How To Do Art

Want to learn more about how to do art including drawing, pen & ink, painting, sketching, drawing manga, and making comics? I am always working on improving my art skills and love to share my process. Read on for more!

How To Do Art

Using Crayola Crayons as Fine Art Tools

Percy 2 Update [Neocolor II, Inktense]

Because who doesn't want a pony...? [Neocolor II, Inktense]

Percy comes into further view [Neocolor II, Inktense]
Back to painting [Neocolor II, Inktense]

8 Terrific Ways To Use Clip Art
Step-by-Step Inktense/Neocolor II Painting: “Chickadee”
Who says a crayon can't be used to create art? Chickadee finale [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Chickadee Part 6 and nearly done! [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Chickadee Part 5 [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Chickadee Part 4 [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Chickadee Part 3 [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Chickadee Part 2 [Neocolor II, Inktense, Aquabord]
Yes, you can use q-tips and crayons for fine art! Chickadee Painting

Seven (7) Reasons Why Crayons Make Great Art Tools [art, crayons]
Drawing With Pen & Ink - Part 3: Linework [pen, ink, art]
Drawing with Pen & Ink - Part 2: Line vs Tone Artwork [pen, ink, book review]
Drawing With Pen & Ink - Part 1 [pen, ink]
Long time, no post [Distress Inks]

On Pencil Marks and Hair Tracks [Polychromos, colored pencil] 

Looking for Lucy [dog, pastel, art, artists]

The story of my first true landscape Hawaii [painting] 

Value study of Punalu’u Beach in Kauai [painting]

Pen & Ink Exercises – The Wrap-Up [pen, ink]

The Last Mark - Wavy Lines [Pen & Ink Instruction]

Why Letters? [Calligraphy]

Back to Pen & Ink Practice [Pen & Ink Instruction]

Copper Bracelets, Crosshatch, and EDM #32 [Pen & Ink Instruction]

Jack and the Criss-Cross lines [Pen & Ink Instruction]

Addressing Composition [composition]

Everyday Matters Combined with Pen & Ink Exercises. [Pen & Ink Instruction]

Watercolor Pencil Experiments: Adding Color to The Puppy [Great Dane Puppy, dog, watercolor, pencil]

Watercolor Pencil Experiments: Great Dane Puppy [Great Dane Puppy, dog, watercolor, pencil]

Watercolor pencil update [watercolor, pencil]

Learning and reading [artists]

The road home [artists]

Inspired by James Gurney…again! [artists]

Studying texture in watercolor [artists, book review, watercolor]

Composition for the less-than-skilled [composition]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 8: Closing a Creative Chapter [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 7: Learning From the Masters [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 6: Creating Characters/Character Design [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 5: Finding The Right Visual Balance While Telling Your Story [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 4: What Kind of Story Do You Want to Tell? [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 3: Populating Your World [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 2: Building A World [manga]

Creating a comic/webcomic: Part 1: Introduction [manga]

More mouthi-ness… [manga]

Working from Dark to Light