by Lachri | Jun 28, 2016 | Art tips, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week I’m showing you how to shade and draw details in a hand to make it more realistic. It doesn’t matter how great your outline is if you don’t shade it right, so that is what we’re looking at here. Many of the tips I have for you will...
by Lachri | Jun 7, 2016 | Art tips, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Today I’m going to walk you through some tips on drawing realistic hair. I’m using graphite for this demonstration, but this really will apply to any medium. The real time, hour long version of this tutorial is available for supporters on Patreon to watch...
by Lachri | May 24, 2016 | Art tips, Inktense, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I don’t see myself getting sick of this medium anytime soon. I just LOVE how much detail you can easily get with them!! Today I’m demonstrating a secretary bird using both the blocks and pencils. Supplies used: (Amazon affiliate links) Fabriano Artistico...
by Lachri | Mar 21, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite
Normally when I review a product I either love it or hate it. That wasn’t the case with these graphite pencils from Caran d’Ache. There were some things I did love, and some things that I just felt “meh” about. The Good (or amazing in this...
by Lachri | Jan 26, 2016 | Art product review, Art tips, Graphite
I get so excited when I try a new supply and it turns out to be AMAZING. This was the case with the Faber-Castell 9000 Graphite pencil set. While these have been around for a while I for some reason never thought to try them out. These pencils sharpen to a very fine...