Ever heard of it? I had never heard the word til the end of last month when Joanna with Tombow challenged us to create a project with this technique. Basically it’s a fancy word for doodling, but with more detail. You can read more about it here. I found some […]
A sneak preview of what I have been working on – coloring Zentangles with Tombow Dual Brush Pens. What is a Zentangle®? It is basically a doodle – a doodle that reduces stress and improves your focus while you create a beautiful piece of art. Traditional Zentangles® were developed by […]
What is a Zentangle?
2 Irina Troitskaya is a freelance illustrator and tutor at the British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow, Russia. Her artwork has been commissioned by Elle, Afisha, Popular Finances, Kids, Hewlett-Packard, Alfa-Capital, Yandex and BMW – to name a few. Her works are in private collections in Russia, Spain, […]
Artist’s Corner – Artist Profile: Irina Troitskaya
i have been on a frame kick lately. i love frames, and i keep buying them, but i don’t always fill them right away. this frame i’ve had for quite sometime, and because of the odd sizes and the number of pictures it needed i never felt like i found […]
Daddy Decor
I love this new Cappella paper by Basic Grey. I received this lovely package with papers, stickers and brads from this line. To me it is very vintage. Tombow is highlighting their Mono White Gel Pen this month. I used this on both of my cards today. For this first […]
Tombow goes Grey… BASIC GREY!
4 Drawing portraits can be a challenging experience for artists. Even seasoned vets can find recreating exact skin tones, eye colors and hair colors a difficult task. We want to make life a little easier for our artist friends, so we created the Tombow Dual Brush Portrait Set. The set, which […]
Artist’s Corner – A portrait that even Dorian Gray would ...
4 There is nothing worse than being under a deadline at the office and having your project falls to pieces on you because the adhesive didn’t hold it together. Well, Tombow’s MONO Adhesive Permanent performs exactly as it names implies. The adhesive instantly forms a permanent, clean and wrinkle free bond […]
MONO Adhesive Permanent
30 Terry Madden is the host of the popular and nationally syndicated PBS television series, “Terry Madden’s Watercolor Workshop.” He and his wife Judy own an art gallery in Stuart, Fla., and together, they have written nearly half a dozen workbooks on watercolor art. The former investment banker turned artist is a […]
Artist’s Corner – Artist Profile: Terry Madden
To create this fun wall hanging, I used a “page” from Maya Road’s Wavy Layer Chipboard Book. I painted the front and back a creamy white color then sponged the edges with permanent brown ink. I hand cut a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper from their Porcelain line, sponged […]
c.r.e.a.t.e.
This month Tombow is featuring their wonderful Dual Brush Tip markers. I colored Maya Road’s chipboard letters with four of the markers (see supply list for colors I used) using the brush tip end. Then for the inside of the card I hand wrote “missing” with the pen tip end. […]
Missing U!
one thing i love about maya road are their chipboard albums. they are extremely versatile and fun to use, not only as albums, but also as other altered projects. for the tots project this week i used this large flower album. it had six “pages” with a pre-punched hole. i chose […]
Tombow Tots- Maya Road Flower Clipboards
5 Because our company has Japanese roots, we have opportunities to collaborate with the team in Tokyo to create new products. One of the newest products that we’ve developed is the Manga Dual Brush Pen sets. Manga is the Japanese comic art form that is wildly popular in the US. Our […]