By: Koosje Koene,
on 7/4/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
You often see those ribbons or banners, used with great lettering. On chalkboards at hipster places, and all over Instagram and Pinterest, right? It looks very cool and it looks kind of complicated. But it’s not!
Here’s how you make those banners.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 6/27/2016
A toned paper background can be a lot of fun to work with – you’ll need a bit of a different approach than when using your regular white paper. Especially whites can really pop!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 6/20/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Sometimes you’re just happily mixing your watercolours and then you get to a point where you apply too much! The drawing could get muddy… I’m sure you’ve had this happen before as well. Don’t panic – there’s a trick for this!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 6/6/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Here’s a great way to fill a page with lush watercolours.
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Do you like the juiciness of all this? Are you thirsty for more?
Then why don’t you join my online art class on foodie-art? It’s called ‘Draw It Like It’s Hot!’ and it starts this Friday in Sketchbook Skool. Let’s make delicious art together. Find out more and join me by following this link.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 5/31/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Do you have a favourite dish or recipe? Why not draw it then? It can be very simple to do.
What’s your favorite food? Draw it! And if you are hungry for more, make sure you don’t miss out on my online workshop ‘Draw It Like It’s Hot!’. Four weeks of delicious art making and fun!
Click here to learn more and sign up today!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 5/23/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Do you ever fear that first blank page in a brand new sketchbook? I think we all do. It’s a blank slate, a new start. Which is awesome, but what if that first drawing doesn’t quite work out the way it looked in your head? Um well, nothing disastrous about that, BUT it can make you procrastinate on your first drawing in a new sketchbook. Procrastinating could easily lead you out of the drawing habit, and we don’t want that!
Have no fear. There’s a simple solution and it’s a golden oldie.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 4/25/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
When you don’t know what to draw… Then, what to draw?
The things you like most are actually a lot of fun to draw. The subject will be familiar to draw, and enjoyable.
I love food related art, and I love good coffee, so today I just pick a few favourite styles of coffee, and draw those. Adding banners to use as ‘titles’ for each item is a great way to unify the elements in your illustration. For these coffees, I can write the ingredients and even the measurements next to it, and then it becomes an illustrated recipe!
One of my favourite “go-tos”, to draw in my art journal is coffee. What’s yours?
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 4/18/2016
Welcome to draw Tip Tuesday!
Here’s today’s tip: always carry a sketchbook with you, and use it. You will create a treasure of memories for yourself, capturing things photos or videos could never do.
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So – use your journal and make awesome art.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 3/28/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Today’s draw tip isn’t mine, and it’s also a bit different from what you may be used to.
By popular demand, here is the video I made for Sketchbook Skool with my dad showing his fabulous invention: the Watercolor Watch!
To make your own watercolor watch, here’s the manual my dad made for you:
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 3/14/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
A lot of people find it hard to draw hands. It takes practice -and what better way to practice, than using your own hand as a model?
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 2/22/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Today we’ll do an exercise, using color pencils to add depth to a circle and transform it into a sphere.
This exercise is a simplified example of what I teach in my upcoming online drawing course ‘Just Draw It!’
In this 6-week course, you get to learn a lot more about shading, using color pencils, and many other drawing techniques – and you will get my personal feedback on the drawings you make!
It starts March 7, so don’t miss out – seats are limited!
Click here to sign up for $99 today
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 2/16/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Did you know you can use an eraser to draw with? A great exercise for seeing values.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 2/2/2016
…and then suddenly you catch the flu! Well, I did, in any case. I think it’s been 20 since I caught the flu virus that kept me in bed for over a week. It messed with my body, my brain, my schedule, even my drawing skills… And it meant I couldn’t make any new Draw Tip Tuesdays!
I feel a lot better now, thanks, even though I’m still in recovery mode.
So anyway, that’s why today will be Throwback Tuesday – once again, by popular demand: How to draw buildings without feeling intimidated!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 1/25/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Last week I showed you how to make a colorful background wash ,using your watercolors. Today, we’ll draw on top of it, using colored pencils.
if you want to learn more, have a look on my website: makeawesomeart.com, and join one of my classes! You can start right away because next week ‘awesome art journaling’ is starting, It’s a 4 week class, filled with great tips, tricks, drawing ideas and tutorials.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 1/18/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
You give your drawings another layer, or another ‘dimension’ by making a watercolor wash for the background first.
Next week, I’ll use my colour pencils on this watercolor wash. Stay tuned!
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Do you want to learn more? In just two weeks my 4-week online art class ‘Awesome Art Journaling’ starts. I will guide you a whole month to fill your art journal pages and will give you tips, tricks, drawing ideas and a little kick in the pants to make awesome art! Don’t miss out and make sure you get a seat in the online classroom. Click here to sign up for $69 today!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 1/12/2016
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Remember a while ago I showed you how to combine watercolors and colour pencils? Well, here’s a super quick tip that can make a huge difference: add cast shadows. A simple trick with a great effect!
If you need a little extra push to keep making art a habit: join my online class ‘Awesome Art Journaling’. It’s a 4 week class, filled with great tips, tricks, drawing ideas and a little kick in the pants! Starting February first. Click here and sign up for $69 today
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 1/5/2016
Happy New Year!
How are your coloring pages going, we started last week? And have you decorated the cover yet?
Let’s do that today, and make sure that the coloring book becomes a great new-years-resolution project!
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This project is a great way to start the new year with, and if you want a little extra push towards creating an art habit, join my online workshop ‘Awesome Art Journaling’. It starts February first and I will guide you through a whole month of art journaling with fun tips, drawing prompts, videos and tutorials. And to keep you going, at the end of the class, you get another month worth of art prompts and tips in the ‘Awesome Art Journaling’ workbook.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 12/29/2015
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Have you noticed how popular colouring books for adults have become lately? It’s proof that making art, playing with colors and being creative helps you use a different part of your brain and have some fun, whatever age you are!
No need to rush to the shop to buy one of those coloring books, you can make one yourself! Put your pen on paper and fill page after page with ink drawings. It’ll be a great way to kickstart your new year’s resolution of making more art in 2016!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 12/22/2015
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
No need to panic if you forgot to send someone a Holiday card – it’s simple to make one yourself!
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Thank you for watching this video, I hope it inspires you to make awesome art. If you would like a little extra push: why don’t you sign up for my online workshop ‘Awesome Art Journaling’?
Starting February first, it’s a whole month of filling your art journal pages, full of fun, tips and tricks, and a great way to start, and KEEP that art habit in 2016!
Click here to find out more and sign up right away!
Happy Holidays!
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 12/15/2015
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Here’s a fun tip to mix media:
When you made a drawing using watercolors, you can add a little extra by hatching with colour pencils.
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 11/24/2015
By: Koosje Koene,
on 11/24/2015
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By: Koosje Koene,
on 11/16/2015
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Don't you just love snooping through other people's pencil cases? And I've had quite a few questions lately about the materials I use, so I thought I'd give you a little peek into my sketchbag today.
The contents of my Sketch bag always change a little bit over time. I add something, and then something else has to go, because otherwise the bag will be too full. I could get a larger sketch bag of course, but I don’t want to waste any valuable draw time by linguering over which of the many tools I should use. I want to just pick up a tool and start drawing right away!
So there’s today’s tip for you: yes, art supplies are great, but narrow them down as well, so your drawing time is spent on drawing and not on fiddling around and being indecisive.
By: Koosje Koene,
on 11/9/2015
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
No more struggling with letters because you don't like your handwriting. Here’s a fun and simple trick to give your letters a 3d effect without much effort.
By: Koosje Koene,
on 11/3/2015
