This weeks lil episode is more about the tings, as I talk about Interpreting Dreams with Automatic Writing. There's also the Book Book, which is Understanding Dreams by Keith Hearne and David Melbourne, and for a bit of arty tings, we have the lil Art Tip, which is a super easy way to create the effect of squinting when working digitally. Hope you like this one :)

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This weeks lil episode is more about the tings, as I talk about Interpreting Dreams with Automatic Writing. Writing about stuff always seems to unearth tings you could never come up with just by thinking.I feel all dreams are trying to tell us something, and Automatic Writing is done when you're still half asleep, which is why Interpreting Dreams with Automatic Writing works so well.To keep the dream theme going, this weeks Book Book is a great book called Understanding Dreams by Keith Hearne and David Melbourne, but we do have a lil bit of arty stuff in this one, thanks to the lil Art Tip, which is ...

  *BOOOOOOOOOONGGGG*lil ART TIP TIMEUSE THE BLUR FILTER, TO CREATE A DIGITAL SQUINTSquinting allows you to look at something complex you're trying to draw, and break it down into big basic shapes. It basically removes all the details, so you can concentrate on getting the overall feel of the thing right.On the computer, you can create the effect of squinting, by using a blur filter. In Photoshop, you can adjust the blur amount, so it's way more versitle than squinting, as you can knock something down to super simple shapes.If you're ever struggling to 'see' what you're trying to draw, or if you simply want to remove all the details from what you've drawn to compare it with the reference image, adding a temporary blur filter is a great way to achieve this while working digitally."BOOOOOONNNNGGGGG"  BOOK BOOK 4: Understanding Dreams, by Keith Hearne and David MelbourneAre you into Dreaming? If you answered yes, I highly recommend this weeks Book Book. Understanding Dreams covers so many topics, and you're sure to learn something new, such as Ancient Civilizations relationships with Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, Nightmares, Sleep Disorders ... even Virtual Reality; this book discusses it all, and so much more.Love this Book Book, and I hope you love this episode :)

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This weeks lil episode is another one of those brain dump ones, this time, about Social Media.

I talk about how Social Media is both good and bad, Curating content and the struggles of Focusing.

There's also the lil Art Tip, which is about Sharpening Pencils, the Book Book, which is a beautiful lil art book called Momentary, The Art of Ilya Kuvshinov ... plus there's a bit of Lucid Dreaming at the end too :)

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This weeks lil episode is another one of those brain dump ones, this time, about Social Media. I have a strange love hate relationship with social media; but talk about the Good and Bad, Curating Content and the Struggles of Focusing.

I give a brief overview of the main types of Social Media as an Artist too, where I feel like

* YouTube is a Social Search Engine

* Twitter a lil brain dump Journal type thing

* Instagram a collection of Finished Artwork

* Facebook is a place for Extroverts, and Twitter more for Introverts

* Pinterest is the best place for Finding and Collecting a bunch of Inspiration

* Tumblr seems like a sort of social Blog thing

* Dribbble seems professional and for people trying to put together an Online Portfolio

* DeviantArt is like a big massive Social Community for Artists

* ArtStation is another professional one, but it feels more like separate sites for each Artist instead of a community

 

There's also the BOOK BOOK, which is another beautiful book called MOMENTARY, the Art of Ilya Kuvshinov, and than there's the lil Art Tip, which is

 

 

*BOOOOOOOOOONGGGG*

lil ART TIP TIME

THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARPENING YOUR PENCIL

I had been using my Staedtler Mars Clutch Pencils for over four years without sharpening them, when last week I did...and WOW, it's like I have a whole new bunch of pencils. Sharpening your pencils really can transform how they feel and behave.

This lil podcast's about saying Thank You when things aren't going so well, a new Fun 8 Minute Drawing Challenge I've found, and Sausages ... this weeks lil Art Tip is actually a lil Sausage Tip :) There's also the BOOK BOOK, which is a book called Feeling is the Secret, by Neville Goddard. Hope you like this sausage lol

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This lil podcast is about a couple main topics: Saying Thank You When Things Aren't Going So Well, and a new 8 Minute Drawing Challenge I've found, which is both FUN and FUNNY; here's a photo of the Bob the Builder drawings I spoke about on the episode, where by the end of the challenge he becomes Blob the Builder lol

 

There's also the BOOK BOOK, which is a beautiful book called Feeling is the Secret, by Neville Goddard, and than there's a section on Sausages …

 

 

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lil SAUSAGE TIP TIME

A KNEADED ERASER CAN BE TURNED INTO A SAUSAGE TO HELP LIGHTLY REMOVE PENCIL FROM YOUR PAPER

If you take a Kneaded Eraser and roll it up into a sausage shape, you can than gently roll it over your paper, and it will lightly remove pencil from the paper. Really handy when your drawing becomes a bit of a mess with grid / perspective lines all over the place :)

"BOOOOOONNNNGGGGG"

 

 

BOOK BOOK 2: Feeling is the Secret, by Neville Goddard

Each week I take a look at a book, and this weeks BOOK BOOK is a beautiful lil book called, Feeling is the Secret, by Neville Goddard. It really is a tiny book; you can finish it in about an hour, but every page is full of wisdom.

