Making Art Authentic To You

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310 - Making Art Authentic To Art

This week John and Barb are discussing strategies for creating artwork that is authentic to you. While it may be tempting to just create work similar to what you’ve seen other colored pencil artists create. Those drawings may leave you feeling like a “copyist”. Over time, with purpose and intention, you will be able to create work that tells the story you want to communicate.

Listen in for practical advice on how to apply these ideas to your work.

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Two Different Drawing Processes

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297 - Two Different Drawing Processes 

This week John and Barb are discussing their individual approaches to the creation of artwork.

References or links mentioned

Artist Cecile Baird - Listen to her podcast interview here.

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292 - Interview With Judith Heilbronn Crown

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292 - Interview With Judith Heilbronn Crown

This week John is talking to color pencil artist Judith Heilbronn Crown about her works on the dark UART sanded paper. 

Judith also performs her own lightfast testing on pencils using the blue wool strips.  She has tested the UART dark pastel paper against constant sun exposure. Listen in to the conversation as she talks about her findings!

Links to Judith's work and writings:

https://www.facebook.com/Judith-Heilbronn-Crown-artist-659166094200467

https://www.facebook.com/JudithCLightfast

Jacksons Art Interview with Judith

Judith is also involved with the UK Coloured Pencil Society. Visit their website: https://www.ukcps.org.uk/

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291 - The Iris - And Organizing Pencils By Color

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291 - The Iris - And Organizing Pencils By Color

This week John is talking about how he has recently organized his pencils inside clear bins. He’s also sharing some of the colors he selects for 3 different eye colors.

While it's not typically a good thing to be prescriptive about an exact color name, there are certain pencil colors that John gravitates towards when drawing the iris in the eyes.

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290 - Color Matching and Failure

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290 - Color Matching and Failure

This week John Middick and Barb Sotiropoulos discuss an art project failure that John recently had. John talks about how and why to reach out for help.  

You are not alone if you’ve experienced failures in your art.  Most artists do make mistakes that you never see. Sometimes when all you see are the highlight reels shown on Facebook and Instagram you can walk away with the perception that all artists (except you) are perfect. 

References or links mentioned

Go to monthly sharpener to check out the video version of this podcast to see the landscape John and Barb are talking about.

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289 - Improvement is a Marathon

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289 - Improvement is a Marathon

This week John is talking with Barb Sotiropoulos about the benefits of looking back at your past work with an eye toward improvement. But change does not happen without effort and intention. And, maybe more importantly, change doesn't happen overnight!

References or links mentioned

Be sure and visit Barb’s blog post on Revisiting your Art. You'll see artwork from several artists, created from years ago or from childhood, now recreated from an adult perspective! It’s fascinating to see those changes. Why not try it yourself?

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288 - Interview with Linda Lucas Hardy

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287 - Interview with Linda Lucas Hardy

This week John is talking to color pencil artist Linda Lucas Hardy about her works on sanded paper. 

Linda has been one of the pioneers and the medium of color pencil. She’s been able to push the medium and make it do things that she didn't even know would be possible. In fact, one of the sanded paper techniques she teaches started out quite by accident!

Related Links

https://www.lindalucashardy.com/

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287 - Commissions and Pricing Considerations

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287 - Commissions and Pricing Considerations

This week John welcomes back special co-host, Barb Sotiropoulos to the show. They talk about the psychology of pricing, the process of taking commissions, and how to interact with the client.

Related Links

How to deal with clients who ghost

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286‌ ‌-‌ ‌Using‌ ‌Solvent‌ ‌To‌ ‌Correct‌ ‌A‌ ‌Problem‌ ‌

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286 - Using Solvent To Correct A Problem

This week John discusses something that has happened to him more than once lately and how he was able to correct the problem.  Often our first reaction to a drawing mistake is to reach for an eraser or worse, to start over completely.  But in this show, John talks about using solvent to “rework” an area and build it back up again.

