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Robert Sloan  

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New Ehow, quick draw animals!

Journal Entry: Thu May 15, 2008, 2:37 PM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: A purring cat in my life
  • Reading: Artist's Photo Reference: Water & Skies
  • Watching: my cat sleep
  • Playing: at art while writing a book
  • Eating: eggs every morning and meat every night
  • Drinking: Coffee and caffeinated diet sodas, mead
Ari Cat is off somewhere doing cat things.

I love this stamp. And then I got another one!
I won the Landscape Category! :D

ETSY shop
eBay auctions (current) or search on Robs Art at eBay.

COMMISSIONS: -- I have two large commissions in progress, so I am booked solid except for ACEO commissions at $20 each plus cost of shipping.

My most recent favorite colored pencil piece.

I did a new eHow article today! How to Quick Draw Animals has an example of an ACEO tiger done in red and black Conte sketch pencils.

I chose the tiger at random for the example in the article, because I've been doing and selling Five Minute Art on Ebay for several days. I got fed up with not having 100 feedback, and banging my head against all these new draconian rules and regulations eBay has against new sellers, just because SOME scam artists start new accounts to rip people off for big ticket electronics. Apparently that is a huge problem in the high end items area.

It doesn't seem to happen at all in the art area. I've seen no one doing it and I've had no bad buyers either, the art thing is more of a community, especially ACEO collecting. So in order to get my feedback up from 79 or so, I started doing five minute art in any medium I could finish something in under five minutes with. I have a watercolor painting of bamboo up for one, I have a leopard sketch and otter sketch up, the egret, and I will shortly be listing this tiger ACEO too.

I have bids on three of my Five Minute Art ACEOs already and people are commenting on them all over. So I wrote up how to do it based on how I have been doing it. Check out the Robs Art search on eBay to see them all and snag one before these super low prices vanish! Yep, all my Five Minute Art is listed with a 99 cent minimum bid and no reserve. If you get it for minimum bid, you get it, with the same fine packaging and finesse as if you bid up something to $20 or so.

I categorized the article as Easy because trying is easy, and only doing it a whole lot for dozens and hundreds of times will make it come out good. The process is no different between doing a bad looking beginner scribbly sketch or an expert OMG you got the likeness quick sketch, and I repeat that several times in the article. So if you don't already draw well, just date your attempts and keep trying, especially with the same photo reference. You'd be surprised at the improvement with multiple tries on the same reference. You see more every time and each correction is cumulative.

My eHow articles, oldest at top. Please note me if you try the exercises, I love seeing how people use them!
How to Draw a Still Life with Colored Conte Crayons
How to Draw Celtic Knotwork
How to Draw and Shade Spheres
How to Draw Crosshatching and Hatching
How to Buy and Store Colored Pencils
How to Preserve and Store Framed Portraits
How to Paint Watercolors En Plein Air
How to Draw a Satin Ribbon
How to Draw with Oil Pastels
How to Get Cat Urine Odors Out of Carpets
How to Be More Socially Active
How to Draw a Rose Easily
How to Draw a Butterfly in Soft Pastels
How to Draw a Siamese Cat Portrait in colored Conte crayons
How to Draw a Skull
How to Understand Color Theory and Pigments
How to Draw a Land Hermit Crab in Derwent Drawing Pencils
How to Draw a Pumpkin with Derwent Inktense pencils
How to Draw Original Fantasy Maps for your Fiction
How to Draw a Halo for Religious Art
How to Draw with Brush Pens
How to Draw Oak Bark (For *Peachfuzz!)
How to Adapt to Mobility Limits
How to Draw Foliage with Chiaroscuro
How to Paint a Mountain Scene in Watercolor
How to Shade with Colored Pencils (requested by *Mattsma)
How to Choose a Cat by Personality
How to Draw a Pansy in Colored Pencils
How to Draw Smooth Tonal Layers in Colored Pencils
How to Draw a Clear Glass in Conte Crayon
How to Draw an ACEO or ATC Easy!
How to Draw a Geranium in Colored Pencils (Hi *Peachfuzz!)
How to Draw an Eye in Conte Crayon
How to Draw a Human Mouth in Conte Crayon
How to Draw Light Colored Hair
How to Draw a Nose
How to Dominate a Cat
How to Draw the Ear
How to Draw a Bird's Wing
How to Draw a Strawberry in Derwent Inktense
How to Draw a Lily in Derwent Inktense
How to Draw a Sunflower in Pen and Watercolor
How to Draw Water in Black and White
How to Draw the New Year Baby
How to Draw Martin Luther King, Jr.
How to Sell ACEO Art Online
How to Draw Medieval Things
How to Draw a Medieval Rose
How to Draw Father Time for New Year's Decorations
How to Draw Snowy Pines in Colored Pencils
How to Draw Medieval Hinges (for ~Kayara)
How to Draw a Bald Eagle Head and Shoulders"
How to Draw from Negative Space
How to Date a Smoker
How to Dye Clothing Very Bright Colors
How to Write a Love Letter to a Goth
How to Draw with Good Composition
How to Draw Rocks
How to Draw Clasped Hands
How to Draw the Human Neck
How to Draw a Heart Shape
How to Draw a Pinup Girl
How to Share your Writing and Get Support
How to Teach an Art Workshop
How to Draw Realistic Flower Petals in Watercolor Pencil and Pen
How to Prepare for Technical Writing Tests and Interviews
How to Draw a Newborn Kitten
How to Draw a Cat's Nose
How to Quick Draw Animals"

