25 – SPONTANEOUS A TO Z OF ART

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So Free Art Podcast Episode 25 - Spontaneous A to Z of Art, with Transgender Artist Sophie Lawson

This lil episode is a Spontaneous A to Z of Art, where I go through each letter of the alphabet and talk about the first art related word that springs to mind. Some of my spontaneous A to Z of art highlights are –

  • B for Boring Exercises, where I talk about a drawing exercise, that while boring at times, is valuable for improving your hand to eye coordination
  • C for Crap Drawings, where I talk about how crap drawings seem to be part of the process of creating good drawings
  • O for Orange, which somehow gets me talking about spheres and how they’re good for practicing shading
lil ART TIP
USE A MAKEUP BRUSH TO KEEP YOUR DRAWINGS CLEAN, TIDY AND SMUDGE FREE :)

Hope you enjoy this one.

If you want to share your own A to Z of art for me to read on the show, or if you have any questions/topics you’d like discussed in future episodes, please get in touch. You can message me down the bottom of this page, or by sending me an email

LINKS
• Abstract Painting Podcast – A was for Abstract Painting, and this was episode 18 of the So Free Art Podcast, where I talked about Abstract Painting :)
• Blind Contour Drawing – This is the drawing exercise I mention during the letter B, which was boring exercises :)
• Battery Operated Eraser – I’ve looked online and a Battery is a form of electric, so this could also be classed as an Electric Eraser, which was what I said for the letter E
• Gordon King’s Inspirational Artist page – Gordon King was what I said for G, the man who started the entire Inspirational section :)
• Dayana Crunk’s Inspirational Model page – I spoke about Dayana Crunk with the letter i which was Inspiration
• Tombow Mono Eraser Pen review – K was for Knife, which I use when cutting up my Mono Eraser Pen for a nice sharp clean edge
• Lee Hammond’s How to Draw lifelike Portraits from Photographs book review – Lee Hammond has been massively important in improving my art, and she popped into my head when I came to the letter L :)
• Segment Drawings Overview – I talk about this when talking about Lee Hammond, as she’s the one who created this drawing exercise that I adore so much
• Isn’t It Uncomfortable Drawing a Nude Model? – I refer to this blog post when I reach the letter N, which was all about Nudes
• Perfectly Me Book – An Exploration of Body Love and Acceptance, with Margaret McKerihan and Julie Brooker. I talk about this book during the letter N word of Nude
• Scotch Removable MAGIC Tape Review – this is the magic sellotape I talk about during the letter S, which was sellotape
• Bert Dodson Keys to Drawing Book – I talk about this book with the letter X, which is X-ray vision, something Bert Dodson taught me via this book
• Zest it Pencil Blend – this stuff is lovely, perfect for blending Prismacolor premier coloured pencils, and perfect for coming up for something with the letter Z :)

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” IF PLAN A DOESN’T WORK,

THE ALPHABET HAS 25 MORE LETTERS... “

– Claire Cook

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