ARTSPARK Giveaway Day 2!

Head over to Diana Trout's blog today for a chance to win a copy of her fabulous DVD workshop

PLAYFUL PAPER BACKGROUNDS

http://dianatrout.typepad.com/blog/

Way back when I posted an Artists Spotlight on Diana

You can read it here

For Your Inspiration: Sketchbook Slipcovers

Today Carla Sonheim kicks off ARTSPARK's  Hot! Hot! Hot! Summer Giveaway with

a copy of “Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists” 
and a small original drawing

Hop on over to Carla's blog and leave a comment for a chance to win!

And now for a little fun with sketchbook slipcovers

Sketchbook Slipcovers by Lyric Montgomery Kinard

watch my short video tutorial and learn how to make your own 

Slipcover adapted as a postcard holder

Sketchbook Slipcovers by Lyric Montgomery Kinard

These are class projects (paint, foil, stamp, screen print!) from

Surface Design Sampler Platter DVD Workshop

ARTSPARKS' HOT! HOT! HOT! Summer Giveaway!!!

My friends, I suggest you grab a fire hose and brace yourselves for 

ARTSPARKS' 

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Summer Giveaway 

photo by  Dave Hogg

My fabulously fiery friends are simply too hot to handle this summer! 

Be inspired and feed the fire of your creativity with some of the most creative books, magazines and DVD workshops out there.

Visit each blog on the scheduled day for that person (!!!) and leave
comments for chances to win in this hottest of summer giveaways!

Wed August 10 Carla Sonhiem http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/
Thurs August 11 Diana Trout  http://dianatrout.typepad.com/blog/ 
Fri August 12 Gloria Hansen http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/ 
Sat August 13 Tracie Lyn Huskamp http://thereddoor-studio.blogspot.com/
Sun August 14 Jane LaFazio http://JaneVille.blogspot.com 
Mon August 15 Jill Berry http://jillberrydesign.com/blog/
Tues August 16 Judy Coates Perez  http://judyperez.blogspot.com
Wed August 17 Kelli Nina Perkins http://ephemeralalchemy.blogspot.com/ 
Thurs August 18 Lyric Kinard http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/
Fri August 19 Melanie Testa http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/

Faces of Friday

For Your Inspiration: Frogs

Eco Frog by Ballet Art on Etsy

Bullfrog ACEO by Atomboys on Etsy

photo by Lyric Kinard

 

Hopalong Galahad by Studio Rayyan on Etsy
(Omar Rayyan is one my all time favorite artists!)

Sketch-A-Day 31

30 second sketches

Same site as yesterday

http://lovecastle.org/draw/

Fun to see that my super quick sketches actually look like the model and capture the stance.

Whoop!!! That's a visible improvement! Practice really does help.

I decided I didn't really like the nudes on this particular site. 

The first few females were wearing high heels  and in provocative rather than artistic poses.

 I'll just stick with the draped figures. They also have hands, heads, and animals. Great practice!

Sketch-a-Day 30

Found a website for artists wishing to practice figure drawing.

http://lovecastle.org/draw/
You can choose male or female, draped or nude
Choose how many seconds you want the pose to last