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"Sandra Staple"
(Canada)
# Statistics
Favourites: 60; Deviations: 60; Watchers: 87
Watching: 48; Pageviews: 6191; Comments Made: 185; Friends: 48
# Interests
Tools of the Trade: Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencil, WatercolorOther Interests: Gardening, Fish Keeping, Role Playing
# About me
Sandra Staple was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she now lives with her husband, Jason, daughter, Chloe, and son, Logan. Her mother is a local artist, so Sandra has been drawing and painting since she was a young girl, earning distinctions in English and art in high school.She graduated from Saint Maryβs University with a major in computing and information systems, and a minor in creative writing. After graduating, Sandra worked as a business and systems analyst for 17 years before deciding to leave the corporate world to focus on her art.
In 2008 Sandra published her first book, "Drawing Dragons" which has been the #1 best seller in the Teen/Mythology section on Amazon.com for almost two years now (2016-2018). This first book is 150 pages long and focuses on drawing in graphite pencil, including steps on shading dragons. It also includes a 16 page color insert done in colored pencil.
In early 2018 Sandra finished her second book, "Drawing Fantastic Dragons" which teaches drawing dragons in colored pencil, including several steps on how to color and finish each tutorial.
Both can be bought as a stand alone book, or as a set, as no artwork was repeated between the two books.
Sandra has also managed a very popular personal web gallery of her art since university, at www.canadiandragon.com.
When not drawing or spending time with her family and friends, Sandra can
usually be found working in her gardens or elbow deep in her fish tank.
# Comments
Comments: 27
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Happened to be looking around groups and by chance I found your page after recognizing one of your pieces! I had your Drawing Dragons book way back when I was 11 and I adored it!! :> It made me really happy to find you on here as well!!
Thank you so much for publishing your work and inspiring me <33Β
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Haha that's awesome! I am on here but much more active on Instagram (and Facebook a bit as well) you can find me there @SandraStaple if you're on there as well!Β
Glad you enjoyed my first book- I just published a second on last summer!Β
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Your dragons look really good and thanks for the watch.
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Hi Sandra!Β Thank you for the watch!Β You are now on my watch-list too!Β
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Hi I'm just getting around to this but thank you for the watch! I love your dragons :3
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I got your book "Drawing Dragons" when I was 14, and it was one of three how to draw dragons/mythical creatures books that really influenced my art style. It helped me so much!
I am now in college, and I keep it on my shelf and still look through it periodicallyΒ
Thank you so much for writing it!
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Ha ha that's awesome! Glad you were able to get good use of it!Β I just joined Instagram and am more active on there, so if you're on there you should check out my page, @sandrastaple.Β Β I also have a Facebook group- same username, @sandrastaple.
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Alright! I'll have to check it out
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I just realised you had a Deviantart so here I am
EDIT: I also just realized I didn't spell realized right
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Your book is so awesome and it has helped me a lot! And WOW your art is good! Β
AlsoΒ maybe you should share your art with dragon art groups so more people will see it and you can get more feedback.
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I've joined a few now!
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I finally found your deviantART! I love your book, just got it in the mail yesterday! I have your first one too. Keep being awesome!
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Aww, thanks! Glad you like it!
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Thanks for the favorite, I love your book!
The eye tutorial is very helpful, info on different types of eyes for dragons was great.
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Haven't been on DeviantArt in over 10 years...looks like all my old art has been removed and just the bare bones of my profile was left intact but then, I can't really blame them seeing as it's been so long since I was logged in. Good thing I have lots of new art to add!
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I am so sorry for you having your art stolen, but just think about good things, for instance, you have a lot of fans, I'm one of them, you book was the main reason I started drawing dragons(I hope I have the right person) any way I'm sorry for the loss of your wonderful art
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I understand what you mean by that it isn't fair and plus it's pretty much cheating them and you out of it. I mena you worked pretty hard on those drawings,paintings,sketches,etc.and only to have it to be stolen. I'm truelly sorry.
By the way I went by you site and checked out your art. I love your dragons and unicorns. pretty much everything else on your site.. They're all awesomely done. You're very skilled ^_
And plus that's cool you're from Canada. I'm from Ohio but um I've been to Canada. I must say the people I met there were very nice and curtious. and plus the environment was very beautiful.
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