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Art Process: The Dragon Knot
By John Sumrow
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
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About this lesson
Fantasy illustrator John Sumrow breaks his 'Dragon Knot' commission into six stages, naming the specific acrylic inks, watercolor set, and dip-pen nib he uses for line work, tonal underpainting, layered watercolor, and white-ink highlights.
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