by Melissa | Jun 23, 2013 | Art Journal, Tuesday Tips & Art Tips
Colored pencils are one of the most versatile and flexible mediums. From painterly renderings to soft pastel like drawings it covers a wide range of effects. This post provides five tips on keeping your colored pencil artwork harmonized, neat, and tidy. Tip 1. Keep...
by Melissa | May 25, 2013 | Art Journal, Tuesday Tips & Art Tips
Awhile ago I was attempting to color a paper doll dress and had a problem with the colors. The dress itself was quite pretty but the colors were too strong. I put it aside and picked it up later. Usually I feel that even when mistakes are made in drawing or coloring...
by Melissa | May 18, 2013 | Art Journal, Tuesday Tips & Art Tips
So … how do we color a dress white? 1. See Various Colors Just by looking a piece of white cloth in the light, we’ll see various colors, such as cream, yellow, green, blue, pink and gray. This partly depends on what light source is falling on it. 2. Use...
by Melissa | May 15, 2013 | Art Journal
It’s finally here! Joyful Joyce’s Spring Wardrobe! Click Here to Download Joyful Joyce’s Spring Wardobe (If you have trouble downloading, please let me know. :-) Don’t have the doll yet? Click here! I hope you have fun coloring and cutting out...
by Melissa | May 11, 2013 | Art Journal
Note: I’ve been having fun designing Joyful Joyce’s next dresses and can hardly wait to post them really soon!
by Melissa | May 9, 2013 | Art Journal, Tuesday Tips & Art Tips
The dress is before you. Waiting to be colored. In your mind’s eye you envision a beautiful white lacy dress like you’ve always dreamed of wearing. Glancing down at the dress to be colored, you suddenly realize that all you really need to do is color in...
