I am happy to announce that I have just uploaded my new Kindle book: Classic Fine Art Nudes: Volume One which features classical Fine Art Nudes by a variety of artists. The price for the Kindle book is only $2.99 and it is FREE, if you have subscribed to the Unlimited Kindle program.

I have several Kindle books online at Amazon now…

My Other Kindle Books on Amazon:
Vampire Limericks and Other Bits of Humor – Limericks and cartoons
Sat the Selfish Bear – a children’s story.
The Farewell Kiss – a comedic monologue based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe.
The Case of the Missing Book – A Perry Mason Reading List.
Here is the cover of the book which features the artwork of Jules-Joseph Lefebvre:



Most of the artists and the specific work included in my book are available on Amazon as photo prints. I have add links below to those prints or to other related material by these artists here. Check them out:

Prints or Related Material Available on Amazon

In The Bathhouse – Torii Kiyonaga
Tomi, Nude After Bath – Goyo Hashiguchi
Nude Woman After A Bath – Goyo Hashiguchi
Nude Woman Washing Face – Goyo Hashiguchi
Nude Woman Standing and Washing Her Feet – Goyo Hashiguchi
The Grasshopper – Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Julius LeBlanc Stewart: 65+ American Paintings – (Book) Julies LeBlanc Stewart
Nymphs Hunting – Julius LeBlanc Stewart
Chinese Erotica – Qing Period – (Book) Chinese Erotica
Modigliani – (Book) Amedeo Modigliani
The Dawn – Luis Ricardo Falero
A Fairy Under Starry Skies – Luis Ricardo Falero
By Summer Seas – Herbert James Draper
Nude Bathers on Rock at Beach – William Adolphe Bouguereau
Jules-elie Delauna y – (Book) Jules-elie Delaunay
The Naked Shepherdess by Pond – Herbert James Draper
Dew Spreading Its Pearls on Flowers – Jules-Claude Ziegler
Restless Nymphe – Anselm Feuerbach
Eastern Beauty – Luis Ricardo Falero
Pool in Harem – Jean Leon Gerome
Pool in Harem Whiskey Advertisement – Jean Leon Gerome
Bath In Harem – Jean Leon Gerome
Odalisque with Slave – Jean Paul Flandrin
Callisto, Diane Nymph Out of the Bath – Joseph-Marie Vien
The Japanese Toilette – Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: 175+ Classical Masterpieces (Book) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Cupid and Psyche – Jacques Louis David
Greek Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis – Arthur Rackam
The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea – Arthur Rackam
Parau na te Varua ino – Paul Gauguin
Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonné – (Book) Aubrey Beardsley
Nude Woman Reflected in Pond – Will Bradley
Judith – Gustav Klimt
The Dancer – Gustav Klimt
Two Friends – Gustav Klimt
Eve and Adam – Gustav Klimt
Psyche and Pan – Ernst Klimt
Nude Woman with Chestnut Hair – Angelo Asti
Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter – (Book) Anders Zorn
The Young Bather – Victor Tortez
Erotic Sentiment in Paintings of India (Book) Related Subject – Nude Princess of India by Richard Borrmeister
Madonna – Edvard Munch
A Seated Female – (Throw Pillow) – Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta
Nude Asleep on Bed – Henri Lebasque
Nude Sitting on Edge of Bed – Henri Lebasque
Nude Woman Seated at Dressing Table – Frederick Carl Frieseke
Nude Girl – Lovis Corinth
The Turkish Bath – Felix Edouard Vallotton
Figure – Nude Pregnant Woman with Shadow – Ismael Nery
Nude Woman Sitting With Flowers – Ismael Nery
Nude Woman with Arm Across Forehead – Felix Vollotton
Nude from the Back – William Merritt Chase

It was a lot of fun and some work to get this book online. I think the works gathered within Classic Fine Art Nudes: Volume One are important and works of art worth preserving and enjoying.

Here is a great artist’s Supply Set I found on Amazon: US Art Supply 133pc Deluxe Artist Painting Set with Aluminum and Wood Easels, Paint and Accessories

What are the my most commonly used art supplies? Here are my go-to drawing and painting bits and bobs; pens, paper, the whole lot. But it is not that many things. My style is quite simple and I don’t need that many different supplies.

