I was watching a YouTube video recently that showed how the artist layered coloured pencils over an alcohol ink base. It intrigued me as painting with alcohol inks and also with coloured pencils are two of the mediums I enjoy. When I came across a Kingfisher photo on http://wildlifereferencephotos.com/ I thought it would lend itself…
Although I find it difficult to find art supplies that do not include some animal product or by-product I strive to use those that are produced without any animal suffering. Thankfully there are many brands of synthetic brushes on the market and I’ve written about them at http://dianemarcotte.com/blog/animal-friendly-brushes/. But brushes are a small part of…