• Over on Patreon, Alison asked me about creating clean artwork for colouring books and sheets.

    Alison, does not find the experience of drawing on a tablet very satisfying. I don’t either. There is no creative feedback from a plastic nib sliding across a piece of glass.

    So how can you draw with ink on paper and then create crisp, clean black and white artwork to make colouring pages?

    Use a camera phone or a scanner to “capture the image” then open up an image editing program or app like the GIMP, procreate, Photoshop or Affinity Photo. Find the “Levels” and adjust to get the best black and white image.

    If you want to colour the image set the blend mode of the layer to Multiply and colour onto anew layer below. Watch the video – it’s all there!

    Have fun and why not support my drawing channel and get a free help sheet by joining me on Patreon

  • Requested by Youtube viewer, @Cecilia Acuna, this video shows you how to draw an “American Gentleman” Boston Terrier in pen and ink and coloured with watercolour.

    Easy, step by step instructions are perfect for beginners at drawing and watercolour.

    You can buy the original with free Post and Packing here:

  • Learn how to draw a Perfect Star using just a ruler, pencil and compass. This is also the method of dividing the circumference into five equal arcs.

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    How to draw a perfect star is one of my most viewed videos. A comment this week, asked why it took so long to get to the point in the video. I looked back at the 2011 video and realised it could be done more sharply, so this is a split test to see if I can get better traction  with a sharper editing style.

    There is a help sheet attached. Click the pdf image to download.

    Draw a perfect Star

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