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How to Paint Layers with Markers – ADAXI Arts

When you paint with markers, the skills you need are not so difficult. The painting of markers feature transparency, so the effect of single layer and multiple layers are quite different.

Single Layer Painting

This painting consists of single-layer strokes and they overlap just a little part, so the color is thin and light. Draw it hard and quick, the strokes are very clear to see and you will use it to draw the ground or buildings.

Multiple Layers Painting

Draw strokes repeatedly in...
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How to Use Two Tips of Markers – ADAXI Arts

The head’s shape of the mark pen is different, so when use it, you can create different pen strokes with different skills.According to the needs of your work, choose the proper pen stoke skills of the two tips, you can be twice efficient than before. Rectangle StrokeWhile using the broad tip to draw, the head is parallel to the left edge of the paper and stick completely to the paper to create a rectangle stroke of tidy edge and even...

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How to Create Gradation Effect – ADAXI Arts

It’s a little bit difficult to create gradation effect with marker pens, which needs multiple pens of different colors. And how to choose the gradation hues is vital and requires a lot of knowledge and experience. Smooth gradation will greatly enhance your artwork, thus we need to practice more especially for art journey starters.Gradation of Same Hue Prepare 3 marker pens of same hue but different values. Here we choose blue. Draw the darkest, then the medium darkest, and the lightest...

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How to Use 0 Colorless Blender Artfully – ADAXI Arts

No. 0 mark pen has no color, whose use and effect are similar to using water in watercolor drawing, which could gradate a hue from dark to colorless. It’s also used in highlighting to create great painting effect. Prepare a No. 0 mark pen and another one of color. We’ll try light blue this time Draw some Parallelogram Strokes with light blue marker first Before it dries, repeatedly blend the edge from up to down with No. 0 mark pen. When it’s dry, it’s...

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How to Use Watercolor Brushes: A Guide for Beginners

Introduction

Watercolor painting is a beautiful and rewarding art form that has captured the hearts of many artists throughout the centuries. One of the keys to mastering watercolor painting is learning how to properly use watercolor brushes. In this blog post, we will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to use watercolor brushes, so that you can take your painting skills to the next level.

Understanding the Different Types of Watercolor Brushes

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How To Use Watercolor Pencils?

How To Use Watercolor Pencils?

Watercolor pencils are pencils that contain water-soluble pigment. In general, watercolor pencils can be used wet or dry. When used dry, they can act like a normal pencil, providing a lead-like stroke. When used wet, they can provide a watercolor-like effect.Working with this kind of art supply is a great way to experiment with colors.

What are watercolor pencils for?

Watercolor pencils can be used for a range of artistic applications, including sketching, creating colorful details in drawings and paintings, creating...
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TEN IDEAS FOR GETTING STARTED WITH A SKETCHBOOK

It is always a delicate situation to draw on the first page of a sketchbook. We usually want our first page to be kind of "perfect". It should reflect whatever kind of personality we have. Sometimes we are scared to start a sketchbook because we are afraid of failing, or we aren't inspired. Here are a few drawing ideas that hopefully will give you some inspiration for your next drawing. 1) Motivational QuoteIs there anything better than finding a positive affirmation...

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How to Draw a Pencil Step by Step

The pencil is an instrument for writing or drawing. The pen is made up of a thin stick of graphite or a similar material enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or covered with plastic or metal.Therefore, we created a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a pencil in just 9 steps.Step 1Begin by drawing a vertical line across the page. Your pencil's wood will be formed by this line....

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How to Hold A Pencil When Drawing

Theories abound regarding how an artist should hold a pencil. One of the worst things you can do for your drawing is force yourself to use an artificial grip. It only creates stress and disturbs the natural flow of your line. Learning how to hold a pencil in new ways is worth exploring -- you may find methods which better play off of your natural tendencies.Let's take a look at each pencil grip, showing you how...

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