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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Pig Snout Harry Potter 2000 Lithograph | 2/7/2012 | Patti |
| Q: I have a Lithograph titled "Pig Snout" from the Harry Potter series that is dated 2000. It is ... A: Your question is beyond my field of expertise. You might try contacting Harry Potter fan clubs, or ... | ||
| Fashion design/drawing/illustration | 1/30/2012 | Patti |
| Q: I have been drawing fashion of all kinds since I was little and do ok with it! What I would like do ... A: Your question is outside my field of expertise. I did a quick web search and found that ... | ||
| Art Classes | 1/20/2012 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: Good day. I am currently a teacher but would also like to give art classes in my spare time. I have ... A: http://www.draw3d.com/mainframe.html Teaching children AKWAYS is a challenge and having done it ... | ||
| How can this drawing be made better? | 12/14/2011 | Patti |
| Q: Okay, here's context for the situation, my Mom died not long ago. My family is very sad and are ... A: I don't know how successful you'd be in "fixing" the line work the monument company has shown you. ... | ||
| How can this drawing be made better? | 12/11/2011 | Patti |
| Q: Okay, here's context for the situation, my Mom died not long ago. My family is very sad and are ... A: I understand your concerns, and have looked at the picture you sent. Those images were created with ... | ||
| Calendar Art | 12/4/2011 | Patti |
| Q: Good Afternoon Patti, I was wondering if you could help me identify the artist of this beautiful ... A: I'm sorry, I can't identify the picture you sent. If you happen to own this piece, you'd need to ... | ||
| shading in drawing | 11/11/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I do colored pencil drawings and would like tips about where to put the proper shading. How do you ... A: This link will take you to video tutorials that will answer your question better than a few ... | ||
| Drawing | 10/5/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: I've always had a love for art. The only problem I've never been good at being able to draw what I ... A: The ability to draw is a combination of several skills: hand-eye coordination, precision, the ... | ||
| Art variety | 10/4/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: Hey Jason. I had 2 questions, actually, so I hope you don't mind. First off, I've grown rather ... A: Becoming a great artist is largely the task of discovering what looks good and what doesn't. If you ... | ||
| Drawing | 10/2/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I've always had a love for art. The only problem I've never been good at being able to draw what I ... A: Please don't feel discouraged! Learning to do something (and do it well) is a long term thing. I ... | ||
| Drawing | 10/1/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I've always had a love for art. The only problem I've never been good at being able to draw what I ... A: First let me give you this link to my resource page. ... | ||
| Drawing | 10/1/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I've always had a love for art. The only problem I've never been good at being able to draw what I ... A: There really aren't any secrets about how to develop your artistic skills. The way to improve is to ... | ||
| Drawing | 10/1/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: I've always had a love for art. The only problem I've never been good at being able to draw what I ... A: The number one requirement for getting good at art is to draw all the time for years. If you can ... | ||
| artist name? | 9/17/2011 | Patti |
| Q: we purchased a picture today and noticed it was numbered and signed, but are having a hard time ... A: If you can't make out the artist's name with the piece right in front of you, I certainly can't ... | ||
| Martin Tang Drawing | 9/4/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I have a Martin Tang Drawing. It apperears to be from the 70s by the cars in the picture. It is a ... A: The only thing I was able to find on Martin Tang is, that he's a very well known local artist in the ... | ||
| Caricature Color | 8/25/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I just like to know when Im at parties caricaturing like 30 to 60 people is best to draw them in ... A: After drawing live for over ten years, I find that it's best to draw in back and white as opposed to ... | ||
| Marker | 8/15/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I am looking to buy good quality markets of various colors and widths. What brand would you ... A: As far as prisms color products go, the only thing I've used are their rectangular Art Stixx. I use ... | ||
| Marker | 8/14/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I am looking to buy good quality markets of various colors and widths. What brand would you ... A: I can enthusiastically answer this question being a NYC working artist myself. I agree with you, art ... | ||
| Markers? | 8/14/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I am looking to buy good quality markets of various colors and widths. What brand would you ... A: The brands of professional quality markers you can look for are: Copic, PrismaColor, Deisgn, ... | ||
| Markers? | 8/14/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: I am looking to buy good quality markets of various colors and widths. What brand would you ... A: The classic art marker is Prismacolor, which is made in various widths and in every color you can ... | ||
| Scribbly lines. | 8/13/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I have been doodling since I was a kid, whenever I have free time I will doodle whatever pops in my ... A: If you go to YouTube check out my channel, called the subwaysurfer channel. Look for the video on ... | ||
