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Book Review: One Color a Day

Author Laura CameronPosted on November 12, 20215 Comments

Review by Tina Koyama Looking around at Wet Paint’s online shop recently, I came across a unique book: One Color a Day: A Daily Art Practice and Visual Diary by Courtney Cerruti ($16.99). Unlike a traditional sketchbook, its focus is not on drawing but on color. “Within the book’s orderly gridded layout . . .…

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Let’s Talk About Sepia Ink

Author AnaPosted on July 12, 2019July 22, 201914 Comments

A Little Background At every pen show I’ve worked, at least one person will ask about a particular ink color. It’s almost always sepia. They ask me to help them pick out a “good sepia”. This is inevitably a loaded question because sepia is a moving target. It’s like asking someone to recommend a good…

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