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Announcing the Winner of Drawing Magazine's 2012 Self-Portrait Cover Competition

Drawing magazine and Artist Daily are proud to announce that Beñat Iglesias Lopez is the winner of Drawing magazine's self-portrait cover competition. Autoteatro No. 2 (Homage to A. Ametzka and G. Martinikorena) by Beñat Iglesias Lopez...

Published 19 Mar 2012 1:30 PM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, Portrait Painting, Art Competitions, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: Using the Egg to Draw Anatomy

Marjorie Forgues' figure drawing, day 1. Marjorie Forgues' figure drawing, day 2. Taking a painting or drawing class is always a learning experience, but often I find I learn a great deal from other artists in the class as well. This is especially...

Published 25 Aug 2011 1:15 PM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, Portrait Painting, How to Paint

Life Drawing Gymnastics

I combined not just artist and model (self-portraiture), but artist-model-athlete in my Life Drawing Gymnastics series. In my Life Drawing Gymnastics series, I attempted to do more than simply draw from life , but rather allowed life to be a large part...

Published 28 Jul 2011 1:40 PM by Kate Sikorski

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, pencil drawing, life drawing, Portrait Painting

Drawing Basics: Judith Carducci's Workshop and the Benefits of Drawing and Working From Life

During a recent plein air workshop in Southern France, Judith Carducci helped students who worked with pen-and-ink, pastel, watercolor, and oil colors. The unifying themes of the 10-day class were that drawing basics are a foundation of all media and...

Published 11 Sep 2008 8:31 AM by Karyn

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, painting, pastel, how to draw, plein air, Portrait Painting, How to Paint, Oil Painting, Ink Drawing, Figure Painting

Drawing Basics: Henry Casselli Draws from the Inside Out

Throughout his long career, Henry Casselli has looked to drawings to clarify his impressions and better understand his subject. To read more features like this, subscribe to Drawing today! by Lynne Moss Perricelli Study for Sparring Partner 2005, graphite...

Published 7 Mar 2008 5:37 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, Portrait Painting, sketching, Watercolor Painting

Drawing Basics: Ingres' Miraculous Lines

This French master teaches us much about contours, portraiture, and how to draw people. by Mark G. Mitchell Portrait of Charles- François Mallet 1809, graphite, 10 9/16 x 8 5/16. Collection The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. So that’s...

Published 8 Feb 2008 5:01 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, how to draw people, colored pencil, life drawing, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, shading, Ink Drawing

Beyond Drawing Basics: Evidence & Interpretation in Master Landscape Drawings

Many great landscape drawings were created as preparatory studies, educational exercises, or informational journals and not as finished works of art. We can now study those freely made graphic images for evidence of the drawing essentials , ideas, and...

Published 9 Jan 2008 4:05 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, Landscape Painting, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Charcoal Drawing, Ink Drawing, Drawing Faces

Drawing Basics: 70th Anniversary Competition Grand Prize Winner

John P. Smolko won the Grand Prize—a new MetroShed, furnished by Blick Art Materials, for use as a stand-alone studio—for his imaginative colored pencil piece, Homage to Klimt (The Virgin). Read more about the artist, and view five online...

Published 15 Nov 2007 4:58 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, pencil drawing, colored pencil, Portrait Painting, Color, Art Competitions, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: 70th Anniversary Competition Winners

We present the semifinalists in the drawing category. by Karen Stanger Johnston Study for the Portrait of Autumn by Chusit Wijarnjoragij, 2007, brown and white colored pencil, 25 x 19. First Place: Chusit Wijarnjoragij For Thailand-born Chusit Wijarnjoragij...

Published 15 Nov 2007 4:57 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, colored pencil, still life, Portrait Painting, Art Competitions, street art, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: How to Draw Dynamic Heads

Depicting features is only the beginning. Putting life into a head drawing requires assimilating it with the rest of the body, capturing an attitude—and much more. by Dan Gheno Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks by Leonardo, silverpoint...

Published 16 Jan 2007 4:51 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, figure drawing, how to draw, how to draw people, Portrait Painting, drawing anatomy, street art, Drawing Faces, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: Measuring Facial Features

In the fall 2006 issue of Drawing , we explained how to draw dynamic heads. We present an excerpt from the article about measuring facial features. by Dan Gheno In my “Portrait Painting” article in the February 1993 issue of American Artist...

Published 16 Dec 2006 2:00 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily

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