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MAKING DAVID Watercolor is all about layers13.since it is King David, we can 't forget about the crown14.I start painting golden tones on the face 15.since the crown ' s light will reflect on the face, as it happens in reality16.this is called " reverberation " , and also put skin tones on the crown17.started using the regular brush now, with the glass of water18.by painting the beard we also define the mouth19.start carefully detailing the eyes and their expression20.here, to add expression to the last details, I just use less water21.From now on it starts to come together22.let' s work on the crown and its tones, as it also reflects the skin23.there is nothing wrong with touching the painting to " remove " something

24.aldough you can 't really erase in watercolor, you can get a similar effect by using your fingers25.more mixed tones in the crown26.start adding the bright tones of the crown that we don 't find in the skin27.keep defining shapes and adding color28.reinforcing the shadows29.it is often the hardest part to know where to finish!30.it is a matter of instinct more than technique31.there lies the true artist within yourself

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By Stephen Hillman Artwork by Roman Bereziy

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They are those who stand forgotten. They are seen yet hold power to you turn away. Their story is hidden beneath hopelessness and behind a wall of uncharity. Where they are is where you are, where they are few seek them, and where they are few desire to be found. For they are invisible.

So instead of looking at him and saying, “I want to be the next Lecrae, ” be the first you..

Joe: Yes. I' ve told many young artists that first come in and try to get started. Be yourself. Talk about what you know. The one thing that I think has damaged some of the industry is, even though it' s no disrespect, but now that you see Lecrae getting Grammys and this type of stuff, now everybody thinks that I got to be a Lecrae. You got to be you. Lecrae had to put in a lot of work. Lecrae has almost 15 years in gospel rap. He put in a lot of work. He put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, and a label. So instead of looking at him and saying, “I want to be the next Lecrae, ” be the first you.. I wanted to be me. I already knew what I was capable of being but I had to learn my craft. I had to learn how to relate certain things. I had to learn how to have stage presence. I had to learn how to write a song and make the song make sense. I had to learn how to study the Bible and find what scriptures made sense of what I' m trying to say so it can float better. It wasn 't just I’ m making songs. I had to really do a lot of studying to find out what I' m trying to deliver. Me and my wife had just talked about that yesterday, about what each album meant at the time that I wrote the album, and why did I write that album?

Harkin Deximire HARKIN Harkin Deximire is an artist and a novelist. She was born in Manila, the Philippines motivation in your heart no matter ho tiny it may seem" DEXIMIRE inspiration and "There's always an

So with you using tablets do you consider what you create digital art? And if so does that make bringing your imagination to life easier?

ItI do traditional art and digital art. But I don't use different pencils or any tools in traditional art. I only use a mechanical pencil for 2B lead, tissue and cotton bud for smudging, and of course eraser for erasing and sometimes for highlights.But since I am a self-taught artist, I am still in a process of learning and trying to understand the techniques all by myself.

Same goes with the digital art, I am still learning the uses of the tools and other features of the drawing software I use. I'm also still in the process of learning new techniques as I always seek for new different art styles or improvement on my drawing skills. For me, I think bringing your imagination to life easier could be done in both ways. But that will only depend on how you're going to make it. (Which I am referring to the tools, techniques, knowledge, and else you have)

But of course, there's an advantage of creating illustrations through digital. Especially the tools you need are already there in the software. You just have to find and learn about the uses of each tool to make your drawing become easier.

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What brought you into animation.

In high school we had access to adobe flash (now adobe animate) and it was common for kids to be playing around animating something. So I would follow suit and enjoyed making skateboarding animations.

And Where did you get your start?

While I was studying character animation at university there was an opportunity at my church to make an animated short

videos about what the kids would be learning in kids church. I made a weekly animated cartoon explaining the Bible stories that were played during the church service.

How long have you been doing work like this?

I started making comics and animated short films in 2006 while at university, so around 14 years now. Technically I started making comics when I was very young. I think I may have been around 7 when I made a superhero comic with very bad spelling.

Regards Jonathan