266 - Interview with Barbara Dahlstedt

Show Notes:

266 - Interview with Barbara Dahlstedt

In this episode, John Interviews color pencil artist Barbara Dahlstedt. While she may be well known for many of her portrait pieces it’s also difficult to put her into just one box regarding subject matter. She explores a variety of surfaces as well as materials and techniques to get just the right look that she's after! Barbara has done commission work for years, she’s a retired high school art teacher, and was the 2019 CPSA’s CIPPY award winner! 

References From This Episode

Barbara Dahlstedt’s Website: https://dahlstedtart.com

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

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265 - Mixing WC and CP

Show Notes:

265 - Mixing WC and CP

In this episode, John discusses the tried and true methods and techniques of mixing WC with CP. The water-soluble “waxes” found in a WC “pencil” absolutely CAN be mixed with the traditional medium of colored pencil-- a water-resistant wax and oil-based medium. As with most things, the devil is in the details. The layering order does make a difference.

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

Stay sharp!

264 - 24 Brand New Luminance Colored Pencils

Show Notes:

264 - 24 Brand New Luminance Colored Pencils

In this episode, John just received the brand new 24 Luminance colored pencils. This is a first look at the exciting new colors! There are several dark blues and some new pinks and purples. If you’re a portrait artist, you’ll not be disappointed when you see the new luscious dark skin tones now available.

Learn more on the Caran D’Ache site: https://www.carandache.com/gb/en/colour-pencils/box-of-20-colours-luminance-6901-portrait-assortment-p-11152.htm

References From This Episode

You can purchase the pencils right now from these places:

CultPens.com: https://www.cultpens.com/i/q/CD73881/caran-dache-luminance-6901-professional-permanent-colour-pencil-box-of-20-portrait-colours

https://colouredpencil.shop/

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

Stay sharp!

263 - Book Review on Drawing the Head

Show Notes:

263 - Book Review: Artist’s Complete Guide To Drawing the Head

In this episode, John reviews the book that has influenced his artwork and techniques more than any other- bar none.

It’s not a colored pencil book either. This book focuses on how to draw the human head, so the medium is immaterial. The understanding of light and shadow is simplified and explained inside this timeless art book. The principle technique employed in the book is called “chiaroscuro”. Which has to do with the contrast between light and dark. 

Today (Monday, July 13, 2020) is also the last day to take advantage of the Face Value course Presale!  After today all the bonuses and the special value discount pricing goes away. 

Go here to find out more about the course: https://sharpenedartistacademy.teachable.com/p/presale-colored-pencil-portrait-course

References From This Episode

• William Maughan’s book: The Artist’s Complete Guide To Drawing The Head

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

Stay sharp!

261 - Parkinson's law

Show Notes:

261 - Parkinson's law

We all know that colored pencil is one of the slowest mediums to work in if not the absolute slowest.

But if our expectation is that working in this medium is slow are we creating a barrier that doesn’t exist?

What if you didn't think about the medium is being slow but instead, you thought more about Improvement in your execution skills. 

John discusses this on the show around the idea that is often termed as Parkinson’s Law.  “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

Stay sharp!

260 - Colored Pencil Skills That Cannot Be Taught

Show Notes:

260 - Colored Pencil Skills That Cannot Be Taught

There are some skills in colored pencil that just can't be taught. In this show, John discusses some of these items. 

To a new color pencil artist, it can seem like stumbling upon the right trick is just around the corner if only someone would reveal the secret! But in reality, there is no secret. Instead, there are some things that you just have to figure out on your own.

Listen to the show to find out what these specific items are.

Other Resources for Artists

Ready for personal, tailored art mentoring? Check out the new Art Mentoring program and how you can get started for free!

For the full video versions of the interview podcasts, join the Member’s Circle.

>>>Join the Monthly Sharpener: a BRAND NEW online community for artists!<<<

• Learn a groundbreaking new technique in the Colored Pencil Painting with Water Course.

• Download the FREE 90 day Colored Pencil Learning Roadmap to learn exactly what to do in your first 90 days in colored pencil.

Stay sharp!

171 - How to Stay A Beginner

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: October 8, 2018

Topic: How to Stay a Beginner

Points of Interest:

Want to stay a beginner forever? This episode is just for you!! John and Lisa share some surefire (tongue in cheek) advice for stunting your artistic growth, including:

1.     Keep switching mediums

2.     Never finish a project

3.     Never ask for help

4.     Skip the fundamentals

5.     Don’t sketch or draw daily

6.     Never think for yourself

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John’s Twitter: @sharpenedartist

Lisa’s Twitter: @lachri

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

If you want more colored pencil inspiration, snag a FREE sample issue of the COLORED PENCIL MAGAZINE here!

Stay sharp!

159 Once A Beginner

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: June 3, 2018

Topic: Once a Beginner (Always a Beginner?)

Points of Interest:

If you’ve been an artist for awhile and you’re still at the beginner level, there’s a good chance you’ve been using one of the crutches John and Lisa discuss in this episode. Learn to push yourself, sharpen your skills, and move to a new artistic level!

