Prissy Little Chloe

Yes, even a two-year-old I've been cartooning since I could hold a pencil. Right now, I have two cartoon novels called Prissy Little Chloe out right now--you can see here  http://goo.gl/d7WN49  and here  http://goo.gl/Mkbrjt  that I'm not making this up! Am I a professional? No! There's no such thing. Although I do artwork for a profession, yes. Anyone can draw cartoons and drawing from my book (no pun intended) here's how you can get started, by drawing a cute, little puppy. The best part is it's drawn like a child, so even if art isn't your strong suit--now you can pretend it is! This one's from my latest cartoon novel  Prissy Little Chloe: Terrier Trouble Lets start with an easy one Starting with the outline of Chloe's furry head, draw two zigzags. Cross the zigzags with a straight line at the bottom and a jagged line at the top for her frizzy cowlick.  Next add in her two big ears. ...

Voice accounts for 38% of how you're perceived    You could say "I don't care what people think about me", which you shouldn't. But thinking and perceiving are different altogether. When people perceive you, right or wrong they're making subconscious - that they may not be aware of - judgements about you. Their mind sputters out all these arbitrary questions like: "Is he employed?", "Is she married?", "Does she have kids", "How much money does he make?" They don't have to make much sense, "What did he have for breakfast earlier?"or "Did she drive in to work today?". They all happen on and off, really fast. Body language, physical appearance and choice of words are one thing - but none of them affect the reception of conversation like the voice does. Mr. Monotony no melody   I'm not talking about an artificially bassy or sultry voice, but you're own voice - not use...

No need for editing - get picture-perfect photos with these three hacks!  Ever miss the moment by just so little that when you go back to take a look at the blurry photographs later, you can hardly tell what they were even supposed to be? I can tell you it's terribly annoying; and the quick fix isn't to just take a course to become a better photographer. That could take months and what good is it if you're taking a picture with your  smartphone - no tripods here and laughing hysterically throughout? That's exactly where these three tips come in. Starting with DSLRs With the advent of camera phones, now called "smartphones" - everyone has access to a pocket camera, that can take studio-quality photos. I've always loved taking pictures - namely of my dog. Back when there weren't any phones with build-in cameras, I asked for a camera for my birthday. I got a grey, used camera, with no film - my mom wanted me to "practice" wit...

At least it won't take you 15 years to figure this out these paint hacks!  You don't have to be an art natural to adopt these quick and easy tricks into your next work of art! Whether you've been painting for 15 years or 5 minutes, follow these three steps to make your next piece pop: Step 1 - the outline The most fundamental aspect to giving the painting 99% more structure, by planning it out with light pencil shapes. Many abstract or impressionist art will often skip this step - but it is simply needed for any still-life, landscape or portrait paintings.  It's a little difficult to do this with watercolour paintings without having lead bleed through, in which case I recommend using a blue pencil (which you can find at an arts/crafts store - alternatively, a light blue pencil will do the trick.) With a pencil, sketch (not too dark you can't erase, but not too light you can't see it) the outer lines of the big parts of your subject(s),...