Category Archives: Drawing

Asian Celebration 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.


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Artist Interview with Dan Schaefer

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


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Motor City Sketch

 Once a month, in the Detroit area Motor City Sketch invites local artists and non-artists to a different cafe, pub, bar, saloon, what have you, to build community, create, test out new products, network  and maybe even make some new friends. Everyone is welcome, … Continue reading


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Landmark Inc. Inner City Circle

Southern Los Angeles Who: Youth, ages 14-19 What: An opportunity for young people to learn from urban artists, stay off the street and express their ideas on canvas & paper with supplies donated by copanies like Copic Where: 6709 S. … Continue reading


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Advanced Feather Blending

Here is an example of feather blending colored mountains from purple, to warm gray. Blue and Warm Gray are opposites, in that Warm Gray is brownish toned and Blues and Blue Violets are across from each other on the color … Continue reading


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Beginning Feather Blending

Colors: Y17, Y11 Using a brush nib, work your way in from the tips of the stars with Y17. Leave the middle open. Soak the middle of the star with Y11, pushing the edges of the darker yellow out. Lightly … Continue reading


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Two levels of Copic Certification

Chicago hosts inaugural Intermediate Certification   October has come and gone, and with it, the first ever Copic Intermediate Certification. There are now 30 plus highly knowledgeable Copic artists available to share their expertise with anyone interested in maximizing the … Continue reading


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University of Oregon

Drop in to the UofO Bookstore store to view dozens of artists gathered from around the country demonstrating fine art technique in a wide range of media. Visit with vendor sales representatives able to answer your most in-depth art product … Continue reading


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Mike Perry and Jim Stoten for Dwell Magazine

Jim Stoten and Mike Perry For Dwell Magazine from Michael Perry on Vimeo. A cool video of illustrators Mike Perry and Jim Stoten collaborating on an image for Dwell. Those aren’t my favorite marker in the world but then I’m … Continue reading


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Wendy MacNaughton

Amazing sketchbook paintings by Wendy MacNaughton. According to her blog she does these “five days a week, twice a day, twenty minutes each way” on her commutes.  Looks like mostly pen, ink and watercolor. Really well done. via @I_Brontosaurus


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