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285 - Slow Motion Gets You There Faster

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285 - Slow Motion Gets You There Faster

This week John talks about how to approach a new technique, pencils or surface. Take it slow.

Give yourself a chance to grow slowly over time. That’s true in art and in just about anything else you apply it to.

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284 - This One Thing Will Improve Your Art

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284 - This One Thing Will Improve Your Art

This week John discusses a question that he’s been asked. Can you identify the one thing that, if implemented, will improve someone’s artwork?

There are many things to consider when you evaluate your own work. But what is a single most important thing to focus on?

Listen to the show to find out more about what that one thing is.

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283 - When Are You Good Enough For The Good Pencils?

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283 - When Are You Good Enough For The Good Pencils?

John discusses a problem that many artists encounter in their own minds. It materializes in a comment like: I’m not really good enough yet to use the good pencils. So what is the measurement to indicate you’re “good enough” for better materials, or something else you’ve been reserving in your mind for that elusive day in the future? 

References or links mentioned

Goals Workbook

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282 - The More Things Change The More...

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282 - The More Things Change The More...

In this week’s show, John talks about how this year, 2020, has been so different, to say the least!  And it was about this time last year that John was talking about planning for 2020. 

Still, there are good things that have been learned by going through this year.

As a metaphor, John talks about some of the differences that using various papers have been able to teach him. There have been some surprising things that have NOT changed from using so many different surfaces. Just goes to show that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”

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277 - Can I Capture Artwork With My Phone - Question Call-in Series

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277 - Can I Capture Artwork With My Phone - Question Call-in Series

Today’s caller asks John about how to take pictures of artwork with just a cellphone. Is there an inexpensive way to do this?

 It’s a popular question. And.. It IS quite possible!

How do you go about doing this?

In summary, here’s what’s involved:

1. Adjust the settings on your phone 

2. Controlled Lighting 

3. A tripod and a remote shutter or a timer

4. An even picture plane

5. Editing software

Be sure to tune in next week where John will talk about the absolute best way to get a digital image of your work. And no, it’s not with an expensive camera either.

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276 - Do I Start With Dark Values First? - Question Call-In Series

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275 - Afraid of the dark? - Question Call-In Series

In another Question Call-In show, John answers a question about how to start the drawing process with values in mind.

 If you want to have strong values in your composition, do you start with the darkest values first and build towards the light values? 

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275 - Afraid of the dark? - Question Call-In Series

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275 - Afraid of the dark? - Question Call-In Series

In another Question Call-In show, John answers a question about being afraid of the dark.

How can we overcome our fear of the dark? My mind may be telling me that it's one value but I’m afraid to use that particular color in my project for fear that I might be wrong. If I go too dark I’m afraid I might mess it up. How can I get over this fear? 

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274 - Choosing A Project - Question Call-In Series

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274 - Choosing A Project - Question Call-In Series

In another Question Call-In show, John answers a question regarding how to choose your next Colored Pencil project.

 Do you decide on the next project first and then look for or create a photo reference for the vision or the other way around? Listen in for some insight before you decide on your next project.

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273 - Reference Photos - Question Call-In Series

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273 - Reference Photos - Question Call-In Series

In another Question Call-In show, John answers 2 questions reference photos.

Listen in to 2 calls: 

1. How do you go about getting original reference photos for portraits? 

2. Is there a difference between using a reference photo for educational purposes versus using a reference photo for commercial use? How do you choose appropriate photo references so you don’t get into legal trouble? 

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272 - Paper Choice & Planning - Question Call-In Series

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272 - Paper Choice & Planning - Question Call-In Series

In another Question Call-In show, John answers 2 questions about planning and paper decisions.

Listen in to 2 calls: 

1. How do you decide between Pastelmat and Stonehenge for your next project? 

2. Are there specific planning steps to take before starting your next project?

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271 - Teaching - Question Call-In Series

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271 - Teaching - Question Call-In Series

In this first installment of the new Question Call-In shows, John takes 2 different calls both related to getting started teaching and writing articles.

Listen in as Brent and Kim call in their questions today!

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