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Cave Paintings in the Digital Era

Whiskers. Spinach. Drip. Beyoncé. How easy do you think it is to draw those words? How about when you have to draw them on a 2-by-3-inch screen with just your fingertips? Draw Something is the new hot app for iPhones and iPads--it's essentially...

Published 25 Apr 2012 10:48 PM by Apetriello

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, Artist Daily
Why Do I Draw?

Today was a day spent asking myself questions about my art. Two of the questions I have focused on are: "Why do I draw?", and "Why do I draw what I draw?" The copy of a Prud'hon drawing that I did in Natalie Italiano's drawing...

Published 19 Apr 2012 1:43 PM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, life drawing, still life, sketching, How to Draw animals
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
The Lasting Influence of Illustration

I love that my job allows me to learn something new every day—and the fact that the majority of those discoveries are art-related make them all the more inspiring. Lately I've been in art-historian mode, and I've have been trying to better...

Published 7 Mar 2012 10:06 PM by Allison Malafronte

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, sketching, Oil Painting, Ink Drawing, ink Drawing Basics, Artist Daily
Seeing and Drawing...in Italy

I really think artistic breakthroughs happen most often when you are outside of your usual mode of working, and that includes where and how you work. Think about the times when inspiration has struck you. For me, these moments are often when I am outside...

Published 20 Feb 2012 10:11 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, sketching
It's a First for Us--See What's Coming in the Newest Issue of Drawing Magazine!

Pages from Sabin Howard's drawing sketchbook and a finished sculpture. We just put a wrap on the winter issue of Drawing —you'll be seeing it in your mailboxes and on newsstands in February, and can order it in the Artist Daily Store as...

Published 30 Jan 2012 10:00 PM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw people, sketching, Artist Daily
Drawing Magazine Going Where It's Never Gone Before!

Love to draw? Love to surf the internet? Then check out Drawing magazine's new Facebook page —featuring artists, tips on drawing basics, unique educational opportunities, and exclusive news about the magazine and the fast-paced world of drawing...

Published 30 Jan 2012 1:49 PM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw
What Would Rubens Do?

Leah by Patricia Watwood, pencil on toned paper, 18 x 14, 2011. I have just finished two big projects. Foremost, my show Myths and Individuals opened at the end of October at Saint Louis University Museum of Art. In two months the show will open for it's...

Published 11 Jan 2012 10:04 PM by Patricia Watwood

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, How to Paint, Figure Painting
Art's Highest Achievement--Drawing the Portrait

There are so many significant milestones that an artist can mark his or her career by, but the one that is most exciting for me is the possibility of drawing people and capturing their likeness, whether it is a certain gesture they have or just the interesting...

Published 26 Dec 2011 10:18 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people
Colored Pencils and Exploding Heads: Welcome to the Fall Issue of Drawing

Kinder Love by Jason Bard Yarmosky, 2011, pencil drawing, 18 x 24. Frontal Study of Naked Man by Leonardo, 1503- 09, pen and ink drawing, 9 1/4 x 5 3/4. Looking East by Kerry Brooks, colored pencil drawing. I'm excited to report that the fall issue...

Published 7 Nov 2011 6:09 PM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, pencil drawing, colored pencil, sketching, Ink Drawing, Artist Daily
Drawing Basics: Varying Your Mark Making

Last time we discussed the idea of switching up art practice techniques . The concept was that, while repetition builds skills, change keeps the mind sharp and the work lively. I've been thinking about ways I personally switch up techniques. The first...

Published 3 Nov 2011 12:14 PM by dmaidman

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw
A Stress-Free Drawing Master Class

This is a blog about drawing people from one of my favorite co-workers, Cate, the online editor of Cloth Paper Scissors . Enjoy! Proportion is key to life drawing. When I was a kid growing up in Michigan, I was privileged to take classes at Cranbrook...

Published 31 Oct 2011 10:50 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw people, still life, sketching, shading, Artist Daily
Shock to the System

Am I built like Jason Statham? Hell no! But a parallel approach to art practice has helped me when I make pictures of guys who are. I find it useful to phrase the ongoing practice of painting and drawing in exercise metaphors. Whatever your daily practice...

Published 3 Oct 2011 10:14 PM by dmaidman

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, still life
Will You Join Me in This Black Hole?

Female Nude, Seen From the Back by Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1640, chalk drawing, 10 x 8. Collection National Gallery of Scotland. The Drawing Blog on Artist Daily is like a black hole for me. I just get sucked in and click around and read what catches my eye...

Published 25 Aug 2011 10:05 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: art, Drawing Basics, 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

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