Browsing Tag charcoal
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Interviews & FeaturesCoates is a family-run business that has manufactured willow for over 200 years. In the 1960s Coates began to turn this willow into charcoal and today they are ...
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Watercolour PaintingThe charcoal pigments in Schmincke’s new Liquid Charcoal range are made by charring peach stones, cherry pits, and grape seeds. These pigments are combined with gum arabic, and ...
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DrawingThroughout October, we asked four artists who specialise in drawing and illustration to try our drawing materials in their practice. Sarah Dyer, Jessie Pitt, Emma Carlisle and Michael ...
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DrawingAhead of the publication of his first book, Drawn From Life, the Jackson’s Art Blog asked New York based artist Bill Murphy to talk through how he developed ...
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DrawingSince the rising popularity of Inktober over on Instagram, October has become synonymous with the art of drawing. We feel it’s a good time to reflect on some ...
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DrawingThis article charts a day in the life at Coates, a truly unique family run business that has manufactured willow for over 200 years and is one of ...
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Artist InterviewsSorca O’ Farrell is a landscape artist from Howth, Co. Dublin. Her painting February Group, pictured below, was shortlisted for the Jackson’s Open Painting Prize 2019. Recent awards ...
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DrawingGraphite and charcoal are two of the most used materials for drawing and draughtmanship. While both are carbon based, the way they are made means they both have ...
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Artist InterviewsBack in 2016, Tim Patrick’s Charcoal Portrait of ‘Fiona’ was a close Runner-Up in our inaugural Jackson’s Open Art Prize (since renamed the Jackson’s Open Painting Prize – ...
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Artist InterviewsDaniel Segrove is a young artist whose body of work challenges the limitations of traditional drawing and painting through processes of destruction, distress and balance. By leaving classically ...
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PastelsArtist Joanna Hudson reviews the Spectrafix Degas Pastel Fixative, an all-natural, odour-free fixative for pastel and oil pastel, chalk, charcoal and pencil. The Spectrafix Degas Pastel Fixative is an ...
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DrawingCoates Willow Charcoal On offer at Jackson’s – an additional 10% off the already low price (that’s 30% off the rrp) on this useful drawing material until Sept ...
