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Under Camera Artwork | Art School Diary #5

Emma March 30, 2019 3 Comments

This was a pretty easy going week. I got to try out a few of the workshops the art school has available. As well as finishing my model and learning more about the process of designing for the student magazine. UNDER CAMERA ARTWORK Last week I finished my model. Etching the design into acrylic using the laser cutters. This week I got my hands on a strip of LED lights to finish off my model. So...

images shows a washi tape display in London Graphics Center

Visiting London Graphics Centre | Art Supply Haul

Emma February 23, 2019 1 Comment

I was in London over the summer and while there I visited the London Graphics Centre. This is one of my all-time favourite art shops. So I wanted to share more about it and also what I bought while I was there. ABOUT LONDON GRAPHICS London Graphics Centre is just a few minutes walk away from Covent Garden tube station. It’s actually on the same corner as the stage door for the Cambridge...

A Back To School Haul | Cass Art Student Day

Emma September 29, 2016 4 Comments

It's September again which means some back to school shopping for art supplies. However this year I decided to wait a few weeks so I had a better understanding of what I would be needing for the upcoming year (most of which I already had), this also meant I could take advantage of Cass Art's student day and get extra money off along with a few freebies. Anyway here's what I got. BACK TO SCHOOL...

An Art Supply Haul

Emma April 8, 2016 16 Comments

Over the last few months I’ve bought a number of different art supplies, some of them for college and some of them just for fun. I thought I would do a little art supply haul since I've only done stationery hauls up till now. AN ART SUPPLY HAUL DALERY ROWNEY GOUACHE I had to buy gouache for my course and I quickly came to realise that I hated using gouache. I’m not sure if it was down to me...

How To Make A Mini Photo Album

Emma June 11, 2015 39 Comments

A few weeks ago on my 4 Ideas For Instagram Photos post I promised to do a full tutorial for the mini photo album and here it is! One thing you should note is that I designed this book to be the right size for the photos I had (which was 2.5 inch square). If you have photos at a different size you can easily change the book to fit your photos or print your photos off in a size that will fit...