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Amazing what you can do with pencils, new work by Karen

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | May 17, 2015 | Featured, Featured Member, Member News, Pencil Techniques |

It always amazes me watching what artists can do with coloured pencils, every now an then something pops up that you haven’t seen before and surprises you. Today I wanted to share some fabulously different but wonderful work by our very own Karen Hull. Watch the...

Botanical Artist – Jacqui Pemberton’s DVD

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Apr 10, 2013 | Beginners Tips, CP Workshops, Pencil Techniques, Videos |

I recently had the fantastic opportunity to watch Jacqui & Helen’s DVD – Coloured Pencil Techniques. If you’re looking to learn some fantastic pencil techniques this DVD is one you definitely should be looking at.  In the DVD Helen and Jacqui,...

The Tiny Pencil – for the graphite lovers

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Pencil Techniques |

For the lovers of graphite, head on over to the Tiny Pencil and love the work. http://tinypencil.com/main/ and on facebook:...

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...

The UGLY stage – We all have it, & 5 tips to beat it!

by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Articles, Beginners Tips, Featured, Pencil Techniques |

ahhhh The ugly stage. We all have it. I have found it comes often with coloured pencils … it’s that moment where everything looks ugly, crap, where our vision in our heads is not meeting what we see before our eyes. For me the ugly stage usually occurs ...
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