Photography Conditions to Draw, Photomanip, Collage:
Link back to my original Deviation in your Artist Comment, credit me and send me a note so that I can come see, feature and maybe favorite your work. I like seeing how people use my photos. No other restrictions, except not claiming you took the photo.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 53
  • Current Residence: Lawrence, KS
  • Interests: Writing, fantasy, SF, horror, cats, art
  • Favourite movie: Lord of the Rings
  • Favourite band or musician: Loreena McKennitt
  • Favourite genre of music: Ancient music, Celtic, Celtic rock
  • Favourite artist: Charles R. Knight
  • Favourite poet or writer: Ray Bradbury
  • Favourite photographer: :devalilone:, :devRiverBreeze:, :devgraybear:
  • Favourite style or digital art: Traditional art, realism or fantasy
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Acer laptop
  • Wallpaper of choice: Varies, photo references or Derwent demo drawings
  • Favourite game: Diablo 2
  • Favourite gaming platform: Computer
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin and Hobbes (they go together)
  • Personal Quote: "I write what I like to read. Thankfully, I have common tastes."
  • Tools of the Trade: Laptop, scanner, Gimp, digital camera, various art media

Devious Comments

*mooresart:iconmooresart: Apr 28, 2008, 1:12:12 PM
Great gallery and e-how articles!

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"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to where ever it might lead."
*Siluan:iconSiluan: Apr 26, 2008, 9:04:19 AM
Thank you so much for the fav :hug:

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~AgnesPterry:iconAgnesPterry: Apr 22, 2008, 5:14:24 PM Mood: Love
Wow, I can definitely see the improvement in your drawings! Very nice gallery, I love a lot of the artwork in it!

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Please critique my works. I like to learn how to improve!
~PsychoMonkeyShogun:iconPsychoMonkeyShogun: Apr 8, 2008, 10:57:33 PM
Thank You For The Fave.

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~EyesofIsis:iconEyesofIsis: Mar 29, 2008, 6:27:40 PM
Hey Robert! It's Alter the Earth from Etsy! I just wanted to say hi and thank you again for sending me that article you wrote for my newsletter! You're really talented... with words AND colored pencils! :D

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-Jessica

My love: [link]

My art blog: [link]

My Etsy Art Shop: [link]


~KeeLe:iconKeeLe: Mar 13, 2008, 7:09:17 AM
Hi, I came across your ACEO website and followed the link to your dA :) It's very informative! thank you.

