"Creativity takes courage." – Henri Matisse
Why, hello there folks! Welcome to another post on Lionhearted Art, where weirdness abounds and... arty lion stuff happens, I guess. (I've tried writing an intro to this post three times. Please give me a little grace.) Let's just get straight to the thing, shall we? The Process of a Drawing According to The Emperor's …
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So... you got a new set of colored pencils. Maybe you bought the set of 150. (Every color you'll ever need for the rest of your life.) Or maybe you've decided you only need 24. Or maybe you were given some colored pencils as a gift. Whatever the case is, you'll have a new box …
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I haven't been making a ton of art these last couple weeks. In fact, I've felt pretty arted out lately. So instead of sitting down at my desk and picking up my pencils, I'm sitting at the computer writing a blog post. My brothers keep telling me, "You need to post more art. The name …
So, you're probably wondering why I'm posting again so soon. Or maybe you're not, but I'll tell you anyway. It's because Grace and Katherine at The Maidens of Green Gables are hosting an Anne of Green Gables blog party!! *throws confetti and serves up plum pudding* They told me about it with such delight and …
Hello everyone! How has your July been? I'm doing Camp NaNoWriMo for the first time this month, so my July has been a bit... well, busy. Anyway, I've done a lot of art lately, so I figured it was time for an art dump. Featuring art by my siblings. 😀 This is my most recent …
Hey guys! I just realized it's been about two months since I've posted anything. Well, things have been kind of crazy over here.... Crazier than normal. My family has the chicken pox. Whoop whoop! So, this post is going to be a little bit shorter than usual. Anyway, let's jump in. Here's a drawing I …
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Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. I've had a lot of things going on, I'm working on several projects, and yes, I did have a deadline project. I was brainstorming what to write about in this blog post, and in the middle of working on my deadline project I thought, "Why …
Last year, I discovered the joy of caricature sketching. Okay, so mine didn't turn out very caricature-ish, so maybe I should just call it sketching. While I really love creating realistic portraits, there's just something so satisfying about the simplicity of sketching. 🙂 Here's one of the first ones I did. It took about twenty …
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