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    • Lauren M.
      Lauren M. last edited by

      Greetings new friends! I just subscribed to SVS and am enjoying all the learning.

      I'm Lauren, a silly, nerdy and happy petite artist! I'm living the drought life in Anaheim, California with my husband and dos gatos. I gradated in 2008 with a BA in studio arts from UCLA.

      I've always been a "I-learn-it-now-I-teach-you" sort of person. So while making art at UCLA, I also participated in arts education programs. Since then, teaching art has been the focus for my career.

      Being a teacher has forced me to learn quickly and allowed me to participate in amazing workshops/courses. Over the last 3 years, I've been refining my technical skills with the Oatley Academy Magic Box course, learning from Matt Kohr at Ctrl+Paint, and attended the Illustration Masters Class in 2013 & 2014.

      It's now time to make a great children's illustration portfolio and get out there! I'm really looking forward to all the feedback and community here cause "Everything is cool when you're part of a team!"

      My site is LittleLobo.com but I'm an Instagram junkie.
      Also, I'd love to meet up with any other SoCal artists!

      See you guys around!

      http://www.littlelobo.com
      @LittleLoboArt - Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

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      • Lynn Larson
        Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by Lynn Larson

        Welcome aboard!! And now I have that song in my head lol

        https://instagram.com/lynnlarsonart/
        https://twitter.com/lynnlarsonart

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        • Steve Young
          Steve Young last edited by

          Come along and welcome to the fun!

          Never give up, always push yourself two steps further than you believe you can go.

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            ChrisRichDraws @Lauren M. last edited by

            @Lauren-M. Some lovely work on your site, I've never seen Link been so kind to chickens!

            Follow me on:
            Twitter @chrisrichdraws
            Facebook www.facebook.com/chrisrichdraws
            www.chrisrichdraws.co.uk

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            • Lauren M.
              Lauren M. @ChrisRichDraws last edited by

              @ChrisRichDraws I felt bad for the chickens since I'm always terrorizing them in game. Glad you like! 😃

              @lynn-larson MUAHAHAHAHAHA

              http://www.littlelobo.com
              @LittleLoboArt - Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

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              • Jiří Kůs
                Jiří Kůs last edited by

                Wha... what have you done to the chicken!

                AWWW MY GOD, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE CHICKEN?!

                Oh well... HI 🙂

                Follow me on
                https://www.instagram.com/yiri_kus/
                http://yirikus.tumblr.com/
                https://www.facebook.com/yirikus/

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                • Lauren M.
                  Lauren M. @Jiří Kůs last edited by

                  @Jiří-Kůs 😃 lol! The chickens are mine!! I must pick them all up and put them on my head! Then I am the king of the chickens!

                  http://www.littlelobo.com
                  @LittleLoboArt - Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

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                  • Naroth Kean
                    Naroth Kean last edited by

                    welcome to the forum!

                    http://narothkean.com
                    https://twitter.com/narothkean
                    https://www.instagram.com/narothkean

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                    • Thrace
                      Thrace last edited by

                      Hello, welcome and I love your work on your website!!

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                      • Lauren M.
                        Lauren M. @Thrace last edited by

                        @Thrace-Shirley-Mears Howdy Thrace! Thank you for your sweet comment

                        http://www.littlelobo.com
                        @LittleLoboArt - Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

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                        • Carey Bowden
                          Carey Bowden @Lauren M. last edited by

                          @Lauren-M. Welcome! I love your art - what did you use for the washes for your Inktober challenge? I can't get my ink + water to look like that!

                          https://twitter.com/careybowdenart?lang=en
                          https://careybowdenart.weebly.com/

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                          • Lauren M.
                            Lauren M. @Carey Bowden last edited by

                            @Carey-Bowden Hi Carey, here are my main "tricks of the trade" supplies:
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                            Micron Pens - Various sizes
                            Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star Matte India Ink
                            Pentel Water brushes - Various sizes. I dilute the ink with water and designate a light, medium, and dark brush. My darkest brush is my smallest size. Light and medium are about the same size.

                            I got this idea from James Gurney. He combines his ink brushes with watercolors: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html Scroll towards the bottom of the page to see his ink choices. He likes to have a sepia pen and a blue-black one. I haven't tried color ink yet.

                            Tip when using the ink brushes: Keep an eye on your wet edges, cause once it dries it will leave a line. If i want a gradient wash, I use the lightest one first and do a couple passes to make sure the paper stays wet then switch to a darker pen and dab/paint in color. Very similar to working with watercolor

                            I personally love working with the inks and since they are in pens it's a very convenient way to add tones in a sketchbook. Just have a pack of tissues or a small cloth handy cause sometimes extra ink goes into the cap. Usually after a plane flight, being left in a warm car, or accidentally stored upside down.

                            Lemme know if you have follow-up questions!

                            http://www.littlelobo.com
                            @LittleLoboArt - Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest

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                            • Carey Bowden
                              Carey Bowden @Lauren M. last edited by

                              @Lauren-M. Wow, thank you so much! I love the links you provided - great resources, I'm adding some to my bookmarks right now!

                              https://twitter.com/careybowdenart?lang=en
                              https://careybowdenart.weebly.com/

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