Learn how to draw stunning turquoise stones just like these to add to your doodle and tangle art. They really do enhance your work.
Oh, so excited! I have been busy creating an ebook Turquoise stone tutorial. It is now live on my etsy page - Wholehearted Etsy shop - and, for a limited time, it will be come with a free practice sheet. I have hand drawn two designs on A4 size paper, giving you two different A5 designs with lots of spaces to practice your turquoise gems.
I absolutely love turquoise stones - there are so many types and shades that they cover the whole colour spectrum. I would very much suggest you have a look at the real gems - get an idea about all the different hues, from very dark to very pale. There are also many variations in the make up of turquoise - some have stripes, others have very pronounced markings, some are a fairly uniform colour. And then there's the veins that run through the stone - sometimes black, sometimes shimmering gold and copper.
Turquoise was among the first gems to be mined, and many historic sites have been depleted, though some are still worked to this day. These are all small-scale operations, often seasonal owing to the limited scope and remoteness of the deposits. Most are worked by hand with little or no mechanization.
An absolutely stunning turquoise specimen from Los Cerrillos, New Mexico at the Smithsonian. Cerrillos turquoise was widely used by Native Americans prior to the Spanish
conquest.
I have been asked many times about drawing gems, especially turquoise, so I decided it was time to upgrade the very basic handwritten tutorial I wrote a while ago. The main thing I'm asked is about how to get all the different colours in the drawing. This ebook explains the processes to get the magical blends of blues into your gem.
To learn more and get this ebook, please visit this page...
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