Drawing Inspiration

Mike reviews some of his recent pieces and talks about challenging yourself and being comfortable with the result. He then answers questions from listeners covering his mobile podcast setup, his most creative recent piece, water-soluble graphite, printmaking, his current drawing kit, and his day job. 

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Weekly Inktober

Beautiful Monsters (1450-1700)

Finch (graphite sketch)

Otter (graphite sketch)

Mergansers (graphite sketch)

Wasp (graphite sketch)

Digital drawing for WeDrawWednesdays (digital drawing)

Frida Kahlo (artist, Wikipedia page)

My eye (digital drawing)

Snow in backyard (graphite sketch)

Pentallic Aqua journals and Robert Bateman sketchbooks

James Gurney (Episode 18)

Imaginative Realism book (James Gurney)

Tiff Arment (Episode 15)

Sam at Shoebox (Episode 9)

Staedtler/Nova 2 mm mechanical

.3 mm Pentel Graphgear 1000

Staedtler Mars Lumograph black

Blue tack

Blending stump

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike finishes a watercolor piece with new brushes as well as some sketches, including a very special one for Australia. Mike is then joined by artist, writer, and illustrator James Gurney to talk art, dinosaurs, and inspiration. James brings us along on his artistic journey as he highlights the artists and the books that have shaped him. This episode is packed with information for artists at all levels. 

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== Updates ==

Escoda Versatil Travel Brushes

Escoda watercolor brush review (Anna Bucciarelli)

Richeson Plein Air Travel Brush set

Clone wars

Lion

Bluebird

Watercolor of Almonte

Hummingbirds

Koala bear drawing

Support for the Australian Fires

== Links from the interview ==

The Natural Way to Draw

Norman Rockwell

N.C. Wyeth

Howard Pyle

Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis

The Artist’s Guide to Sketching by James Gurney, Thomas Kinkcade

Color and Light by James Gurney

Brian Froud

Gnomes

Dinotopia by James Gurney

Dinotopia Parade (by James Gurney)

Dinosaur Stamp (by James Gurney)

Maquette

Jack Horner (palaeontologist)

The Arrival by Shaun Tam

Adolph Menzel

Sketch Easel Facebook Group

Thomas Moran

Crowd-sourced list of favorite art instruction books

Survival Guide for Art Students

Top Ten books in a blog poll

The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing (Dover Art Instruction)

Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter

Alla Prima: Everything I Know about Painting

The Charles Bargue Drawing Course

Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing

The Practice and Science of Drawing

Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters

Classical Painting Atelier

Keys to Drawing

James Gurney Online

JamesGurney.com

YouTube

Instagram (@jamesgurneyart)

Twitter (@GurneyJourney)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike continues working with graphite but has time to test out the new Paperlike 2 screen protector for his iPad Pro. He also talks about a video everyone should watch. Mike is then joined by Captain Tom to talk about his experiences from skateboarding to animation. Also, urban sketching as a sport, travel, giving back and tips on becoming a better artist.

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Arctic Wolf

Frog, turtle and a fancy pigeon (WeDrawWednesdays)

Pentel Graphgear 1000 (.3mm mechanical pencil)

Paperlike 2 screen protector

Captain Tom (web site, Instagram)

The truck setup

Our view of Parliament Hill in Ottawa

Julian Garner

Mercury Filmworks

Ottawa Urban Sketchers

Birling

Cold Brew (coffee cups) (CaptainTom.Studio)

Ottawa CNC

Palestine (CaptainTom.Studio)

SkatePal

Namiki Falcon Fountain Pen

Dave Merritt

Pentalic watercolor book

Dan Marshall (web site, Instagram)

Platinum Carbon ink

James Bond Skyfall

James Richards

Joseph Zbukvic Escoda travel brush

Captain Tom (web site, Instagram)

Birling

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike has follow-up about a recent guest and talks about some graphite sketches. Mike is then joined by storyboard and concept artist Rob McCallum to discuss his art journey from his early days in Scotland with comics and movies to working with Stan Lee and transitioning to his movie and TV show work. Rob talks about some of his recent projects like Star Trek Discovery, IT, The Thing and Downsizing and how transitioning to the iPad and Procreate has transformed his workflow. 

