Calgary plein air and travel sketcher Jesse Horne @jsshrn discusses deciding to make art a priority, her most memorable interactions with onlookers while travel sketching, and advice for aspiring outdoor artists in her interview for the latest Pentalic blog. By Pentalic When did you know that [...]
Los Angeles realism muralist and sketcher Robert Enoe @enoeart discusses the joys of painting on walls, finding time to make art, when it's not a full-time gig, and the importance of drawing every day in his interview for the Pentalic blog. By Pentalic When did you know that you [...]
Inspired by "geeky pop sci-fi culture" and mid-century illustration, Portland-based freelance illustrator and tattoo artist Melissa Dow @melissadowart shares the importance of drawing every day, advice learned from entertainment industry professionals and the challenges of taking her art from paper to skin in her interview for the latest Pentalic blog. [...]
Venezuelan hand-lettering and watercolor extraordinaire Sored Hall Quintero @prayercraftstudio discusses techniques, balancing family life and the role spirituality has played in her art in her interview for the latest Pentalic blog. What inspired you to start hand-lettering and how did you learn how to do it? [...]
Award-winning illustrator and painting blogger James Gurney @jamesgurney discusses drawing dinosaurs, artistic advice, “fruit salad disease”, and the peculiar ways his painting sessions have been interrupted in the newest Pentalic blog. You are very well-known for authoring and illustrating the multiple award-winning Dinotopia series, in which [...]
Honolulu-based graphic designer, self-taught calligrapher and watercolor artist Justine Lazo (@jusebox) shares the challenges and rewards of her multimedia artistic style, and the inspirational words she lives by as an artist. You enjoy combining digital and analog art. How do these two art forms complement each [...]
What initially drew you to art? When I was five-years old, I moved from India to the United States. Moving here was a big culture shock and there was initially a language barrier also. I remember taking my first art class in kindergarten and absolutely loving [...]
@kellycreates is a traveling brush lettering teacher and creator. With her trusty Aqua Journal, she documents her adventures and experiences. Learn more about her travels, sketching, and how she found her love of lettering in her interview with us! (Link in bio!) What’s your favorite thing [...]
Amanda Zito, also known as @Blindthistle is a wilderness-loving, motorcycle-riding, adventuring artist who captures the beauty of the Northern states in her amazing watercolor works and sketches. Learn about her journey as an art adventurer and hear the fantastic story of her first Pentalic journal in [...]
Meet @theultrachung! Learn about The Chung, why in the world he goes by the The Chung, his favorite thing about being a Dreamworks animator, and what about art makes you a "stupid ding-dong liar" nobody likes (actual quote from the interview). 1. When did people start [...]