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Instagram for artists – What do you need to know?

Instagram for artists – What do you need to know?

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | May 17, 2015 | Articles, Beginners CP Tips |

If you haven’t already picked up Instagram are kinda curious but don’t know where to get started. Here is a brief run down on what, why and how to do Instagram. What is Instagram? The definition on Wikipedia is: Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing,...

Part 3 – The Why, How, When of layering, burnishing and solvent.

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | May 3, 2015 | Articles, Beginners CP Tips |

Continuing on with our series of The Why, How, When of layering, burnishing and solvent. Here is Part 3 – Solvent Starting with the basics – What is solvent? Solvent is a liquid you can use to blend your coloured pencil layers together. There are a few...
Article: Which pencil brands do I use?

Article: Which pencil brands do I use?

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Nov 22, 2014 | Articles, Beginners CP Tips |

A common question we always get asked at ACPN is “Which pencils do I buy/ use?” It is tempting when starting out in coloured pencil art to want to use pencils you already have, you may have a set of pencils you have had in your cupboard for a long time,...
Article: Which pencil brands do I use?

Article: Which pencil brands do I use?

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Nov 22, 2014 | Articles, Beginners Tips, Featured | 1 comment

A common question we always get asked at ACPN is “Which pencils do I buy/ use?” In this post, we hope to clear that up because we know there are SO many choices it can be very daunting. The answer isn’t of course a straight forward one! To put it...

Blending on Canson Mi-Teintes

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | May 28, 2012 | Articles, Beginners Tips, Featured, Pencil Techniques, Videos |

Recently I have been enjoying working on Canson Mi-Teintes Sheets paper, its great having that coloured background ready to go. When using different supports in your artwork it can mean that you have to alter the way that you may normally work. For me with this paper...

How to sharpen your prismacolor pencils correctly.

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Oct 12, 2011 | Articles, Beginners Tips, CP Supplies & Materials, Featured, Industry Products, Pencil Techniques, Videos |

Here is a video that I know some of you have been looking for: How to sharpen your pencils correctly. Have you ever been frustrated by broken lead while sharpening pencils? While it may seem obvious, there is a specific technique to sharpening colored pencils to...
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