*stalk*
*CrazySkye:iconCrazySkye: Mar 12, 2008, 9:30:13 PM
thanks for the fave!

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~The-Wandering-Ranger:iconThe-Wandering-Ranger: Mar 11, 2008, 10:01:28 AM
thankyou for the fav and comment :)

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Criticism is very welcome on anything I submit! :)
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PASTELS-are great and underused. For all you great artists out there I sugest trying them if you haven't already!
~Sumariel:iconSumariel: Mar 4, 2008, 7:59:36 AM
Mr. Sloan,
Your tutorials brought me here. I signed into this site to tell you how much I appreciate the availability of your experience with Inktense. This place is gorgeous, and is simply blowing me away!!!
Sumariel
*ElwynEllessar:iconElwynEllessar: Feb 29, 2008, 9:51:12 PM
Thanks for the :+fav: 's Robert!!

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Nancy
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My Art Auctions

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~SimplyACat:iconSimplyACat: Feb 25, 2008, 6:11:59 AM
Thank you for the :+fav:s :hug:

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Cats are the nature's way to tell us we are lesser beings :silentkitty:
~GreenTea-Latte:iconGreenTea-Latte: Feb 14, 2008, 10:00:08 PM
whoa, i don't know how I got to your page but I am certain this is the wrong person
haha sorry
*JZino:iconJZino: Feb 14, 2008, 8:17:23 AM
:heart: Happy Valentines day! :heart:

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I'm not crazy... I'm eccentric.
*SnowFlurryCat:iconSnowFlurryCat: Feb 8, 2008, 8:24:25 AM
How would I do that? If I can, I would like to do that.

~SnoCat :o

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One can hear music in most anything.
Come visit my whimsical artwork and photography! [link] Find my stock gallery at [link]
~angelskitties:iconangelskitties: Feb 8, 2008, 3:07:32 AM
Hi Robert, thanks for all the fav's and good luck with drawing ;-)

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watch my art at [link]
*robertsloan2:iconrobertsloan2: Feb 8, 2008, 1:04:57 AM
Sorry, the prizes have already been sent. If I'd known, I would've suggested a donation to the club, would you like me to do that if you win the Grand Prize -- just apply the Grand Prize subscription to the club account?

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Robert A. Sloan, writer and artist
Ari Cat >^..^< Professional Muse
See my eHow Tutorials!
*SnowFlurryCat:iconSnowFlurryCat: Feb 6, 2008, 1:06:22 PM
Wow...I am totally honored. However, I have left DA as of about three weeks ago. Any prize won should be given to someone else.

I can't tell you how much it meant to me to win.

:hug:

~SnoCat :o

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One can hear music in most anything.
Come visit my whimsical artwork and photography! [link] Find my stock gallery at [link]
~krisa731:iconkrisa731: Jan 28, 2008, 4:46:00 PM
thanks for the fave :)

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Kristen!!!

it's bitchin' ----> [link]
~Marmaluke:iconMarmaluke: Jan 25, 2008, 12:50:27 AM
:wave: wow, I'm really speechless! Thank you so much!

:hug:

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~krisa731:iconkrisa731: Jan 21, 2008, 6:19:23 PM
amazing gallery :)

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Kristen!!!

it's bitchin' ----> [link]
~RavenHime:iconRavenHime: Jan 5, 2008, 5:41:15 PM
used your stock here
[link]
thank you!

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Think Less, Draw MORE
[link] < visit... i dare ya!
*ELaiNeLight:iconELaiNeLight: Jan 5, 2008, 12:13:02 PM Mood: Sociable
Great Gallery :clap: :heart:

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I don't approve of your disapproval of me!! :fork:
~yorksherpud:iconyorksherpud: Jan 3, 2008, 4:23:01 PM
Thanks so much for the icon it's great! I just bought some A4 paper a folder and a decent pack of plastic sleeves with pencils and black pens to go over with so I can start doing some work in the little spare time I have these days, hopefully my style has matured even with the total lack of practice I've had lately!

Once again thanks, it looks great! :-) I've always liked celtic designs...

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