I still think it's funny that I did this whole girl using different products (paint pens, alcohol based and wax pencils) all from just the Sharpie company! What's your favorite Sharpie product??
Love love the toned paper and her gorgeous face!! Was so happy to be able to see your reference picture. It’s always amazing to me that you have the ability to take any picture and put your own style to it. Love this video💕💕
I had a “Noooooo” moment. Decided to use a paper bag for tone. Decided to use charcoal, too. no. I closed the unfinished piece in my journal, came back to it and the charcoal literally disappeared! 😂 All That work rubbed right off. I should’ve known better. You live you learn. On a happy note, I stole your charcoal in a sock idea. Only I use burned wood coals from our wood burning stove. It works beautifully & I have endless charcoal supplies... for free! If only I’d known you years ago.
Hey, I wasn't sure how to contact you. I came across your videos of fashion drawings... I was going along learning with you and feeling the frustration and laughing along... I had to stop and deal with life for a bit and when I got back home I had a video on my suggested list from a very dapper looking young gent that was also doing fashion drawing..... I had to just let you know cause I followed his little 9:18 minute video and had myself a dang 9 head drawing done in that time..... I wish I could've shown you this video back then!!!! I just couldn't believe how quickly he broke it down!!! I just wanted to share... Ok. Back to your art school vids 😁
I love using the toned tan paper for drawing faces. I feel like it gives me a head start☺. Your sharpie girl looks great!! When you got out that monster sharpie, I was thinking "yikes", but you made it work beautifully Karen☺
Love her! This made me think about making some toned backgrounds in my mixed media journal. I think I'll mix a little acrylic ink into gesso to make custom grounds. You ALWAYS inspire me. XO
As always you're so welcome! I truly LOVE and admire your work! I wanna be like you when I grow up and become an artist! LOL!!! As we say, "Girl, you got mad skills!" LMBO! I'm old skool so they probably moved on with that bit of slang! 😆
Hi Karen! When you said you were using only Sharpies, I had no clue Sharpie made the pencils featured in this video. Can you tell me more about them? I feel yet another Amazon purchase coming on.......the project is beautiful btw, I gotta try this technique on the brown paper pad wasting away in one of my bins.
Hey Greta! Yes those are called China Markers (USA Generals also makes them I believe, I have link to them on my website: karencampbellartist.com/supplies). They are most frequently used by carpenters to write on wood! They aren't that expensive either!
Marina Zanotta great question! Actually foe these I don't because the China Markers are super waxy, they honestly don't budge, even if you wanted them to!!
Bridgett Wonder it's so super satisfying!! Think big thick grocery bag! You can see it in my list of favorite supplies on karencampbellartist.com/supplies (I think it's the Brown Bee Co?)
Karen, I've been meaning to ask you. When you draw these beautiful women, do you have her already in your head and she just comes out.... or does she make herself known when you put the pencil to the paper? I know me, it's just what comes out of putting that pencil down. I rarely can get exactly what I have in my head and I can never really do the same girl twice. lol BTW, I think my favorite sharpie product the metallic marker. It's ALL PURPOSE but so is the black and all the colors. I've always wanted to try the art pens. Thanks!
Great question Kat. I used to ONLY draw from my imagination but over time I notice what a better drawer I am if and when I use a reference so now I almost always do. And honestly it's not for copying as much as for references shadows and shapes. If it looks the same, cool, if not, even better!! Then it's my own!
Hi. Thank you for sharing. I have yet to try using toned paper but definitely going to try now. Can I ask what the book was that you used for the reference please?
I am sooooooooooooo pulling out my paper bags tonight after work and trying something like this on them in place of my non existent toned paper. LOVE this to bits!
Heather Herrmann oh ya know what's so random??? I always find water based Sharpies at...(wait for it...) Walgreens. Yep. In the stationary isle. So freaking rando, right??
Karen Campbell, Artist are you flipping kidddddding me girl!?!? I have to go there tomorrow so for sure will be grabbing a couple! That's cray!!! Thanks lady!
