"There is more that one kind of art"

Hey Guys!

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Today I'm going to be talking about the fact that there is more to art than just drawing or painting something. There is also fashion, design, baking, music and, most importantly, for this post photography.

I mean, what is more beautiful than mother nature? Why shouldn't we capture that beauty and, like I've done the with these first photos, enhance that beauty. Or if you want, leave your picture as Mother Nature intended it as with the third picture.      

Candyland.

                                                                Looks natural, but is it?

                                                                  Completely natural.

And if you don't have a camera, just start with your phone or tablet and just play about with your picture. Have fun with it!                              

                                                                                                     Amethyst<3xx

Specs: 

Camera: Nikon D40x (You don't have to use one as expensive as this, I only use it because it's the best in my house)

Lens: Af Nikkor 18-55mm

Setting: Automatic

Editing: Windows Photo Gallery

Sketch of the week: Go Wild!!!

Hey Guys!

You know when you sit down to draw something and you put your pencil on the page and pause and think, "what shall I draw......hmmmm......Oh what about! No........ehhh......I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" My advice is just start drawing random shapes. Trust me, it'll work and if it doesn't, just colour in the shapes at least it will look nice!   

                                                     

                                                            

And if anyone asks you, "Why on earth are you drawing that?!" Just reply, "Why not?"

        Amethyst<3xx

Tips.

Hey Guys!

Today I'll be giving you a few tips on how to improve your drawings (if you are a beginner).
I'm just going to bullet point a few tips and explain why.

• Hold your pencils like it's a brush

- Hold it lightly, don't press to hard, it makes your picture look nicer. Also it helps when sketching because it makes it easier to rub it out.  

• Draw your line in the air before you actually draw it

- Mime drawing the line you want to draw before you draw it (helps to create a smoother line).

• Using the right equipment

- You don't have to go all out and buy really expensive equipment, but don't just buy the cheapest of the cheap. 
  

• Find what's right for you

- (FULLSTOP!)

• Practice, Practice, Practice 

 - I know, I know we all hate listening to this, but it's true.



Hope you all find these tips useful!

Amethyst<3xx 

Sketch Of The Week - "Less is More"

Sometimes - "Less is more" Robert Browning, Andrea del Sarto 1855

Amethyst xx<3

REVIEW: Copic Ciao

Hey Guys!

Today I have something slightly different for you. As you can probably tell from the title this is a review on the Copic Ciao Markers. I have meaning to buy some of these for a while and last week went to Hobbycraft and bought these. Yay! So lets get right to it! 

As is quite common with a lot of markers they are double ended - I've taken a picture of them to show you.

I also have drawn some eyes to show you what they look like when you draw with them!

                And here is an example of the different widths and ways that you can use them!

The thick end is quite hard and can cover larger areas while the thin end is amazingly soft; it's like using a really soft paint brush! My rating is 9 1/2 out of 10 I'm definitely going to buy more.

I hope you all like this review. I don't think it is too bad for a first attempt.


Amethyst xx<3  

"Happy St. Paddy's day"

Hey Guy!

So to celebrate St. Paddy's day I have drawn a leprechauns Pot of Gold from the end of the rainbow. Well I say drew, but if you look closer you'll see that I didn't colour it in as I normally do. Instead of inking it in with pens or markers, I used watercolours because I finally managed to buy some new brushes! Watercolours, I have found, add nice light touch to any picture and you have more control of the denseness of your colour.

I've had a little bit of creative block this week but I'll still manage to get posts up for you this weekend, so don't worry!

Hope you all like it!

Amethyst xx<3

"My New Years Resolution"

Hey Guys

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Today I'm setting myself a challenge, one of my New Year's resolutions was to upload on here more often.  So the other day I sat myself down and tried to figure out what I wanted to upload and when I wanted to upload it. So what I thought of was to upload two posts a week; one on Saturday and one on Sunday.  On Saturdays I'm going to upload something that I thought I'd call Sketch of the week which is basically just me explaining a picture that I have drawn earlier that week. On Sundays you can expect to find things like tutorials, reviews and my comments on different art related stuff. 

So that is basically it.  Thanks for reading this little post.

Amethyst Xx<3