Learning from My Classmates Art Tutorials!

Hi everyone! For this week’s blog, we were asked to follow two of our classmates art tutorials! I enjoyed seeing everyone’s work and was really looking forward to this assignment!

Tutorial #1

The first tutorial I followed was done by one of my classmates named June! Here is the link to their blog: https://junesanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/how-to-draw-cute-bunny.html 

For this tutorial we are drawing a bunny!

Materials I used:

- Sketchbook

- Pencil

I first began by drawing the ears and the face structure.

Then I drew the body structure. I decided to make this a curly haired bunny by using flowy line work. 

I added the facial features like the eyes, nose, and mouth, as well as the tail and details on the ears.

Once I finished my primary sketch, I decided to outline it for a more defined look.

I then added additional details to the fur by using simple line work.

June mentioned to include some cute details to this drawing so I decided to draw these diamonds on the side!

I subtly shaded both the bunny and the diamonds, and even added some extra curvy lining work as an outline!

I am super happy with the final product!

Tutorial #2

The second tutorial was composed by Olivia! Here is their blog: https://studioliviablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/cootie-catcher-art-tutorial.html 

We are going to make a cootie catcher! 

To be completely honest, I’ve never made one of these in my entire life until now. :)

Materials I used:

- Scissors

- Paper

- Colored Pencils

I began by positioning the paper vertically and folding the bottom left corner.

I then folded the bottom right corner of the paper.

Next, you’re going to cut off the top rectangle of the paper, which will leave you with this triangle.

You will then open up the triangle and be left with a square shape.

Then, you’re going to fold the corners of the paper, where they will essentially meet at the center of the square.

 

You will do this for all four corners.

Next, you’re going to insert your fingers into the flaps of the paper. 

BUT WAIT! 

We’re not finished yet…

I decided to color my cootie catcher and draw some super cool designs! 

Okay, now we’re done! :) 

These tutorials were super fun to do. Most importantly, I enjoyed learning from my classmates!

My Art Tutorial

Hi everyone! For today’s blog post, we were asked to create an art tutorial for our classmates! I was really excited for this assignment because there were so much ideas for what I could create! One idea that stood out from the others was this drawing technique that my high school art teacher taught me. Has anyone ever heard of neurographic art? Well, it’s an art technique that is widely used in art therapy, promoting mindfulness and emotion processing. Because I’m studying both psychology and art, I truly understand how art deeply enriches our understanding of ourselves and the complexities of the human experience. 

What we will be creating:

Materials you will need:

- Paper

- Pencil 

- Colored pencils

- Marker

Step 1: Begin by drawing a line, doodle, or scribble on the your paper. I personally chose to draw irregular organic forms. Feel free to draw spontaneous free-form lines!

Step 2: Begin rounding the corners to soften the sharp edges on every intersection where the lines cross.

Step 3: Choose any color of your choice and begin coloring! I chose to use a yellow marker to create some kind of shading within the shapes. Of course, feel free to use any medium of your choice for this! If you do use a medium like watercolor, I recommend using a sharpie or pen to draw the lines and shapes.

I then colored the rest with colored pencil and decided to add more shading. 

After you finish coloring, you’re left with this beautiful neurographic art!

Stamping to Digital

For this assignment, we were asked to utilize the tools provided in our art kit to create a stamp and then use some kind of photoshop tool to edit the photo digitally. This was such a wonderful experience as I’ve never worked with any of these tools before! I was able to document both, my successes and failures. However, these failures didn’t stop me from producing a final piece! I learned a lot from this exercise and plan on practicing it more in the future for fun!

I followed my art professors’ tutorial for this assignment! Here is the link to her blog: https://candacenicolgarlock.com/blog/http/wwwcandacegarlockcom-5 

I wanted to create a stamp inspired by one of my previous sketches that I made a few weeks ago during the beginning of this course. This was the sketch:

I then went over and sketched this drawing on the stamp itself. (This is where I begin to run into some drawbacks and didn’t realize until I began the stamping process).

I used the blick tool provided in our art kit as well as a x-acto knife to carve out my sketch. Personally, this step was the most difficult!

As I began to get my stamp ready for action, I realized that it was inverted lol!

I was going to redo the whole stamp but realized the sketch itself can still be saved. So I decided to just eliminate the words on the bottom. I wasn’t really stoked to remove the words because I adore the meaning, however, for the lack of time I have to complete the assignments for this class as well as for my other classes, this was the most necessary action I had take.

I continued to use the green ink pads because green is my favorite color. :) And then stamped it into my sketchbook!

I love how it came out, but it did seem a little bland. So I decided to make another stamp! For my second stamp, I made it within a strict time frame so I just went straight to the carving step! Again, I used the blick tool and x-acto knife. For this stamp I created a floral design.

I decided to use the orange and brown ink to compliment the shades of green on my other stamp! I do believe that the floral design gives this artwork a sense of balance!

After I finished with my stamping, I then transferred this image to Adobe and utilized the basic photo editing tools. I wanted to incorporate some kind of background in the image. So I decided to use the pattern from the floral stamp I made, and set it as the background. This is what I composed:

Overall, I really like the final product of this artwork! It’s abstract which isn’t a technique that I utilize often! Since this is my first time creating a stamp, it was quite difficult, especially since I ran into several obstacles through the process. However, I view this as any other experience, one I can learn from and continue working toward growth!

An Artwork Inspired by Vincent van Gogh

 

So far, I’ve learned quite a lot of new techniques in this course! Regarding our last assignment where we researched an artist that inspired us, I learned how to utilize the impasto technique, an approach in which Vincent van Gogh incorporated a lot in his works. To be able to depict this technique, I first began with an under painting consisting of pure acrylic. I then went over the acrylic paint with oil pastels to create a layered and textured surface. Using multiple mediums, truly made this painting come to life, representing a similar style in which Vincent van Gogh approached his work with.