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                            I have an unbound love for charcoal portraits. No other medium can produce such a beautiful interplay between light and dark and light and shadow. Charcoal portraits look true to life as they can create very apt contrasts and highlights. But, in order to get the desired result, one must use the right paper GSM. I have used 115 GSM sketchbook from Menorah for my drawing. This is the best  sketchbook for colored pencils  and is excellent for dry media art work like pencil sketching, Sakura micron pen, wax crayons, pencil colors, charcoal and graphite. I have used mild water colors on this sketchbook as well before and I was very impressed with the paper quality. You can go ahead and buy this 115 - GSM sketchbook for pencil drawings from Menorah, with no doubts. Here are the materials required to do a charcoal portrait: 1. 115 GSM sketchbook 2. Charcoal powder 3. Charcoal pencil 4. B...

                                    Let’s say you are out shopping. Are you one of those people whose eyes immediately dart towards a black dress and you pick it up in spite of being surrounded by myriad colors. This is proof that black is enticing. It has an inexplicable allure. It is certainly hard to find a color that can elevate and compliment other colors like black does.                        Black is usually given a negative connotation. It is supposed to be ominous, gloomy, dangerous or menacing. But black is not just bold but also peaceful. Have you noticed that you can experience utmost serenity only during the dark? The world is fast asleep. There is nothing to disturb you and you are left alone with your thoughts and imagination, with no interventions from the sounds of the day whatsoever.           ...

      If you are new to the realm of art, you need to know the available paints and how you can use them. Watercolor, Acrylic and Gouache and many more.                   There are a variety of mediums in painting, but here to give the gist of the vividly using paints by artists are Watercolor, Acrylic, Gouache and oil pastels. But this all needs a paper medium that elevates the result of the drawings. The watercolor paint goes well with 240 GSM,300 GSM; it is ancient because even a non-artist person knows about watercolor. The next one is Acrylic paint. It gives you the surrealistic outlook of the sketch, and also it gives you the fun learning when it is diluted with water. The level of water you use gives you the difference when it dries. It gives you the glossy finish.  Now let me tell you what briefly is gouache.                Gouache combines the exciting characteristics of wat...

         This guide will help you to know how a primed canvas improves your painting, so far if you have been working on papers or on sketchbooks then beginning to work on canvas will give you a  great start and good support, but before jumping into the topic let me tell you some basic steps of how to choose your canvas. CANVAS:                            Canvas is nothing but an art surface, but there are various canvases available if you are a beginner then you have to do some research before entering into this level. I’m here to guide you through that path. Canvas panels &  Canvas board  are the two things you have here. Art kingdom allowed me to enter with my creative works. Imagination will be your key to enter. WHAT DOES PRIMED CANVAS MEAN?                          Many budding artists begin their canvas ...

  DRAWING IDEAS FOR YOUR MINI SKETCHBOOK     First, I'm here to share my ideas of sketchbooks and the experience that let me through this journey to guide the path for the young artists and the crazy minds who have the idea of starting a sketchbook or a mini sketchbook.                             People might say you start with a bigger one or even use your notebooks for painting, but my friends, when you do something, do it in the right way or go through the wrong path to find the right one. That will gain some steps for you. Remember, even the step you fail is not the end; it is the step towards your Success.                              Consider sketchbooks for your eyes only; it lets you be honest and create your sketches without any influence or draw what is inspired by other artists nothing wrong in doing that. Sketchbooks...

      If you are new to the realm of art, you need to know the available paints and how you can use them. Watercolour, Acrylic Gouache and many more.                   There are a variety of mediums in painting, but here to give the gist of the vividly used paints by artists are Watercolor, Acrylic, Gouache and oil pastels. But this all needs a paper medium that elevates the result of the drawings. The watercolour paint goes well with 240 GSM, and 300 GSM; it is ancient because even a non-artist person knows about watercolour. The next one is Acrylic paint. It gives you the surrealistic outlook of the sketch, and also it gives you the fun of learning when it is diluted with water. The level of water you use gives you the difference when it dries. It gives you a glossy finish.  Now let me tell you what briefly is gouache.                Gouache combines the exciting characteristics of...