Bearded reedling in British police helmet, A4, pastel pencils on clairefontaine paintON

Good morning friends, a reasonable night. Ruth is at the craft workshop today,,working on yet another blanket. I shall bake a cake and potter around. Wordle 1,910 […]

Welcome to the “July” 2026 Watercolor Studio Monthly Challenge. ———————————- In case any new participants come along, the very few rules, are as follows. An image, (or a few), will be offered on the 1st of each month for you to consider. Your painting must be done in watercolor mediums and you may do it in any style you prefer. When you post, we ask that you tell us ...

WELCOME TO MAY PPP 2026 challenge, and This month’s challenge is Verity of PURPLE or VIOLET All photos belong to me. Few rules ——— Any medium ——- Any size ——-Any support. Reveal day is 25th MAY, so no sharing of work until then, but do feel free to share other thoughts or ideas about the challenge. Hopefully, you are still interested in participating, will have time, and fun to ...

Reviving the forum by posting a new challenge for February and March 2026! A collection of various themed images, mine and from photo free sites, choose yours […]

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Hello everyone! I have some books, and recommendations for other books, on basic drawing and sketching, perspective, color theory, and shading; but I am looking for some […]

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What a wonderful and imaginative piece, Merlin. I really enjoy the storytelling and the warm atmosphere you created here. The combination of the character, the bunny details, and the richly painted interior makes the scene feel like a moment from a storybook. Beautiful work!

I don’t usually look here. A few years ago I bought a Sony point’n’shoot camera for photographing artwork. It has aperture or exposure priority settings but this requires going through two menus and a switch-knob to change so I’ve never rarely used it. The fully auto setting does well for the artwork but just occasionally I’d like to do some ‘proper’ photography. Having to scroll ...