I adore this book, it's all about the Connection between the Conscious and Subconscious, and how gaining control of your feelings, will allow you to gain control of your world :)

 

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This weeks Inspirational Quote goes to Neville Goddard

This lil one's all about Gesture Drawing; I talk about why it's my most fun drawing exercise, how online resources QuickPoses.com and Croquis Cafe can help improve your Gesture Drawing skills, and there's this weeks lil Art Tip, which is Gesture Drawing related. We also have a new feature this week in Book Book Time :) where I'll be looking at a different book each episode, and this weeks Book Book changed my life, it's Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How To Lose Your Mind And Create A New One, by Dr Joe Dispenza. Hope you like this one :)

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This lil one's all about Gesture Drawing, a really fun drawing exercise that helps get more energy into your artwork, especially Characters. I talk about why it's MY MOST FUN DRAWING EXERCISE, and how online resources like QuickPoses.com and Croquis Cafe, can help improve your Gesture Drawing skills.

 

There's also a new feature this week in Book Book Time :) where I look at a different book each episode, as well as the lil Art Tip, which this week is :

 

 

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lil ART TIP TIME

USE THE BIGGEST PIECE OF PAPER YOU CAN FIND WHEN DOING GESTURE DRAWING

If you're limited by the paper size, you end up holding back and not being able to really go for it, and Gesture Drawing is all about going for it. Feeling the Pose, and Throwing Long, Sexy, Confident Lines all over the Paper … so it's best to use the biggest sheet of paper you can find :)

**BONUS**

Here's an extra teeny weeny lil ART TIP … it's more of a challenge really, but

TRY STARTING A GESTURE DRAWING WHERE YOU FEEL THE MOST FEELING, NOT NECESSARILY WITH THE HEAD

A lot of people say start with the head, but I've found my Gestures feel more Energetic when I start where I feel the most feeling. That feeling place is where I'm most Excited, and that initial Excitement seems to Flow throughout the rest of the Gesture when I start with it.

"BOOOOOONNNNGGGGG"

 

 

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It's BOOK BOOK Time :) Each week I'll be talking about a book I've either read in the past, currently reading, or want to read in the future. Art books, Spiritual books, Story books, Kids books? ... I'm not fussy, if it's a good book I'll talk about it :)

BOOK BOOK 1 goes to - Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How To Lose Your Mind And Create A New One, by Dr Joe Dispenza

This book changed my life, I haven't read it in over five years, but the stuff I learnt in this one really did stay with me. Like Art,

This weeks lil episode could be the last one before they put me in a Mental Asylum lol It starts out talking about how I think I need to go back to basics with my Art, before I bounce all over the place asking questions like: What are we Doing here? Are Introverts Aliens? What is Rest? Is the Subconscious an External Source? Are some Thoughts other Peoples Feelings? ... I also talk about AI, Virtual Reality and Out of Body Experiences, as well as this weeks lil Art Tip, which is how to Grid a Pencil Drawing without putting any lines on your paper. This one is a lil all over the place, but hopefully you enjoy it :)

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This weeks lil episode could be the last one before they put me in a Mental Asylum lol It starts out talking about Going Back to Basics with Art, before I bounce all over the place asking questions about Conflict like:

* What are we Doing here?

* Are Introverts Aliens?

* What is Rest?

* Is the Subconscious an External Source?

* Are some Thoughts other Peoples Feelings?

* What happens if a Positive and Negative Particle Combine?

I go all over the place really, and I didn't know what to title this episode, but I thought Conflict was a good word to describe what I'm currently feeling. Even Inktober was a conflict, I enjoyed every second of it, yet was so happy for it to be over.

So I hope you enjoy this episode, which also talks about AI, Virtual Reality and Quantum Physics. I love talking about stuff like this, and I do think it's art related, because Art is all about being Creative, and Creativity seems to be half of what reality is about, the other half being Destruction; Reality is, the Ultimate Conflict.

There's also this weeks lil Art Tip which is :

 

 

*BOOOOOOOOOONGGGG*

lil ART TIP TIME

HOW TO GRID A DRAWING, WITHOUT GETTING LINES ON YOUR PAPER

Lee Hammond introduced me to gridding in her book, How To Draw Lifelike Portraits From photographs, but having lines left behind on my paper was something that frustrated me when I first started experimenting with it. I would draw the grid lines on the paper very lightly, but still be unable to fully remove them once I finished the Realistic Pencil Drawing.

It really bothered me, until I tried out a lightbox; it worked perfectly. This weeks lil ART TIP, is to use a lightbox to shine the grid lines through your paper, meaning you never actually draw any lines on your paper. The following blog post shows The Whole gridding process Step by Step, together with links to handy resources, but I highly recommend investing in a lil lightbox :)

"BOOOOOONNNNGGGGG"