Artists Drawing and Inspiration Issue 18

In this edition of Artist’s Drawing and Inspiration, we have featured one of Australia’s best artists. Brett A Jones has an amazing inspirational demonstration with hints to many of his techniques and drawing style. Be sure to look out for his third book, Drawing with Brett A Jones – issue 3, on sale now in newsagents. We also have another five artists showing their pencil and pastel drawing abilities. We discover their passion for art and drawing, and get a heap of ideas to improve your own techniques. Apart from our amazing artists, there are pastel and pencil demonstrations and also a pastel and pencil product guide. With heaps of different product reviews, we are sure you’ll find some great ideas for your next shopping trip to your local art…

My name is Steven Gooch and I live in Perth. I have been drawing since I was 12, and I’m always exploring different techniques to improve my drawings. I guess my inspiration comes from other talented artist, and always learning from them. Depending on my mood as to what inspires me, I do like to do nature in all forms, especially the African Cheetah. I do my research before I start a project, noticing any details about the subject. I like using HB-2 up to HB-6 pencils, and sometimes just a little charcoal. I am always adding and subtracting, deciding as I go along. I like to challenge myself to see how far I can go as a future artist. I enjoy drawing for relaxation. Maybe one day I would…

I was born in Melbourne, Victoria and currently live there with my amazing husband and two small children. For as long as I can remember, I have always loved drawing, painting and creating. I was always happiest in my own little world with a pencil in my hand and nothing but the image I was trying to create in my mind. It was my escape and my talent, and I loved it. When I was young I would mostly draw animals, in particular, horses. I would draw or paint them over and over in many different styles. I had no real knowledge of the different mediums or papers available, and for which style of art they were best used. I drew and painted on anything I could get my hands…

MATERIALS • Staedler Mars Lumograph HB, 2B & 4B• Uni Pins Black fine line pens in 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 & 0.8• Black Faber Castell Polychromos• White Prismacolour Pencil• Prismacolour Colourless blender• Canson 110gsm paper• Reference photo (optional) This type of drawing is what I believe to be known as ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art). True Zentangles are miniature (about 3.5-inch/89mm) square paper tiles. The many patterns, known as tangles, are black and white abstract art. This art form is believed to be mediative and relaxing as you become engrossed in each pattern. Which is why, after returning to art after my accident, it was a good place for me to relax and ease my way back into drawing. I combine graphite backgrounds and my tangles form animals, which is why it is Zentangle Inspired Art. STEP ONE I…

I have always enjoyed drawing, painting, and creating. As a child, rainy days never bothered me – this was an opportunity to stay inside, happy for hours with my pencils and paper. To this day I can still recall the smell associated with opening a brand new, wooden box of pencils. Bliss! Even now, many years later, there is still a sense of excitement associated with beginning to develop a new drawing or painting. I have always been creative. I worked as a florist for many years and my love of flowers is evident in many of my artworks. I have also designed and published many embroidery and beading projects for various magazines. I have always enjoyed drawing and did study art at school. It was not until later in…

MATERIALS • Schmincke pastels– Titanium Yellow 007 - O– Scarlet 041 - D– Scarlet 041 – H– Reddish Violet 056 - B– Leaf Green Deep 070 – B– Bohemian Green 083 – B– Bohemian Green 083 – H– Olive Green 1 085 - B • Art Spectrum pastels– Titanium White P500– Warm White P501– Spectrum Yellow P504– Spectrum Yellow V504– Crimson V512– Crimson X512– Bordeaux N513– Bordeaux P513– Bordeaux V513– Permanent Rose T514– Flinders Red Violet D517– Flinders Blue Violet D520– Flinders Blue Violet N520– Flinders Blue Violet P520– Flinders Blue Violet T520– Flinders Blue Violet V520– Australian LeafGreen Light P580– Australian LeafGreen Light T580– Australian LeafGreen Light V580– Australian Red Gold T549– Caput Mortuum N554– Caput Mortuum P554– Raw Umber X550 • 1 sheet of Art SpectrumColourfix paper Leaf…