NEW: Coloured Pencil Conversion Charts – By Karen Hull
Karen has just released a new and extended version of her popular Coloured Pencil Conversion and Comparison Charts. The conversion charts help artists to work out which pencils to substitute when the brands they have are different from the ones used in a tutorial,...
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Article: Which pencil brands do I use?
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 simply: Every pencil...
read moreCall for entries, UK Coloured Pencil Society
For all of those who wish to be up there on an International level, and i know there are a few of us Aussies in there, here is the information for the call for entries for the UKCPS. We are very excited to announce our CALL FOR ENTRIES 14th ANNUAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL...
read moreVote in the ACPN online Exhibition
The judging has been completed and the judge has made her decisions and now its time for you to vote for your favourite in our Peoples Choice Award. Thanks to our judge Karen Hull who had the very difficult decision of...
read moreACPN 2015 Calendar is now available
I am excited to present the ACPN 2015 Calendar which represents some fantastic artworks by Australian Coloured Pencil Artists. This is the 3rd year I have put the calendar together, each year I just love the fact that I get to showcase all in a collective group like...
read moreEntries closing for our 2015 ACPN Calendar
A reminder that entries are closing on the 22nd September for our 2014 Calendar! Become part of the 2015 Calendar showcasing Australian Coloured Pencil artists that showcases our local talent to the world. Only 12 artists will be selected to be part of the calendar...
read moreCome and hangout with us in Google #colouredpencils
We have so much interaction amoungst Australian Colourered Pencil Artists on Facebook in our group, but YEP we get it, not everyone likes Facebook! So just because i have addiction to social media, and like testing these things out, we have created a Google Community...
read moreGiveaway on facebook winners announced
Congratulations to Catherine and Ken who won our giveaway we had last week on our facebook page. Your numbers were chosen via random number generator and you were the first two who liked both our page and our post. (some people liked one and not the other). I have...
read moreProfessional Directory Listing until June 30th for FREE #colouredpencils
As a big Thankyou back to our members and everyone's support on our facebook page, I would like make all professional listings on our Australian Coloured Pencil Directory FREE until the end of June 2014. To find out how all you have to do is login to the...
read more15th Annual Member Show – Ann Kullberg
Ann Kullberg's 15th Annual Membershow has just gone live. Take a look at all the beautiful coloured pencil artwork by visiting the online gallery: http://annkullberg.com/pages/15th-annual-member-show and its fantastic to see our Australia artists making their mark, a...
read moreCongratulations to our Members for 2013 #colouredpencils #drawing
It's with great pride I wanted to highlight some of our ACPN members who have made a splash in the International coloured pencil scene in 2013. Congratulations everyone, for those who won awards and recognition but also those who are plugging away learning, entering...
read moreUKCPS – CALL FOR ENTRIES #colouredpencil #exhibition
13TH ANNUAL OPEN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION Open to artists working in coloured pencils Deadline for Entries – Wednesday 5th February 2014 Exhibition dates 28th April – 10th May 2014 At the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, 4 Brook Street, St. Paul’s,...
read moreColoured Pencil Workshop with Richard
Rickard Klekociuk is having a colored pencil workshop at the Scottsdale Art Gallery Cafe in Tasmania on October 19th. Details are above or you can contact Richard via his website. Richards blog - http://artkleko.wordpress.com/ Scottsdale Art Gallery Website -...
read moreImportant Notice from ACPN
Just a notice for anyone who is concerned about the paypal notice from the coloured pencil website / myself. You received the notice because you at some point paid for access to the ACPN. On Monday we cancelled all of the profiles of past members just to be certain...
read moreAustralian Coloured Pencil Artists – Members Gallery
Have you been in to checkout our members gallery yet? There has been some lovely work uploaded by our fabulous members, if you not a member? Why not - Become a Member and checkout the fabulous work....
read moreSome people don’t like facebook…
Following on from yesterdays post about opening up our membership, i have had a bunch of new registrations! Woo hooo I have also had a few of you write to me and tell me that you don't like facebook.... So...I am willing to put the forum up again for those of you who...
read moreChanges to the ACPN website and membership.
Free Membership to the ACPN After much deliberation as of the 25th of May all memberships to the ACPN have been opened up and made free. *Deep Breath* Here is why ... So... there are a number of factors that have impacted this decision, the main one being that the...
read moreBotanical Artist – Jacqui Pemberton’s DVD
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, spend time...
read moreFeatured Member – Karen Bailey
Name: Karen Bailey Website address: occasionalartist.wordpress.com Location: Melbourne Victoria All images copyright of the featured artist and maynot be reproduced without written permission. © 2010-2013 All rights reserved. Please tell us a little about how you...
read moreThe Tiny Pencil – for the graphite lovers
For the lovers of graphite, head on over to the Tiny Pencil and love the work. http://tinypencil.com/main/ and on facebook:...
read moreFeatured Member – Jan Dickers
Name: Jan Dickers Location: QLD Australia Please tell us a little about how you got started in coloured pencil art. After cancer treatment 12 years ago I attended a class with Jan Lawnikanis, whom inspired me. What do you like about using coloured pencils in your...
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