♥️♥️dang girlfriend she is absolutely FABULOUS 💞..I'm gonna get me Pinterest reference get out my brown Kraft paper tonight and some🍷 see what happens 😂 😉..oh ps how do you use sharpen the oil stick tried the piece of string sticking out but it wouldn't budge..so I threw it across the room😂😂😂 and that didn't work either..♥️jk😉😘🤗
Tiff Hop OMG!!! HAHAHAHA! That's hysterical! Ok, now I know my hot tip for Tuesday! I am going to show you how to use them, THANK YOU!! Stay tuned for that, it is weird to verbally describe that, Is rather just show you!!
Tracy Plans omg!!!! You are HILARIOUS!! I just literally just burst out loud while I read that. THANK YOU HONEY!!!! Your love and support is what keeps me inspired to make more crap so BACKATCHA!!!! 😙😙😙
Bravo, she's gorgeous !
I still think it's funny that I did this whole girl using different products (paint pens, alcohol based and wax pencils) all from just the Sharpie company! What's your favorite Sharpie product??
Wow, I love her!
Amazing, love it Karen. Love your artwork. Thank you for sharing.
That was way cool!
She is just purely wonderful Karen!
Belinda Barry thank you so much ❤❤❤
awesome as always!
Love love the toned paper and her gorgeous face!! Was so happy to be able to see your reference picture. It’s always amazing to me that you have the ability to take any picture and put your own style to it. Love this video💕💕
I had a “Noooooo” moment. Decided to use a paper bag for tone. Decided to use charcoal, too. no. I closed the unfinished piece in my journal, came back to it and the charcoal literally disappeared! 😂 All That work rubbed right off. I should’ve known better. You live you learn. On a happy note, I stole your charcoal in a sock idea. Only I use burned wood coals from our wood burning stove. It works beautifully & I have endless charcoal supplies... for free! If only I’d known you years ago.
What?!?! That is total genius!! And YES, ya live and learn, so much!! All the time 😂❤❤❤
I love her. I love using toned paper too.
valerie Hellard thank you!!! It is super satisfying, isn't it?!?
Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you friend!
Wow you're good....love the effect of the brown paper, thanks Karen!
Awesome
Hey, I wasn't sure how to contact you. I came across your videos of fashion drawings... I was going along learning with you and feeling the frustration and laughing along... I had to stop and deal with life for a bit and when I got back home I had a video on my suggested list from a very dapper looking young gent that was also doing fashion drawing..... I had to just let you know cause I followed his little 9:18 minute video and had myself a dang 9 head drawing done in that time..... I wish I could've shown you this video back then!!!! I just couldn't believe how quickly he broke it down!!! I just wanted to share... Ok. Back to your art school vids 😁
Fabulous process video! Thank you Karen. Always a pleasure to watch you get creative
Paula Brennanaways a pleasure to have you here, girl!! 😗😗😗
I love using the toned tan paper for drawing faces. I feel like it gives me a head start☺. Your sharpie girl looks great!! When you got out that monster sharpie, I was thinking "yikes", but you made it work beautifully Karen☺
I know, right?! Isn't that MEGA one the biggest thing you've ever seen????
Love this! What was the book you used as the reference ?
Love her! This made me think about making some toned backgrounds in my mixed media journal. I think I'll mix a little acrylic ink into gesso to make custom grounds. You ALWAYS inspire me. XO
Regina Rooks ooooh! Sounds So good! Do it and then share!!
Karen Campbell, Artist I have to make myself a note on this. Watercolor has been my current focus, but I want to do it!
Regina Rooks it's fun! I'll do a real time lesson sometime soon too!
Loved this! I noticed toned paper the other day at a craft store and thought it could be fun. Now I'm going to give this a try!
Cheryl Weaver oh good! Yes it is really fun!!
simply: WOW!. TFS
Awesome! She's gorgeous too!
Yvonne Carson oh girl, you're little face in that circle and your kind words just make me HAPPY!! Huge thanks, as always!!
As always you're so welcome! I truly LOVE and admire your work! I wanna be like you when I grow up and become an artist! LOL!!! As we say, "Girl, you got mad skills!" LMBO! I'm old skool so they probably moved on with that bit of slang! 😆
Thank you for this!❤️
Glenda Cox oh yay!! You're welcome!
