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Why keep an art sketchbook?
Whether you’re feeling inspired to draw, draw, draw… or have been told to start a sketchbook habit, here we take a look at some reasons why you might keep a sketchbook and think about what format that sketchbook might take… Your sketchbook is there to serve you so use it in the way that’s most useful for you personally! How do you feel about the idea of keeping a sketchbook? Is it something you’re keen to get started doing? Or do you feel you ‘should’ keep an art sketchbook? Perhaps you searched online for sketchbook ideas and now feel intimidated by the perfectly-coiffured sketchbook pages gracing Instagram and Pinterest? Yep! Me too!
Basic colour wheel colour theory explained – keeping it simple – put the ideas into practice straight away.
Do people keep referring to the colour wheel or colour theory without explaining what it is, why it’s helpful, or what it’s got to do with you? …confusing, right? Only until it’s explained properly! When you understand basic colour wheel ideas, it’s like you’ve been let into a special artists’ club and get to find out all the colour secrets!
I didn’t properly understand about the artist’s colour wheel until I started training in interior design… it was a big ‘a-ha’ moment and suddenly everything ‘clicked’…
That’s what I want to share with you – how basic colour wheel colour theory can improve your art! We’ll look together at the basic colour wheel – we’ll understand what it’s for and understand some simple colour terms before going on to see how basic colour wheel colour theory can help us choose colours for our drawings and artworks. In this blog post, we’ll cover:
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I'm proud to have contributed a 5-Day Start Drawing Challenge to the new Make it in DesignFREE 'Gift of Creativity' online classroom.
The 'Gift of Creativity' is a special online resource filled with creative inspiration, challenges, tutorials, colouring sheets and projects to keep you and your family occupied during these difficult weeks - great for adults or kids, home-schooling projects, beginners or the more experienced - there's a ton of resources there already and there'll be more added each week, so if you're at all interested, bookmark it and check it out. My contribution is the '5-Day Start Drawing Challenge' which you can find in the 'Drawing' section of the classroom. All the details are here... Fill your life with more art!
Enjoy a cool 35% off wall art in my Society6 store this week, including:
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Offer is for this week only - ends Sunday 15th March 2020 at 11.59PM PT Shop for wall art in the Lotti Brown Society6 store now...
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It's time to refresh your home for the new season - add a bit of colour to feel yourself come back to life and light after a dark, cold winter...
And take 30% off home decor and tabletop products in my Society6 store for this week only... Refresh your home with 30% off:
If you're getting fed up with the weather, this may cheer you up a bit - there's two very special offers available at my stockists this week...
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A fab offer in my Society6 store this week - 25% off everything - great if you want to brighten up your home ready for Spring with a new colourful art print, or add cushions, curtains, rugs, throws or other accessories...
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