In this post I want to show how I paint a portrait of a Male African Lion in watercolor. Step 1: I determine the size of the paper and whether I want a textured or smooth surface to work on. I then do a light sketch in pencil and mask out the white areas with…
What paint brushes do I purchase?
There are a variety of art paint brushes you can buy and different brands. The most important things to remember when purchasing paint brushes is that you buy a brand that offers a good quality brush. A poor quality brush will lose hair when you paint. A second characteristic of a poor quality brush is…
What are Artist Residencies?
Artists residencies are global opportunities for artist to live and work in locations exploring different environments and cultures. An artist residency can be paid, sponsored or funded. It can range from one week to two months depending on the art residency. Some art residencies require the artist to create an art piece or a series…
What paints to buy for watercolor paintings?
Over the years I have bought different brands of watercolor and also different quality water color paints. When I started painting with watercolor’s I used the student’s quality. I did not want to spend money on paint whilst I was still developing my skills as a watercolorist. The interesting thing is, that I still have…
What drawing pencils and other basic tools should I buy?
The first items to add to your artist tool box are drawing pencils. There are different forms of pencils that you can use. I will briefly explain them. Why is quality important? The graphite lead can be either poor or high quality. The quality is important because when you are drawing the graphite may either…
The art of buying art equipment.
I still remember the first time I set foot in an art store. I was about 12 years old and I was so over whelmed that I did not know what I wanted to buy. The art store was owned by a lovely, kind Greek man who became my friend and was the person I…
What is Dostoevsky Reimagined?
I was commissioned by VM Productions to design a poster for “What is Dostoevsky Reimagined?” Vlog: https://vimeo.com/265821824 VM Productions produced a film called “Notes from the New World”, which has received numerous awards from International Film Festivals. The film Notes from the New World is a contemporary retelling of Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground. The…
My New Novel is published
I am excited to announce that my second novel has been published on Amazon.com and is available for purchase. I will be discussing the ideas and research I did for Catch a Wildfire which is based in a small town called Clarens. It is situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free…
Top 25 shortlisted illustrator
Creativepool is based in the United Kingdom and their website boasts some of the top creatives and organisations in the world. (https://creativepool.com/AngelaWarren) In 2016 I was awarded a position of Top 3 published #artworker because Illustrated 5 children’s books by self-published authors. Earlier this year, I submitted an entry to Creativepool for their annual awards….
Comic Warehouse
Wow, it is so amazing to discover a comic warehouse just two blocks from where I live. I have never seen anything like this in South Africa. They have life size figurines of superheros like, Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman and Spider man hanging from the rafters. There are also immaculate old vintage cars and it…
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