Amber Art NYC

That's right, I have all the answers to your excuses about your art skills! Keith Haring "I can only draw stick figures." Keith Haring's art work is in many museums.  Claim that your stick figures carry a deeper meaning and you can call it art.  Jens Haaning "I can't draw anything." The Danish "artist," Jens Haaning, can't draw anything either. You're in good company. Check out this article: Take the Money & Run! Picasso "I draw like a child." There is a museum dedicated to Picasso in Barcelona, Spain.  Jackson Pollack "I'm too messy. I can't make anything look good." Pollack's art is in museums. Your point is invalid. Domenic Murphy "My art is shit." I like to call this piece, Pootin. This stinker made art with his dog's feces.  He made it to raise money for the people of the Ukraine. 🖤 In the past Picasso used his daughter's to make a piece of "art." This medium is amusi...

Copic Markers on Mineral Paper Copic Markers on Copic Paper Last December I treated myself to Copic Markers. One marker is like $8 each and I found three 6 -Packs of Copic Markers on sale ranging from $18 to $25. I always wanted to try them out and thought this was a great moment to invest in them.  I also bought special paper to go along with the markers, Copic Paper! It was for $10 for a 5x5 spiral bound sketchbook with 30 sheets. Look at the 2nd photo, the markers bled through the paper! My wallet ached a little. Haha I remembered that the mineral paper (made from stones) I bought last year is multi-media friendly. So I tried my Copic markers on a sheet of mineral paper and the color did not bleed through!  If you use the Copic Blender it will make outlines look like gold, which can be good or bad depending on your goals and expectations for a piece. What I Love about Mineral Paper: 1. The texture is cool, like velvet. Maybe? I can't quite place it.  2. It's great with...

Viviva Colorsheets:  Classic Palette Spring Palette Metallic Palette Viviva Sketchbook I have their spiral bound sketchbook that they don't sell anymore. Here's a similar one: A5 Ivory - 64 Pages & Viviva Easy Sketch Parallax Mirror They no longer sell it. You can probably buy one somewhere else online. Viviva still has literature on their parallax mirror: Easy-Sketch Mirror I should have waved when my hands were reflected. 😅 Viviva Colorsheets 1. The colors are dye-based. They act more like an ink than a watercolor. 2. One square of color is supposed to be equivalent to a half pan. Although! In the metallic booklet, after two uses I was almost finished with the gold.  3. The colorsheets are the perfect size for traveling. Please anticipate stains on your paper, clothes, skin, brushes, table, etc. Your fingers will be stained for at least 2 days no matter how hard you scrub.  4. Viviva Colors are beautifully vivid and highly pigmented. 5. The wet on wet blooms are sm...