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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Fantasy Crow
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About / Contact / Prints. Friday, October 18, 2013. This sketch was done in graphite with the dark tones add with Prismacolor Verithin and Premier pencils on a 60lb smooth sketch pad. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: MyPaint 1.1 for Windows
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About / Contact / Prints. Monday, May 19, 2014. MyPaint 1.1 for Windows. Just want to let you know that I am still alive and well. I have been working on other projects and haven't made time to post anything .only responding to questions on YouTube. I have been meaning to post a video on how to use MyPaint 1.1 on Windows, but in that time people have been creating builds that will do the same, with less steps. For a thorough overview of the features go to David Revoy's blog HERE. Posted by Steven Powers.
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: The Mummy
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About / Contact / Prints. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. In the spirit of Halloween (with no pun intended) I sketched the mummy rising from the grave. The working title I gave him is "Uncle Ned". Posted by Steven Powers. Labels: art; halloween; charcoal; sketch; drawing; willow; mummy; scary; seasonal; toned paper; strathmore;. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Pastel Over Pencil
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About / Contact / Prints. Thursday, June 12, 2014. James Gurney the author of "Dinotopia" covered Eugene Burnand's portraits that he did of World War 1 Legionnaires. His original post can be found HERE. The portraits were drawn in carbon and then colored in pastel and that combination and the realism that Eugene captured is what caught my attention. Of course I have a long way to go to making this part of my preferred workflow, but there will be more to follow on this subject. This is a direct link HERE.
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Portfolio Sketchbook
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About / Contact / Prints. Friday, September 19, 2014. In this video I display a portfolio that I use to store my loose sheets in. I use it as a sketch book more than it's original design. These portfolio books come in various sizes and can be found on Amazon or in any major arts and crafts stores. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: "Alien Buggy" - The Making Of
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About / Contact / Prints. Friday, December 20, 2013. Alien Buggy" - The Making Of. This is an overview / workflow a design sketch that I did recently. I cover my design stage and the pitfalls of not planning out a composition ahead of time. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Sketchbooks...Which ones I use and why.
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About / Contact / Prints. Monday, August 18, 2014. Sketchbooks.Which ones I use and why. Just my thoughts on sketchbooks and which ones I like and use for travel / ideas, design and finials. I believe sketching is fundamental to art. It is a good practice to sketch everyday even if it is just doodles. I design better and my imagination flows easier when I draw regularly. With practice one becomes better. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Cleaning a Sketch with Corel Painter
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About / Contact / Prints. Friday, August 29, 2014. Cleaning a Sketch with Corel Painter. I thought it would be beneficial to show how I clean up sketches before posting to my Blog. Here I used my Caveman sketch [from my 5x7 sketchbook] as an example in Corel Painter. One can also use Photoshop or a free painting suites such as Krita to accomplish the same. Posted by Steven Powers. How to post a sketch; cleaning sketch to post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: Caveman
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About / Contact / Prints. Monday, September 1, 2014. Another one from my travel sketchbook. he started out as a doodle and morphed into a rough design sketch. As my normal workflow lately; I started this with my Pentel Mechanical pencil and then added value with Charcoal at a later date. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Steven Powers (SMP): Visual Artist: How to Create Custom Tool Presets in Photoshop
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About / Contact / Prints. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. How to Create Custom Tool Presets in Photoshop. Tool Presets in Photoshop is a very powerful feature that is also very easy to use. It enables you to save a brush and it's attributes with or without color. This speeds up painting tasks when using your favorite "go-to" brushes and tools .it isn't just for brushes. Posted by Steven Powers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).