Hi Karen! When you said you were using only Sharpies, I had no clue Sharpie made the pencils featured in this video. Can you tell me more about them? I feel yet another Amazon purchase coming on.......the project is beautiful btw, I gotta try this technique on the brown paper pad wasting away in one of my bins.
Hey Greta! Yes those are called China Markers (USA Generals also makes them I believe, I have link to them on my website: karencampbellartist.com/supplies). They are most frequently used by carpenters to write on wood! They aren't that expensive either!
Do you usually use a fixative (spray for example) to keep the pencil lines and shadows unaltered?
Good work! :)
Good night.
Marina
Marina Zanotta great question! Actually foe these I don't because the China Markers are super waxy, they honestly don't budge, even if you wanted them to!!
Can u tell us what book u are drawibg from there? Your reference?
It's an old make-up book from the late 90's called "Making Faces"
She’s fabulous! Love the toned paper...what kind do you use? I haven’t tried any before? P.S. loving the books!!!
Bridgett Wonder it's so super satisfying!! Think big thick grocery bag! You can see it in my list of favorite supplies on karencampbellartist.com/supplies (I think it's the Brown Bee Co?)
Karen Campbell, Artist Thanks. You are awesome! (Pun intended)
Karen, I've been meaning to ask you. When you draw these beautiful women, do you have her already in your head and she just comes out.... or does she make herself known when you put the pencil to the paper? I know me, it's just what comes out of putting that pencil down. I rarely can get exactly what I have in my head and I can never really do the same girl twice. lol BTW, I think my favorite sharpie product the metallic marker. It's ALL PURPOSE but so is the black and all the colors. I've always wanted to try the art pens. Thanks!
ooooh, and do you always go off of a reference?
Great question Kat. I used to ONLY draw from my imagination but over time I notice what a better drawer I am if and when I use a reference so now I almost always do. And honestly it's not for copying as much as for references shadows and shapes. If it looks the same, cool, if not, even better!! Then it's my own!
Thanks Karen!! I'm going to have to start using a reference to refine my drawing I think!!
It can be very helpful. Here's a recent video I did which kinda talks about why references are good! th-cam.com/video/N2Q14bzjD2U/w-d-xo.html
Nice Thanks!! I'm going to review right now!! :)
Hi. Thank you for sharing. I have yet to try using toned paper but definitely going to try now. Can I ask what the book was that you used for the reference please?
Gloria Simpson sure!! It is by the Brown Bee co. I think. You can find it in my list of favorite supplies at Karencampbellartist.com/artist
It was kevin aucion's making faces. Great idea using that as a reference
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jennbickerstaff backatchoooooo!!! 😙😙😙😙😙❤❤❤❤❤
I am sooooooooooooo pulling out my paper bags tonight after work and trying something like this on them in place of my non existent toned paper. LOVE this to bits!
Heather Herrmann oh ya know what's so random??? I always find water based Sharpies at...(wait for it...) Walgreens. Yep. In the stationary isle. So freaking rando, right??
Karen Campbell, Artist are you flipping kidddddding me girl!?!? I have to go there tomorrow so for sure will be grabbing a couple! That's cray!!! Thanks lady!
Heather Herrmann isn't that weird? Mine has lots of colors too! Why they don't have them at any of the local craft stores is even weirder tho!
♥️♥️dang girlfriend she is absolutely FABULOUS 💞..I'm gonna get me Pinterest reference get out my brown Kraft paper tonight and some🍷 see what happens 😂 😉..oh ps how do you use sharpen the oil stick tried the piece of string sticking out but it wouldn't budge..so I threw it across the room😂😂😂 and that didn't work either..♥️jk😉😘🤗
Tiff Hop OMG!!! HAHAHAHA! That's hysterical! Ok, now I know my hot tip for Tuesday! I am going to show you how to use them, THANK YOU!! Stay tuned for that, it is weird to verbally describe that, Is rather just show you!!
At what point does me professing my love for you and your work become creepy? Oh, it already has?! Too bad!! Lolol
Tracy Plans omg!!!! You are HILARIOUS!! I just literally just burst out loud while I read that. THANK YOU HONEY!!!! Your love and support is what keeps me inspired to make more crap so BACKATCHA!!!! 😙😙😙