Links Referenced

Sharpened Artist Beginner’s Colored Pencil Course

Ready to take your business to the next level? Check out the copywriting and blogging services at Clarity & Flair:

www.clarityandflair.com

Free 30-day Audible Trial:

www.audibletrial.com/cppodcast

John’s Twitter: @sharpenedartist

Lisa’s Twitter: @lachri

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

If you want more colored pencil inspiration, snag a FREE sample issue of the COLORED PENCIL MAGAZINE here!

Stay sharp!

116 Going Back to the Basics

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: August 8, 2017

Topic: Going Back to the Basics

Points of Interest:
John and Lisa receive plenty of questions from aspiring artists who have problems related to some of the drawing basics. In this episode, your hosts discuss some of the common problems they see and specific action steps to correct those issues.

Ready to take your business to the next level? Check out the copywriting and blogging services at Clarity & Flair:

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Free 30-day Audible Trial:

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John’s Twitter: @sharpenedartist

Lisa’s Twitter: @lachri

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

Stay sharp!

108 Lightbulb Moments

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: June 12, 2017

Topic: Lightbulb Moments in Colored Pencil

Points of Interest:
John is joined in this episode by guest host Cecilia Kinzie, founder of the popular Facebook group Colored Pencils 4 Beginners and Beyond. They discuss a broad range of “lightbulb moments” in their artistic careers: tools, techniques, and tips that were total game-changers. Do YOU have a lightbulb moment? Share it in the comments!

Links Referenced:

Colored Pencil for Beginners and Beyond (Facebook Group and website)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/coloredpencils4b/

http://coloredpencils4b.com/

Sharpened Artist Academy—Beginner’s Colored Pencil Course

Ester Roi’s Interview on The Colored Pencil Podcast

Tracy Frein Fine Art

https://tracyfrein.faso.com/

Products Mentioned:

Stonehenge Paper pads and individual sheets

Gamsol Solvent

Scrubber Brushes (Cecilia loves size 2)

Icarus Drawing Board

Sanded Paper

Drafting Film

Pastel Grounds

Pan Pastels

Tombow MONO Sand Eraser

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Free 30-day Audible Trial:

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John’s Twitter: @sharpenedartist

Lisa’s Twitter: @lachri

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

Stay sharp!

106 Projects to Start with in Colored Pencil

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: May 29, 2017

Topic: Projects to Start with in Colored Pencil

Points of Interest:
John and Lisa both have experience teaching beginning art students. In this episode, they pass along their knowledge with suggestions for projects that are perfect for someone who is getting started in the colored pencil medium—and a few projects that probably won’t end well!

Links Referenced:

App for Color Matching (Lisa’s Video)

https://lachri.com/art-qa-app-for-color-matching/

Ready to take your business to the next level? Check out the copywriting and blogging services at Clarity & Flair:

www.clarityandflair.com

Free 30-day Audible Trial:

www.audibletrial.com/cppodcast

John’s Twitter: @sharpenedartist

Lisa’s Twitter: @lachri

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

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054 Interview with Jen Elslager

Show Notes

Sharpened Artist: Colored Pencil Podcast

Release Date: May 30, 2016

 Topic: Interview with Jen Elslager

 Points of Interest:

Meet Jen Elslager, an artist who made the transition from using adult coloring books to creating her own colored pencil work in just one short year! Jen started with adult coloring books as a way to connect with her artist father, and tells us how she got a great introduction to colored pencil techniques (shading, color theory, etc.) in the process. Now dabbling in professional-grade supplies and techniques after a year, Jen’s journey is far from over.

 Links Referenced:

-Jen Elslager’s web site:

https://jenelslager.wordpress.com/about

 -Johanna Basford adult coloring books

http://www.johannabasford.com/

 -Creative Haven adult coloring books

http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-adult-coloring-books.html

 -Animorphia adult coloring book

http://www.amazon.com/Animorphia-Extreme-Colouring-Search-Challenge/dp/1910552070

-“Drawing and Painting Beautiful Faces: A Mixed Media Portrait Workshop” by Jane Davenport

http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Painting-Beautiful-Faces-Mixed-Media/dp/1592539866

 As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

 Stay sharp!

052 Ways To Improve Your Drawing Accuracy

Topic: Ways to Improve Drawing Accuracy

Points of Interest:

When you’re ready to take the accuracy of your drawing to the next level, there are a few steps that John and Lisa recommend taking. From the often- repeated advice (“Start with a good reference photo!”) to more unconventional ideas (“Draw upside down!”), your hosts will give you plenty of ideas to improve your accuracy at every step of your drawing.

Links Referenced:

“Sketching from Square One to Trafalgar Square” by Richard Scott

(Whoops! We incorrectly referenced the title of this book. This is the official website, including ordering information.)

http://www.sketchingfromsquareone.com/

As always, thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more from John and Lisa. In the meantime, be sure to visit www.sharpenedartist.com for additional updates and information. You can also join our Facebook group, Colored Pencil Podcast, or contact us by email at podcast@sharpenedartist.com .

Stay sharp!