Drawing Basics: The Best Pencil?

Bob Bahr talks about his favorite pencil and asks readers for their opinions....

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 25 Nov 2008

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, sketching

Drawing Basics: Where Did Your Love of Drawing Come From?

What inspired you to first pick up a pencil? For some it was first seeing an Audubon print. Others may have fallen in love with the anime film Akira. Maybe it was Superman....

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 10 Mar 2009

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw

Drawing Basics: Is Pastel a Drawing Medium?

Many pastelists consider their pieces to be paintings. Here at American Artist, we have tried to steer clear of the debate on whether pastel is a drawing medium or a painting medium, although when put...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 20 Jan 2009

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, colored pencil, sketching, How to Paint, Oil Painting, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: The Best Sketchbook?

Above, a selection of sketchbooks from Kunst & Papier, Palo Alto, California. About two weeks ago I opened up a discussion regarding the best pencil for drawing. Now I'm interested in the best...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 8 Dec 2008

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: Drawing People in Ink Frees You

Drawing in ink can force an artist to either slow down and make very careful marks, or do the opposite--to ignore the permanence of the marks and make them freely. What does pen-and-ink do for you? Let...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 8 Jul 2009

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people, sketching

Drawing Basics: How to Capture a Likeness When You Draw People

What facial feature do you find to be the best indicator of a sitter's likeness?...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 14 Apr 2009

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, how to draw people, street art

Drawing Basics: Colored Pencil 70th Anniversary Competition Winners

We present the semifinalists in the colored pencil category. by Karen Stanger Johnston Ya Reckin by Rosemarie Rush, 2006, colored pencil, 16 x 20. First Place: Rosemarie Rush Like most of the images of...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by American Artist on 15 Oct 2007

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, pastel, how to draw, pencil drawing, colored pencil, still life, plein air, How to Paint, Oil Painting, Photo Reference, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: On Midtone Paper by New Blogger Daniel Maidman

My pencil drawing, Alley , was the result of a 40-minute pose that I did a few weeks ago. Hello, all, and thanks for having me as part of the Artist Daily community. I’m an artist working in New...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by dmaidman on 1 Mar 2011

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, how to draw people, pencil drawing, life drawing, drawing anatomy, street art, Artist Daily

Drawing Basics: The Best Draftsman Drawing Magazine Can't Cover?

Pietro Annigoni was a great draftsman, portraitist, and teacher. We haven't been able to put a feature article together on him, but here are a few examples of this inspirational artist's work,...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 2 Feb 2009

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw

Drawing Basics: Finding Time to Draw

A friend recently asked how to get into a routine of drawing, and I shared with her my methods of finding the time in a busy schedule to keep progressing in my pursuit of better draftsmanship. I draw from...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 2 Dec 2008

Filed under: drawing, Drawing Basics, how to draw, sketching

Drawing Basics: A New Series of Articles by Jon deMartin

I'm excited that we've started a new series in Drawing magazine around drawing basics , authored by noted artist Jon deMartin. We'd been puzzling for some time on how to offer more basic instruction...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 27 Oct 2008

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, pencil drawing, life drawing, Perspective Drawing

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...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by American Artist on 8 Feb 2008

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: Drawing on the iPhone

Digital art isn't new. But when a friend told me that people are now creating art on their iPhones, I imagined that the art wouldn't be anything remarkable. Then David Kassan emailed me an example...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by Bob Bahr on 16 Jun 2009

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

Drawing Basics: Making Art According to Leonardo da Vinci's Motto

Left: Kem , detail, 2004, 48 x 24, oil on canvas. Right: Hands #1 , 2011, 24 x 24, oil on canvas. I am not claiming either painting is better, but without my figure drawing practice between 2004 and 2011...

Posted to The Drawing Blog by dmaidman on 19 Jul 2011

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, figure drawing, how to draw, Oil Painting

Drawing Basics: To Tone or Not to Tone

I have found that toning my support, whether canvas or paper or board, is something I often do now. I’m showing two works to illustrate the difference between toning and not toning....

Posted to The Drawing Blog by judith St. Ledger - Roty on 16 May 2011

Filed under: drawing, art, Drawing Basics, how to draw, pencil drawing, Oil Painting, Artist Daily

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