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by suepark214 on 06/10/08 : I love Japanese brush pens! You can find a ton of them at JetPens http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/cPath/221. They are also perfect for writing Chinese characters and also Kanji ... more »   respond »
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by louisagholson on 06/21/08 : Thank you for the detail in your writing and your book source. I have worn a knot since January and wanted to draw some to use as thumbnails in my web pages. I didn't want to copy other's work. I wanted a chance to take part in the process. ... more »   respond »
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by louisagholson on 06/21/08 : Thank you for the detail in your writing and your book source. I have worn a knot since January and wanted to draw some to use as thumbnails in my web pages. I didn't want to copy other's work. I wanted a chance to take part in the process. ... more »   respond »
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by louisagholson on 06/21/08 : Thank you for the detail in your writing and your book source. I have worn a knot since January and wanted to draw some to use as thumbnails in my web pages. I didn't want to copy other's work. I wanted a chance to take part in the process. ... more »   respond »
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by robertsloan2 on 06/21/08 : Thanks, Louisa! It's loads of fun doing your own knotwork design, and best of all it lets me put it into weird shapes such as using it in the negative space of a drawing of something else. It's easier for me to do it freehand with this method when filling weird shapes than to try to find an ancient design exactly that weird shape. ... more »   respond »
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by Sue-Z on 01/12/08 : Very complete helpful information ... more »   respond »
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by Loni Ice on 10/04/07 : Great article! One of the things that often works for me is to work dark to light, laying in the deepest darks first. However, for watercolor, I think that requires quite a bit of knowledge of color mixing so you can get the sub-layers right. ... more »   respond »
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by robertsloan2 on 10/05/07 : It takes a bit of practice, but after a while you get used to which mixtures you know will work. Experiments are the only reliable knowledge when it comes to color mixing, because each brand of each color mixes just a bit differently and you have to find out what your paint does. ... more »   respond »
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by robertsloan2 on 10/05/07 : A nice variation is to make the inside of the ribbon a contrasting color, say, gold. This helps distinguish the shading a little better too. Keep the edges the main color or darker color though. ... more »   respond »
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by grouch on 12/07/07 : This was perfect. It looks like the shading makes all the drawling pop. My kids will love it. ... more »   respond »
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