Serval, cat

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is a serval. Beautiful cat thriving over half of Africa, and now they have one at my nearest zoo.
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Dylan

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, for practice and fun.

This is yesterday's.

View from our holiday cottage sky light window.

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.

This is from the day before yesterday.
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Jasmine

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.

This is from the 28th May, I've had no WiFi.
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Butterfly

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

This is the 27th of May's drawing as I've had no WiFi and mobile signal. Staying at a lovely holiday cottage.

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Owl

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is an owl.
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Beautiful girl

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is my beautiful daughter, (actually yesterday's as I got behind)
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Elephant in the river

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.

Today's is an elephant in a river.
It reminds me of the Just So Stories, if you have not read them, don't worry, you are not dead yet so there is still time to correct this omission. If they weren't part of your childhood, then at least you can find a kid to read them to.
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Lillys

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's drawing is lillys.
Today's tip: Try not to get spray glue on your fingers, desk or mobile phone!

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Wizard

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is a wizard.
Today's tip: Always be extremely respectful when dealing with wizards.

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Humming bird

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.

Today's is a hummingbird.

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Highland cattle and my book is out! And an art tip.

I'm creating a drawing a day for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is Highland Cattle, so common in my native Scotland.
I'm riding a high because I've published my book!!!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PRINCESS-WOLFS-EYES-moving-fantasy-ebook/dp/B071VVMNL5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495315109&sr=8-1&keywords=The+princess+with+wolf%27s+eyes

Today's tip: No such thing as too much creating!
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Hibiscus flowers

I'm creating a drawing a day for two years, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is hibiscus flowers.
Today's tip: Try not to collect too​ many unfinished projects, finish them and get them out to someone or somewhere. Too many unfinished projects or too much finished art still living at your home with you tends to stop you doing more. Give it away, sell it cheap, sling it on eBay, but get it out! Nature abhors a vacuum, if you have a lovely empty wall you are bound to paint a canvas to fill it up! This is hard if you don't have a full time agent waiting eagerly to sell it all for you, I tend to think "I'll keep this good book until I can send it to all the big publishing houses like it deserves." Just get them out, you can write another! Sharing hundreds of drawings for no profit has done me world's of good in terms of practice and inspiration for my paid work. Finish them and get them out to someone! Good luck.

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The princess with wolves eyes.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today I have worked on one of my previous drawings to give it some of the good qualities the other two girls with wolves eyes had.

Thank you everyone who answered my Facebook survey. It was very interesting to hear what people thought about the three drawings. I've included the other two and the original of this one so you can compare if you missed them.
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Water lilies

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is water lilies. This one was made difficult because my son kept stealing the pencils. I've included a picture of that! :)
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Yesterday's drawing

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Yesterday's drawing, I got behind again.
Flowers.
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Girl with wolves eyes, we have three now and I'd really like to know which is best

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Today's is a fantasy girl with wolves eyes.
Which one is best, of the three?
Today's tip: Don't let them pigeon hole you into only one art form, if it looks fun, try it!  Be a singer on Monday and a writer on Tuesday...What do they know about your limits - nothing!
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Girl with wolves eyes, second attempt.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's is a fantasy girl with wolves eyes.

Today's tip: Camera phone, take it everywhere and take pictures of ideas. Ross Reece has said this and I agree.
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Pub

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's is inside a pub. (Really it's yesterday's as I didn't manage to draw).
Today's tip: Use every minute. I did this on the back of a paper menu while I waited for my mum who was a few minutes late.
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Fantasy art girl

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a fantasy girl.

Do you think she's evil or good?
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My son, Dylan

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is my son Dylan.
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My daughter, Jasmine

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

This is yesterday's drawing as i didn't manage to draw yesterday.
My daughter, Jasmine.

This blog has reached 40,000 views! Thank you!!!
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Falling fairy

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's drawing is a falling fairy. I've included some pictures of it in progress, so you can see my process if you are interested.
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Horse

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is a horse.
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Unicorns

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's is unicorns.
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I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.
Days drawing: 492
Blog views: 39,516

Today's is some flowers that spilled over the fence from next door's garden.

Today's tip: I'm not so perfect, I'm giving out advice, that sometimes works for me, in the spirit of help to others. It doesn't mean I always keep to everything I say, don't beat yourself up if you don't either. 😄

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Self portrait, not much like me.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.

Today's drawing is a self portrait.

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Pet shop and art tip

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is a collection of animals at the pet shop. I took my kids there and managed to come home without a pet!

Today's tip: Set goals! It can be "I'm going to draw for 15 minutes this week." or "I've put deposit down on the venue for my exhibition in June" but i find seeing goals and accomplishing goals is an intimately related business.

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Jaguar and art tip

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is a Jaguar.

Today's tip: Try some coloured papers, and very thick paper that you can use soaking wet!

View over a field at the village of Cowden

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is the view over a field at Cowden Village, Kent, UK.

Today's tip: Materials and what they are, or are good for.
Wax crayons, these will keep watercolours off something, so you can work in wax crayons then watercolours and the wax crayons remain visible.
Hairspray, much cheaper than fancy fixative for fixing on pastel and charcoal, also works better.

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Devon coast 2 and an art tip

I'm creating a drawing a day just, for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's (or perhaps yesterday's as I didn't manage to draw) is boats on the Devon coast.

Today's tip: Some materials and what they are:
Water colours: pigment and sugar, very transparent, non permanent.
Acrylics​: plastic, sticks to lots of things, very permanent. Opaque, can be watered down to be transparent.
Conte crayons, clay and pigment, not as smudgy as chalk pastels.
Water soluble pencils, paint instead of leads.
Inktence pencils, ink instead of leads, spreads further, more inktence.
That's enough for one day.
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Devon coast and tip from Dominic.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it, and sharing an art tip too.

Today's drawing is the Devon coast.

Today's Tip is from Art Director Dominic Roberts.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731027/

Hi, been thinking about this for a while & here's my tip. I hope you haven't used it. This won't help everyone because some people just don't have this problem, but If you're a procrastinator like me the best advice I can give is just to start. Tell yourself you'll do 15 minutes drawing, painting or whatever. Once you've made a start, you'll soon get into it and when you look up from your art you'll see time has flown by and you've probably been working for an hour. So get your art materials out, put on some tunes & get stuck in.

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