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== Updates ==

Bernoid

Procreate 5 beta

Artist Trading Cards

Wedrawwednesdays

iguana (drawing)

grizzly bear (drawing)

green heron (drawing)

baby Yoda  (drawing)

== Main Show Content ==

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Ray Harryhausen

Star Wars

Quantel Paintbox

Electric Soup

Frank Quitely

2000 AD

Dark Horse Presents

Procreate

Max Ulichney brushes

The Thing (2011)

Sidecar

Star Trek Discovery

Doug Jones (Commander Suru)

The Thing (1982)

Michael Ploog

Rob McCallum Art

Rob McCallum on Instagram

Rob McCallum on Twitter

RobMcCallumArt on Twitter

Rob McCallum (IMDB)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike continues sketching into November and talks about WWII sketchbooks. Mike is then joined by Tiff Arment to discuss her journey in becoming an artist which includes her favourite mediums, recent Inktober success, going to back to school and her latest initiative, #WeDrawWednesdays.

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Anna Bucciarelli Escoda real vs synthetic sable Brush Comparison

Paperlike 2

WWII Soldier and his sketchbooks

Cardinal ink sketch

Iguana sketch in ink

Cardinals in graphite

Blue jays in ink

Downy woodpecker in ink

Watercolor cardinal

Black-legged kittiwake in graphite

Cicada painting

Tiff Arment on Instagram

TiffanyArment.com

WeDrawWednesdays.com

New York Academy of Art

Make Do

Top Four

Somehow I Manage

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike does a review of his final Inktober images and a reflection on the whole experience. Mike then spends the rest of the show talking about planning for a successful creative 2020. Some tips and considerations when putting together a creative plan well before the holidays are on us.

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Inktober (official site)

Inktober days 21-31

Sailor with Fude nibs (Amazon)

Carbon Ink

Kuretake Brush pens (medium bristle / purple)

Sakura Micron brushes (colours)

Anna Bucciarelli Skillshare courses

Myriam Tillson Courses

Cortex podcast

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike does a quick review of his recent Inktober drawings. He then speaks to Jo Brown (aka @bernoid on Twitter) to understand the passion and motivation behind this incredible illustrator. Her work has had millions of views on social media and will inspire artists and non-artists alike. Mike and Jo also talk about the impact and challenges around Inktober and the positive impact it can have on any creative person.

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Mike’s Recent Inktober posts

Inktober (official site)

Faber-Castell pencils

Lycomorpha on Twitter

Nature Journal review (tweet)

The Art of Jo Brown

@bernoid on Twitter

@taojb on Instagram

@thepobble (nature photography account on Instagram)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @Mike_Hendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike talks about having his art banned as well as more ink and brush pen talk and starting to draw later in life. Mike then talks about his Inktober set-up, his first few sketches and the reflects on the stress as well as the benefits of Inktober and just drawing everyday.

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Image that was banned

'Be like a weed': The life advice of a 102-year-old painter

Pentel

Sakura micron brush

Strathmore book

Procreate

Linea Sketch

Mike’s work so far (Ring, Mindless, Bait, Build, Husky)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike finished his new urban sketching easel, does a couple more quick sketches and tries out some new inking solutions. Myriam Tillson then joins Mike to talk about her creative journey, gouache, Inktober and a crypt experience.

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James Gurney easel (where to get instructions)

Mike's James Gurney easel at the Chateau Laurier event

Pentel brush pen

New sailor pen with Fude nib

Elgin Street

Mental health sites (Canada, US, UK)

Fubar Collective

Crypt Gallery

Daniel Smith Water Color

Da Vinci

M Graham

Winsor and Newton

Inktober 2019 (official site)

Mike Inktober 2018 - Swollen

Mryiam Inktober 2018 Day 4

Mike Inktober 2018 - Reptile (snapping turtle)

Mike Monarchs

Myriam's Strathmore Courses

Myriam Tillson (official) and Patreon site

Myriam on YouTube 

Myriam on Instagram

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike does some more outdoor watercolor work, prepares a new set of painting kits and finds out he may breathe like a creative. Mike is then joined by Canadian artist Anna Bucciarelli to talk about everything from watercolor to digital work, work/life balance, finding inspiration and teaching. If you’re an aspiring artist, Anna delivers a series of positive messages that will level up your creative game. 

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Daniel Smith Watercolors

My palettes

Colours to pick for a 12-pan watercolor palette - Parka Blogs

Sketches - Mill of Kintail

Sketch - Almonte

Sketch - Stittsville

Starbucks cup

Mint coins

Canadian Mint

Procreate

Arches paper

Anna Bucciarelli (web site)

Anna Bucciarelli (Instagram)

Anna’s Skillshare courses

Special Skillshare discount trial (premium free for 2 months)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast

Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0