Tag: colored pencil

Colored Pencil Portrait

Posted on: December 19, 2019

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Learn what techniques I use to create a colored pencil portrait and how I teach this lesson to high schoolers. Part of the organization The Memory Project.

Visual Journal Collage, Page 36

Posted on: September 6, 2018

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Read about visual journal collage tips, techniques, and how tos. This page is created using old book pages, watercolor, and colored pencil.

Visual Journal Page 33: Watercolor Bee

Posted on: April 25, 2018

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Check out how I created a watercolor bee to use in my visual journal. I created this after a bee sting incident in the middle of class.

Homemade Valentines with a Toddler

Posted on: February 13, 2018

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Check out my homemade valentines, created with the help of my toddler. Yes, you can do paint projects with a two-year-old!

Visual Journal Page 29: Even Brighter

Posted on: February 9, 2018

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Hands down, Christmas is my favorite time of year. Although I refuse to decorate until after Thanksgiving (each holiday needs a moment to shine), I start feeling the Christmas spirit as soon as Halloween starts approaching. This is yet another visual journal page about Christmas (check out visual journal pages about past Christmases here, here,…

Visual Journal Page 28: The Sound of Trains

Posted on: January 15, 2018

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There is something about the sound of trains. It first started on trips to visit my grandparents. They lived in a small town, it’s biggest claim to fame being their proximity to another small town, known only for their major, annual golf tournament. They were on the South Carolina side of the Georgia, South Carolina…