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Frank Francese watercolour beach scene tutorial
Watch watercolour artist Frank Francese paint a beach sceneTags: frank franceseinstructional videoswatercolourinstructional videos watercolourresource
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April 2015 reviews
Here's the list of books and other items reviewed this month. From today onwards, I'll be compiling the list of books reviewed each month to give you a quick summary in case you miss out on any books....
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All the sketches from Bandung (May 2015)
I just came back from Bandung, Indonesia today from the international sketchwalk organised by the Bandung sketchers. It was great fun sketching with new and old friends. I managed to fill up all 48...
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Book Review: The Art of the Uncharted Trilogy
I'm a big fan of Uncharted and the art so this book is pretty much a must-buy for me. When it comes to video game art and concept, I feel that Uncharted probably has the most absorbing characters and...
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Bandung Sketchwalk Video (1-3 May 2015)
Check out the video I made for the Bandung sketchwalk.Tags: sketchwalkvideobandung
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James Jean's XENOGRAPH Pre-order Starts
James Jean is using crowd-funding to publish his new artbook XENOGRAPH, the sequel to REBUS. I wonder what prompted him to publish it by himself though. Shipping to Europe and Asia cost USD $56 which...
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Review: Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Journal (300gsm)
When talking about Strathmore, I should first mention their methodology of using numbers for grading products. The products they have range from series 100 to 500 where 500 represents their very best,...
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Book Review: The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
As a kid, I watched and followed He-Man with enthusiam. That was many years ago and the only characters I could remember today are He-Man and Skeletor. Going through this book is therefore a nostalgic...
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Hanoi Travelogue e-book is now available
Hanoi Travelogue e-book is now available for sale at USD $6 at https://payhip.com/b/K6hjIt's a 139-page PDF e-book with all the sketches I drew during a one week trip in Hanoi, Vietnam. There are...
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Book Review: The Road to Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron: The Art of the...
This is not the artbook for the second Avengers movie featuring Ultron. There's another one specifically for Ultron.The Road to Marvel's Avengers is just a rehash of all the materials and art from the...
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Review: Pebeo 12 Half Pan Watercolour Set
Recently, I bought a box set of Pebeo pan watercolours to try out. Pebeo is a French manufacturer of art materials. Pebeo watercolours are available in tubes and pans. They seem to only have one range...
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Book Review: Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron: The Art of the Movie
There are two artbooks for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This is the official book for the second Avengers film Age of Ultron The other one, The Road to Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron: The Art of the...
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Searching My Root: A Sketchbook by Francis Theo
Francis Theo is a sketcher friend of mine from Urban Sketchers Singapore. Recently, he went back to his ancestor village in Dapu, Southern China to visit his ancestors graves and grandfather's birth...
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Book Review: Society of Illustrators: 55th Annual of American Illustration
Just wanted to show you some pages from the 55th annual from Society of Illustrators. I borrowed this from the library.Even though the book was published in 2014, it's now quite hard to find it and...
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Darman Angir Sketches on Postcards
I was given two sets of postcards by my Indonesian sketcher friend Darman Angir during the Bandung sketchwalk. The art is great!Tags: darman angirvideo
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Watercolour Lesson with Alvaro Castagnet
Watercolour Lesson with Alvaro CastagnetAlvaro Castagnet paints a cafe scene in European setting and talks about some techniques.Tags: alvaro castagnetvideoinstructional videoswatercolour
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Review: Henry Roche Pastels
This review is written by Charlotte HerczfeldHave you heard about the soft (dry) pastels called Roché? Many pastel painters know about them, but are reluctant to try them because they are priced as...
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Sculpting on Giant Clay Balls
Over the weekend, I went over to Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle due to Tia's invite to sculpt and paint on some giant clay balls. That's the sketch of the ladies sculpting and painting away. For me, I just...
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Review: PanPastel Soft Artist Pastel Drawing Set
This review is written by Amie HillPanPastels arrive in stackable plastic containers, this is handy as it means they don’t use up a lot of space, but can make things difficult and time consuming when...
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