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Arlene Ellis

When I agreed to be Tombow USA’s first weeklong guest designer, I had no idea how challenging it would be to create seven illustrations in a week. And I’ll be honest, I didn’t quite pull it off. I created five in five days, rested on day six and created one […]

Thank you Tombow USA for a Breakthrough Week!

May 5, 2014 in Guest Designers tagged guest artist by Arlene Ellis

After my vibrant illustration on Thursday using Tombow’s NEW bright dual brush pens, I toned things down a little with their NEW dual brush pens in muted colors. Check it out!

Taking a Breather with Tombow NEW Dual Brush Pens in ...

May 2, 2014 in Guest Designers tagged guest artist by Arlene Ellis

“I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.” ― Bob Schieffer I know, what a random Bob Schieffer quote, right? But I love Bob […]

Have Fun with Tombow’s NEW Dual Brush Pen Set in ...

May 1, 2014 in Guest Designers tagged guest artist by Arlene Ellis

“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.” ― Jorge Luis Borges So it turns out that creating a new illustration […]

Creating Ephemeral Moods with Tombow Dual Brush Pens

April 30, 2014 in General / Guest Designers tagged art / guest artist by Arlene Ellis

“[S]topping a piece of work just because it’s hard, either emotionally or imaginatively, is a bad idea. Sometimes you have to go on when you don’t feel like it, and sometimes you’re doing good work when it feels like all you’re managing is to shovel [expletive] from a sitting position.” […]

Surreal Dreams with Tombow Dual Brush Pens

April 29, 2014 in Guest Designers tagged guest artist by Arlene Ellis

“Across this wide country there are many of you in that predicament. You, also possessed of that unaccountable urge which seemingly comes from nowhere, want to speak the language of art. You love to draw. You wish to draw well. If there is any change, you greatly wish to make […]

Simulating Watercolor with Tombow Dual Brush Pens

April 28, 2014 in Guest Designers tagged art / Dual Brush Pens / guest artist / Watercolor by Arlene Ellis