Category Archives: Drawing
Guest Tutorial: Taking your Comic Art to the Next Level Using Copic Multiliners
January 31, 2012
In this guest post, Copic-loving artist Alex Heizer explains how to use a range of Multiliners in various nib sizes to create patterns, texture and tone in your comics. Check it out! Recently, reading a collection of popular Japanese ghost … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Comics, Community, Community Art, Drawing, Inking, Manga, Multiliner, Multiliner SP, Storyboarding, Techniques, Tutorial
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Creative Studio and Art for Hope – Interview with Drew Blom
November 23, 2011
We mentioned in an earlier post we’ll be demonstrating at Autodesk University. Come visit us while you’re there, and be sure to check out the art exhibits in the Creative Studio: AU SketchBook Gallery & Art for Hope. Largely self-taught … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Artist Interview, Children's Books, Design, Drawing, Event, Illustration
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Guest Tutorial: Visual Journaling by Jackson Root
November 15, 2011
This week’s guest tutorial is by Jackson Root, a talented illustrator in Southern California. Enjoy! Visual Journaling The importance of keeping a sketchbook can never be emphasized enough. If you can get in the habit of sketching every day, you … Continue reading
Posted in Copic Markers, Drawing, Multiliner SP, Sketchbook, Techniques, Tutorial
Tagged guest tutorial, Illustration, Sketchbook, Technique, Tutorial
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Featured Artist Paigee Rohrick
August 1, 2011
Paigee Rohrick is a 16 year old artist from Vancouver BC. She has created an interactive application called PaigeeDraw that teaches aspiring artists how to draw manga characters through step by step instruction and tutorials. We met her in person this year … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Artist Interview, Copic Markers, Drawing, Manga
Tagged Back to School, contest, interactive application, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, online tutorial, Paigee Rohrick, PaigeeDraw, Sakura Con, starter kit
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Artist Interview with Mike “TEWSR1″ Duncan
May 26, 2011
Mike “TEWSR1″Duncan was one of over 25 artists participating in an evening of live graffiti, sketchbook art, body art, and gallery work sponsored by Copic in Santa Ana, California on Saturday May 22nd. In just it’s second year, Servin’ Fresh Daily drew over 450 attendees! … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Artist Interview, Community Art, Copic Markers, Drawing, Event, Urban Art
Tagged Black Book event, FIND Art Magazine, graffiti, International Urban Art Festival 2011, Mike Duncan, Orange County, Servin' Fresh Daily, TEWSR1
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Multiliner Inking Pen Sets
March 25, 2011
Have you seen the new 4pc Multiliner Pen sets yet? Now available in assortments of Sepia, Gray, Fine Black, and Broad Black, these sets just arrived and are already flying off the shelves. The Copic Multiliner Pens are seriously the … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Inking, Multiliner, Product
Tagged Fine Art, Illustration, Journaling, Multiliner, Product, Sketchbook
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Shadows & Shading Blog Hop
March 23, 2011
Congratulations to our blog hop winner Kimmy K, who said: “What a great giveaway! I would love to see what’s inside this book.” We had over 233 comments. Thanks to everyone who participated! Book Giveaway The Shadows & Shading book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Drawing, Fine Art, Techniques
Tagged Australia, Blog Hop, Book Giveaway, North America, Shadows & Shading, Us
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Free Art Lessons by Adam Hughes
March 22, 2011
Adam Hughes is an American comic book artist who has worked with companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, and Warner Bros, to name a few. He is most well known for his renderings of superheroines such … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Comics, Drawing, Techniques, Tutorial, Video
Tagged Adam Hughes, art lessons, Catwoman, comic book artist, DC Comics, Jerry's Artarama, Marvel Comics, Wonder Woman
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Asian Celebration 2011
February 17, 2011
Come use Copics in the Youth Room at the Oregon Asian Celebration on Febrauary 19th and 20th. Marianne Walker will be available to demonstrate and give tips on creating your own anime figures. More details here.
Posted in Animation, Color, Copic Markers, Drawing, Event
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Artist Interview with Dan Schaefer
January 23, 2011
Dan Schaefer has a long career in film industry. Two recent films are “Mania” and “Figaro.” “Mania” is a comprehensive history of the Portland Trailblazers examining the unique bond between a city and its only professional sports team. “Figaro” follows the cross-cultural collaboration/experiment between … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Artist Interview, Copic Markers, Drawing, Storyboarding
Tagged Artist Interview, Film, Illustration, movie, Storyboards
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