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Inside the Sketchbook Vol. 1

Inside the Sketchbook Vol. 1

Reading Time: 5 minutesOne feature I very much enjoy on the Jacksons Art Blog is the insight into other artists sketchbooks. Often this is something very personal and many artists would flinch at this idea – it is reputed that Turner once chased a woman round a table 

Doodles

Doodles

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have recently been in some rather lengthy training for work, and while I have always been a doodler in meetings, I had one of my small sketchbooks with me and throught I would do my doodles in the sketchbook. I was quite impressed with 

From the Sketchbooks

From the Sketchbooks

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve talked a little previously on the subject of sketching and experimenting. There’s a lot of different thought’s and practice on using sketchbooks, some artists meticulously plan their images, with sketches, tonal sketches, draft versions and so on. Others feel that doing test versions removes 

Dark Works

Dark Works

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a quick post to show an expreiment. I read a nice tutorial ecently in Practical Photography about creating an image in the style of a Dutch Oil Painting and thoguht I would give it a go. The random skull, which I have no idea 

Decay

Decay

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome breif, boredom releiving experiments with the Lensbaby Macro Magnifiers. Just thought I would share this macro of a decayed, mummified russian dwarf hamster. You’re welcome.