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The Pencil Club is proud to present AthenaTT (https://www.deviantart.com/athenatt)'s INTERVIEW WITH Lisa M. Rourke - LMRourke (https://www.deviantart.com/lmrourke) ~LMRourke (https://www.deviantart.com/lmrourke) :bulletblue: Why would you say you are an artist? Does your art have any specific meaning for you (ie, why do you create)? Wow...you start off with a tough one!  Why would I say I'm an artist.  Ironically, it's taken me until recently to consider myself one.  An artist to my mind was one who had formal training and who made his/her living creating art and as I did neither, it was hard to think of myself as a true artist.  But now I would say I'm an artist because I'm the happiess when I'm creating. It gives me a real sense of jo

TUTORIALS ***Update*** Have you ever painted ith pastel? Do you know what style is it? Well, as a good artist you should learn it because it gives you a perfect notion of colors and techniques. Searching on DA I found one of the best artists with pastel knowledge and she did and amazing tutorial to us. Check out ~chelleblock (https://www.deviantart.com/chelleblock) and you will see a great portifolio of a great artist!! *** Here you will find different kinds of tutorials that can help you  with your artistic skills. The tutorials are separated for ex. by skill level, tools of work and tips. The Pencil Club will try to provide not only different techniques of drawing and p

The Pencil Club is proud to present an interview from AthenaTT (https://www.deviantart.com/athenatt) with shimoda7 (https://www.deviantart.com/shimoda7). ~shimoda7 (https://www.deviantart.com/shimoda7) :bulletblue: What does your art mean to you (or, why do you enjoy creating art)? Art means a lot to me. It's not only a door to the outside world through which I can express myself, it's also the path that lies behind that door. A path that leads me to my own thoughts and feelings. When I draw, I'm not only focused on what I'm doing, but also on what I'm feeling. It's kind of a meditation, a perfect way to be alone with your feelings for a while, try to learn from them or just let them go. We don't have to TALK through our art all the tim