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Ryan Spahr is an accomplished artist working in a variety of media, including marker, pen and ink, oil, pastel, photography, and tattoo. His work exhibits bold, expressive mark-making, exploration, and experimentation. Ryan lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he spends his free time with his family and collecting records. His future plan is to further his education in the Arts.

Markers are a blast to work with, but can be intimidating because erasers don't work on them! See 5 tips from pro artist Will Terrell on using markers. 

Jonathan Martinez uses his artistic talents to create beautiful drawings of endangered animals to bring awareness to them. 

We are excited to introduce our NEW 400 Series Toned Mixed Media paper! The perfect hybrid. 

Our 2016 Online Workshop video lessons are now on our YouTube Channel! See the video lessons from our Sketchbook, Watercolor, and Marker workshops!

Industrial Designer Reid Schlegel demonstrates his process for creating a sword illustration on Toned Tan paper. 

Illustrator Kevin Keele uses our toned gray paper for his fascinating illustrations. See his work and tips that show his process. 

We are excited to introduce our NEW 400 Series Marker paper, which was developed for fine artists who create finished art using a variety of marker types.

Prior to the introduction of this new 400 Series Marker paper

See Industrial Designer Reid Schlegel's 10 Commandments of Industrial Design Sketching & 5 Commandments of Toned Paper Rendering in our Fall Artist Newsletter. 

When you hear the word watercolor you automatically think of using watercolor paper. Makes sense. However when I started to teach classes, I wanted something that was transparent so the students can use my letters underneath as a guide. I knew that watercolor paper was not transparent so I tried tracing paper and that did not hold the ink up well. Then I went in to my local art store and found Strathmore’s 500 series Marker Pads. From the first brushstroke I made on the paper, I was sold.

Have you been following along to Graham Smith’s FREE Sketchbook Fury workshop?

Through online video lessons, Professional Artist & Illustrator Graham Smith is showing us how to develop a sketchbook strategy so you can customize your sketchbook, build your drawing skills, overcome your fear of the blank page, develop ideas, and execute finished art.

We are excited to announce our free 2016 Online Workshops which start on Monday, March 7!

We’ve got a fantastic line up this year with 3 extremely talented and inspirational artists who will be leading you through follow-along online video lessons… FOR FREE!

Enter for a chance to win our drool-worthy Marker Giveaway prize which includes 3 Marker pads, 6 Copic Classic Markers, 1 Copic Wide Marker, and 2 zip bags!

What is the difference between feathering and bleeding when using ink or markers on paper? How to I prevent either from happening?

Read our interview with Laura Kay, the fashion illustrator behind Diary Sketches.

Read our interview with illustrator & painter, Brittany Anne!

Shelly Kim's Exploring Mixed Media Together! Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and follow along!

It's spooky season!  To celebrate, please enjoy this collection of 31 of our favorite creepy, scary, and hair-raising pieces.

Winter is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere!  We hope you enjoy this list of some of our favorite wintry pieces.

Follow along to miniaturist Blake Gore's tutorial demonstrating his quick and approachable process for drawing tiny trees.

Read our interview with miniature artist, Blake Gore!

Do you have an artist in your life that you're shopping for?  Look no further than our gift guide - we've got it all covered.

This four-part workshop touches on the beauty and power of mixed media to create captivating works of art.