class. . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #artclass #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #coloredpencil #prismacolor #distressink #rangerink #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #digistamp #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #swan #birdillustration #WIP
Coloring Tip of the Day: Artistic coloring is a layering process, no area is just one marker or pencil color all by itself. Even the inked background has combinations of colors. Experiment and play! . Photo Inspiration by @lrbeeson. Check out her amazing photography! . . #WIP 5 "Blue Swan", an advanced Copic coloring class. . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #artclass #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #coloredpencil #prismacolor #distressink #rangerink #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #digistamp #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #swan #birdillustration
Coloring Tip of the Day: Most people are locked into using grays to shade white objects. Some get a little crazy and use a cool gray. Not me. I'm using Poppy, Rose, and Muted Turquoise. Play with color! That's what it's made for! . Photo Inspiration by @lrbeeson. Check out her amazing photography! . . #WIP 4 "Blue Swan", an advanced Copic coloring class. . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #artclass #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #coloredpencil #prismacolor #distressink #rangerink #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #digistamp #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #swan #birdillustration

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"Sakura Blossoms" is a moderate beginner level class using Copic Marker and colored pencils. Challenges available for intermediate to advanced colorers.

Learn Amy's unique Push & Pull technique and how to use it on floral images for amazing depth. It's a simple method which you can apply to almost everything you color, for the rest of your life!

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