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Attack of the Masses

I want to say a few things about massing. There are a few basic rules in figure drawing that will deliver results, but underlying them all is massing. If you cannot master massing, no matter how much you know of all the other elements of drawing, there...

Published 23 May 2013 12:14 AM by Robert Stollar

Filed under: Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw people, shading
And At The End of 20 Weeks We Have...a Nose

You may recall that a few months ago I described my horror at learning from an instructor that we would be working on a small drawing of a facial feature for 20 weeks . Novice that I am, 20 weeks seemed an inordinate length of time to spend on a small...

Published 13 Feb 2012 10:51 PM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

Filed under: Drawing Basics, pencil drawing, shading
Drawing Basics: Working in Black and White

A photo of the cast I am drawing. My drawing, in progress. You may remember that in the fall of this year, I discussed Darren Kingsley's class and his comment that we would be working for many weeks on our drawing of a facial feature in his class...

Published 21 Dec 2011 10:40 PM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, shading
Drawing Basics: Grateful for Shades of Grey

Figure drawing by Judith St. Ledger-Roty, charcoal drawing, 2011. I have been taking a figure drawing class that focuses on doing a comparatively long figure pose, working in charcoal. (We do one minute, five minute, and ten minute drawings, too, so 'long'...

Published 19 Dec 2011 10:19 PM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

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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
Drawing Basics: Learning the Lesson of Line Drawing

Leonardo Da Vinci's drawing, Head of an Angel , 1483. In my last post, I was telling you about how I decided to take Leonardo Da Vinci for my master when I was first studying art seriously. Choosing a master means taking a close look at great art...

Published 25 May 2011 10:55 PM by dmaidman

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, life drawing, shading
Drawing Basics: Arlene Steinberg on Colored Pencil

Read the transcript from yesterday's live online chat and drawing tutorial with colored pencil artist Arlene Steinberg. Be sure to attend our next live chat with pastel artist Janet Monafo on Monday, June 9 at 2pm EST. 2008-05-12 11:00:03.0 Administrator...

Published 7 Jul 2008 6:18 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, pencil drawing, colored pencil, still life, plein air, How to Paint, shading, Artist Daily
Drawing Basics: David Jon Kassan on "Male Nude" by Michelangelo

David Jon Kassan comments on Michelangelo's Male Nude . Male Nude by Michelangelo Buonarroti, ca.1504, black chalk drawing heightened with lead white, 16 x 9. Collection Teylers Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Looking at Drawings: "Male Nude...

Published 7 Jul 2008 5:50 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, shading
Drawing Basics: Values Create Dramatic Drawings

Careful use of darks and lights within and around the figure can give your drawings more power and dramatic force. by Dan Gheno Laocoön by Baccio Bandinelli, red and black chalk, 21 x 15¾. Collection the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. Some...

Published 6 Jun 2008 6:30 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, how to draw people, pencil drawing, colored pencil, sketching, shading
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
Drawing Basics: Brian Bomeisler's Global Skills of Drawing

We offered words of advice about drawing basics from Brian Bomeisler in the winter 2007 issue of Drawing magazine. Here, we present his five global skills of realistic drawing. Bomeisler helped a student correct and adjust the proportions of his self...

Published 16 Apr 2007 4:52 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people, shading, Drawing Faces
Drawing Basics: Chat With Colored Pencil Artist Alyona Nickelsen

Read the transcript from our online chat with colored pencil artist Alyona Nickelsen. This chat was brought to you by Legion Paper . 2007-03-08 11:00:27.0 Administrator: You have joined a chat with Alyona Nickelsen, a colored pencil artist featured in...

Published 16 Apr 2007 4:15 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, colored pencil, shading, Artist Daily
Drawing Basics: Drawing Without Symbols on the Right Side of the Brain

As a supplement to our feature in the winter 2007 issue of Drawing magazine, we offer a more in depth look at Brian Bomeisler's drawing workshop with an extended version of the article, additional images of student work, and more photographs of the...

Published 16 Apr 2007 3:57 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people, shading, Drawing Faces
Drawing Basics: The Emergence of Tonal Drawing

Tonal drawing--the juxtaposition of relative values, the notion of seeing masses rather than outlines--more closely replicates the way humans see than do lines. This emotional way of depicting the world has been explored since Leonardo; modern artists...

Published 16 Sep 2006 3:50 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, colored pencil, plein air, How to Paint, Oil Painting, shading, ink Drawing Basics
Drawing Basics: Jon DeMartin's Drawing Workshops to Improve Paintings

“One of the biggest reasons painters get into trouble is because their pictures don’t have a solid foundation of accurate and expressive drawings,” says New York artist Jon DeMartin. That’s why his drawing workshops are so helpful...

Published 3 Sep 2006 3:57 AM by American Artist

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, How to Paint, shading, Artist Daily

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