| Is my cartoon authentic? | 7/14/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: and thank you for being here to help! I have a cartoon called "Mickey Without Makeup", and I'm not ... A: There is no way of knowing without inspecting the drawing, but there is a series of prints just like ... | ||
| if you daw | 6/16/2011 | Patti |
| Q: lets say I drew a picture of a friend named Kelly and I put a person in whom i don't know well ... A: You know your friends better than I do. It could mean they like your drawing and want to show it to ... | ||
| erasing and coloring problems | 5/12/2011 | DrawnToArt |
| Q: I really like drawing anime and I'm practicing how to draw still life and portrait, although I'm not ... A: You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. I use kneaded erasers for my artwork. They don't smudge ... | ||
| erasing and coloring problems | 5/10/2011 | DrawnToArt |
| Q: I really like drawing anime and I'm practicing how to draw still life and portrait, although I'm not ... A: Everything takes practice. I'm sure you'll be great if you keep at it and never give up. If you're ... | ||
| more creativity | 5/5/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: wen i went to drawing clas i learnt shading a littl bit.my teacher had said learning to shade is not ... A: Artists draw from life for creativity. There's no greater source. Life is spontaneous, ... | ||
| more creativity | 5/4/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: wen i went to drawing clas i learnt shading a littl bit.my teacher had said learning to shade is not ... A: I will answer your question by giving you an example. I took martial arts for a couple of years. I ... | ||
| more creativity | 5/3/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: wen i went to drawing clas i learnt shading a littl bit.my teacher had said learning to shade is not ... A: Drawing from books will only reduce your personal creativity if you use them as a crutch and never ... | ||
| winnie the pooh pictures | 5/2/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: I have 4 Winnie the pooh drawings 2 have the initials which looks like ehs and one has the full ... A: E H Shepard produced a ton of drawings during his life, including a lot of pencil drawings. The ... | ||
| Pencil drawings | 4/28/2011 | Jason Fowler |
| Q: I have a question for you: I have some pencil drawings from somebody in Portugal. They are signed ... A: Florentina. Thanks for your question :) Art is only as valuable as the name associated with it or ... | ||
| Custom made shoes | 4/28/2011 | DrawnToArt |
| Q: I read in your profile that you can answer questions about professional supplies. I want to make my ... A: I honestly don't know much about the kind of supplies you're talking about. I wish I could help you, ... | ||
| Comic Book | 4/14/2011 | Pat Harris |
| Q: Is it necessary for someone who creates a comic strip to be able to illustrate it? A: Well, let me say this: Every comic that I have seen is illustrated. Now I imagine that you can ... | ||
| Winnie the Pooh drawings | 2/17/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I have 4 Winnie the pooh drawings 2 have the initial ehs and one has the full signed name e h ... A: If looks as though you have preliminary sketches. They may character studies for an animation, or ... | ||
| making collectible cards | 2/16/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I am creating my own collectible cards...they are to be similar to the quality of a baseball card. I ... A: this sounds like a very ambitious project. Judging from what I've heard so far, it should also be ... | ||
| improving my art skills | 2/8/2011 | Patti |
| Q: my dream is to become the best artist i can be. I want to be able to master as many mediums as i ... A: There aren't any shortcuts, or secrets about how to improve one's artistic skills. Drawing is the ... | ||
| Art by Letterman | 2/6/2011 | Patti |
| Q: I bought a painting by an artist named Letterman the canvas is 5' by 4' and it is a scene with a ... A: I know of three painters named Letterman; Martin Letterman, Antoinette Letterman, and G. Lettermann. ... | ||
| Getting started | 1/31/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I'm Hana, I'm 15 years old. Just a simple question relating to drawing (and painting). After my 15th ... A: First off, sorry for the delay in answering you. I was very busy in putting together some e books on ... | ||
| art textbook | 1/2/2011 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I would like to know if you can recommend an author/artist that has published beginner artist ... A: http://www.drawright.com/ See that link above you? Go to that site, and you will find all the info ... | ||
| how can I stop drawing anime? | 11/23/2010 | Elgin Bolling |
| Q: I'm 22 and I like to draw. but I learned how to draw by copying sailor moon. So everything I draw ... A: Let me tell you that I was So angry that first off how angry I was when I read your letter. I was SO ... | ||
| I want to learn to draw | 11/23/2010 | DrawnToArt |
| Q: I'm 22 and I like to draw. but I learned how to draw by copying sailor moon. So everything I draw ... A: When you first learn to draw, your work is most likely going to mimic that of the artist you learned ... | ||
Drawing/Calligraphy/Cartooning
Answers by Expert:
Elgin Bolling
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Can answer questions about basic sketching and drawing, caricature drawing, and cartoon character creation and techniques. I cannot answer questions concerning 3D character creation and modeling.
Experience
Professional cartoonist, and caricature artist since 1990.
Organizations
Member of the National Caricaturist Network
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