To start off with, let’s take a look at paper. Sketchbooks are a must, because it is a struggle to keep a handle on lots of loose bits of paper all over the place. And as I mainly use paint and ink in my artwork, I like to use either watercolor or mixed-media paper.

I don’t mind textured paper, but since you can also find watercolor paper that’s a lot smoother, prefer that. So at the moment, I’m using a Daler Rowney mixed-media sketchbook as well as a smaller Strathmore sketchbook. They’re both pretty similar in quality. The Strathmore feels a little bit sturdier. Sometimes I use a Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook because it does well enough with wet application. Ink from my brush pens does feather slightly into the paper, but it’s not something that you notice when you’re looking at the finished drawing, it’s more just how it feels when you’re drawing, like less control over line thickness.

In the past I’ve also really enjoyed using moleskin sketchbooks, especially their watercolor ones. Finally, I always have at least one really rough, cheaper sketchbook for on the go, to encourage me to draw things without worrying about getting it wrong and wasting paper.

For everyday practice I use the A3 sketchbook from Muji and then for doodles and just as a sort of train of thought art journal, I use this SeaWhite Eco sketchbook which is super-cheap! And deals surprisingly well with ink.

Speaking of ink, let’s move on to pens and pencils. I really only use one pencil. It’s this Staedtler mechanical pencil with millimeter graphite and I think HB refills. I just prefer the convenience of not having to sharpen it and always having a really precise line.

If I’m ever doing a proper pencil sketch, like maybe a life drawing study that needs better shading and all that, I use a pencil set I got somewhere, but you can find a lot of different pencil sets, so choose one that fits your needs.

I’d say the main focus of my art is in the inking and linework so the pens I use are really important. I have this white gel pen that I use for details that I’ve seen quite a lot among artists. Um, it’s very basic and it’s very affordable.

I really love my Pentel Pocket Brush pen. I’ve tried a few brush pens over the years and this one has always been the one that I go back to. It is water resistant and it is refillable.

I’ve also been using this Zig Clean Color brush pen which is not water resistant or refillable. I’ve already been through two of them in a few months while I’ve had the same Pentel brush pen for at least a couple of years now. But, something about the brush tip of the Zig pen gives me a lot better control over my line thickness.

When I need to vary my lines or fill in big spaces, I will also use India ink which is water resistant and a lovely and deep black and can have a bit of a glossy finish. I decant the ink into a little jar and then the use whatever paintbrush that fits my needs.

My paintbrush collection is nothing special. I’ve never been good at taking care of brushes, so I’ve always just had this system of buying cheap brushes and then replacing them whenever I need to.

Which is a bit wasteful, I know but I also know that I’m too lazy to give proper brushes the care that they need.

I use flat brushes a lot. I like that you can cover large spaces with them, but also use the pointed edge to get into tight spots. I also have a set of very small precision brushes that I use for line-work and detailing.

My current favorite paint right now is the gouache I use for my paintings, where I sometimes add in watercolor if I’m in the mood. The brand of gouache I use is Winsor and Newton. I also use Reeves, mainly to mix with the Winsor and Newton as the quality of the Reeves paint can be a bit hit and miss. And I have this big tube of white Pebeo gouache paint because I use a lot of white.

I mix my paint on a plastic palette and I wash my brushes in a glass jar.

And that’s kind of it for my basic supplies. If you are uploading your artwork online, you will need a scanner. After a bit of research I ended up being very happy with the Canon Canoscan scanner. This does seem t be a beginner’s scanner and isn’t necessarily the best scanner out there for quality art. The size of it is quite limiting, but it gives me a much truer digital copy of my art than any other scanner I’ve used so far.

Once my art is in the computer, I don’t do too much digital reworking but whenever I do, I use Gimp which is a free software that’s quite similar to photoshop although not as extensive. To learn more about Gimp check out the tutorials here on youtube of how to use it.

There are always other art supplies – eraser and markers and acrylics and so on to have – but I hope this gives you an idea of things to try out and keep on hand.

As found on Youtube

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