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Sparkle and Spin: A Book about Words. Written by Ann Rand, illustrated by Paul Rand
Apologies to readers of Swiss Miss and Drawn, of whom I know there are many reading this post. This news has already been posted on both those blogs, but it is just too good to ignore.
What you see embedded above, You-Tube […]

Apologies if you’ve already seen this: it’s been cropping up on lots of different blogs over the last few days. I include it for those who haven’t yet seen it, because I was quite impressed by what it can do. Vector Magic is intended for the use of those designing logos. By changing an image […]

At the risk of becoming a blog purely about competitions, I thought I’d just mention a intriguing contest being run by Moo cards just now. In case you don’t know, Moo are a company who cleverly segue with your Flickr account to allow for a very easy way to print business cards and postcards. Like […]

Being a parent may be the perfect excuse for not finding any time to draw, but it’s certainly beneficial for the artist in one way. Artists should keep an eye open for other people’s work, including the latest trends in illustration or fine art - and there’s one place where you can’t avoid doing just […]

 
Have you ever considered putting anything other than standard A4 paper into your printer? Perhaps you’ve tried glossy photo paper, or heavyweight canvassed paper for something special like a CV, but I’m talking about pushing the boundaries a bit further than that.
Now, of course, you need to be careful. Paper which is too fibrous or […]

Certainly, all the best artists would tell you that it’s a good thing to occasionally let accidents happen, and see where they lead you. Actually, drawing is, in a strange way, an attempt to strike a balance between being in perfect control of your media, and introducing a note of reckless abandon.
Yes, many years of […]

This innocent-looking little fellow (left) is the clone stamp button from Photoshop, and also your gateway to lots of creative fun.
In case you don’t know, the clone stamp acts as a kind of brush that copies from one area of an image - or from another image all together. Have you ever seen a […]

 
This is not a picture I am pleased with, nor is it a good likeness, but we were travelling back from a weekend away today, and it’s all I got a chance to draw. Moreover, it was drawn with my daughter’s substandard hard pencil crayons - I throw them out when I happen across […]

 
As you’ll know if you have read the About page on Draw Anyway, one of the biggest reasons I found myself not drawing any more was that I had become a parent. The constant attention that a child needs just doesn’t fit with the concentration needed for proper artwork. And so Draw Anyway was born, […]

I was out last night when I would ordinarily have been writing this post.. well, I have to play sometimes. So here is a quick and easy task to make your Friday easy as well as mine.
Find two, three or four colours that please you when they are placed beside one another. That’s all. This […]