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Then You've Got a Case of Pareidolia

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Artists, Do You See Faces in Objects?- Hero Image

A smiling face at the front end of a car (Austin Healey, Wikipedia).

Then you've got a case of pareidolia and here's what to do with it, artistically speaking, according to contemporary artist and instructor Gigi Chen!

Build up your drawing layer by layer with artist Gigi Chen.

Gigi Chen demonstrates how to draw a bee on toned paper with colored pencils! You'll start with simple shapes as you work from imagination to create the base of your drawing. Then follow along step by step as Gigi shows you how to build up your illustration layer by layer, adding color and detail to bring your drawing to vibrant life!

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