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    Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips
    Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips
    Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips
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    Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips

    By Venice Kichura

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    "Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips" is an article, of almost 40 pages, written to encourage readers to unlock the world of drawing with ballpoint pens. Besides sharing drawing techniques and tips, it also includes the history of the ballpoint pen movement and highlights prominent ballpoint pen artists.

    The article is complete with photos of the author’s ballpoint pen drawings and resources for anyone who wants to start drawing with ballpoint pens.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVenice Kichura
    Release dateSep 26, 2012
    ISBN9781301085972
    Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips
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    Venice Kichura

    Venice Kichura is a freelance writer who writes for several websites and has been published in print media. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Venice holds a Bachelor of Science in English and History. She started her writing career as a feature writer for a South Florida newspaper where she also wrote a weekly column. Venice has been published in several print publications, including “Connecticut Parents Magazine", “God Allows U-Turns”, "Pentecostal Evangel","Sonlight Christian Newspaper" and others. She’s written more than 1,000 internet articles which have been published in sites such as Suite 101 and Associated Content. As a writer for Demand Media since 2008, she's written numerous articles for websites such as "Garden Guides" and others. Venice has a passion for encouraging others in their Christian walk and has written book reviews for the Christianity section of About.com.

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      Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art - Venice Kichura

      Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips

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      Venice Kichura on Smashwords

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      Exploring Ballpoint Pen Art: Drawing Techniques and Tips

      Cover art by Venice Kichura

      Copyright 2012 Venice Kichura

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      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Disclosure Statement

      Nothing found anywhere in this book should ever be used as professional advice, and the author makes no representation that particular art techniques are better than others or are appropriate for your situation. The author accepts no liability for the information contained herein.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction * Advantages of Ballpoint Pens * Types of Ballpoint Pens * Drawing Surfaces * Basic Techniques * Helpful Tips * Correcting Mistakes * Warnings * History of the Ballpoint Pen and Prominent Ballpoint Pen Artists * Photos * References and Credits *About the Author

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      Introduction

      Because of their low cost and availability, ballpoint pens are used more than any other type of pen. But they’re usually considered writing

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