The Drawing Blog

Attack of the Masses

Robert Stollar — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:14:00 GMT

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...(read more)

100 Reasons for Pastels

Anne Hevener — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:18:00 GMT

Every year, we invite pastel artists to enter their work into our annual Pastel 100 competition, now in its 14th year. And every year, we receive thousands of pastel paintings. I am always stunned by the fantastic variety of the work and the extraordinary...(read more)

Find That Dominant Sensation

Juliette Aristides — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:08:00 GMT

The Clubfoot Boy by Jusepe de Ribera, oil on canvas, 1642. Art...has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe; and unlike science, which often gives us the illusion of understanding things we really do not understand, it helps...(read more)

The Emotional Bridge Between You and Your Viewer

Juliette Aristides — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:19:00 GMT

"A line is a path that can offer an interesting and varied journey, rhythmic and with occasional, pleasurable surprises. Thus is one tempted to take the journey again. " -Krome Barratt, Logic and Design: In Art, Science, and Mathematics Creating...(read more)

Drawing Side by Side, But Never the Same

judith St. Ledger - Roty — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:12:00 GMT

The more I think about and experiment with drawing techniques, the more I understand the extraordinary range of opportunity that drawing offers the artist, whether the drawing is intended as a preliminary sketch to a painting or a drawing in its own right...(read more)

Turning a "Glance" Sketch Into a "Stare" Drawing

judith St. Ledger - Roty — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:38:00 GMT

Recently I have been sketching on the train and in the train station. It took me quite a while to get up the courage to do it, and so far it is going well, though the process is different than when I am drawing in class. When I sketch in the train station...(read more)

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Austin R. Williams — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:53:00 GMT

Our goal is to make every issue of Drawing magazine as informative and inspiring as possible. In order to achieve this, we need you to share your thoughts about the publication. Before February 28, please take our reader survey, where you can tell us...(read more)

Tips to Keep You Drawing During the Holidays

Robert Stollar — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:07:00 GMT

Often when I'm busy with teaching and working and tending to my family and professional commitments, when every second of my time is taken up and I just can't spare a moment to draw as so many of us are during the holidays, then an opportunity...(read more)

Update about the Winners of Our Shades of Gray Drawing Competition!!

Austin R. Williams — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:13:00 GMT

The winning drawings have been selected in the Shades of Gray competition and this weekend winners were notified via e-mail. We would like to extend a great thanks to everyone who entered their drawings--we received hundreds of strong entries, and it...(read more)

Crossing Over From Copying to Creating

Robert Stollar — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:30:00 GMT

I suggested in my previous blog that the difference between an excellent draftsperson versed in anatomy, perspective, elements of drawing and all the other disciplines needed to produce a realistic, believable figure drawing and an artist is that the...(read more)

The Art of Slow Time

Juliette Aristides — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:31:00 GMT

I have tried hard the past few years--with mixed success--to avoid answering the question, "How are you doing?" with the response "Really busy." Some blame our cultural "time shortage" on the clock, progress, and our obsession...(read more)

Drawing On Timeless Principles Before Techniques

Juliette Aristides — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:50:00 GMT

Our best efforts are spent on timeless principles before specific techniques. -- Juliette Aristides, Lessons in Classical Drawing Juliette Aristides, artist and author. I'm Juliette Aristides, an artist, educator, and author based in Seattle, Washington...(read more)

Winners Announced Soon!

Austin R. Williams — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:59:00 GMT

Shades of Gray Competition Results to Be Announced Next Month! It Kinda Draws the Eye In by Matt Tucker, 2011, graphite and white charcoal, 7½ x 14. Collection the artist. Finalist in Drawing's 2011 competition. Hello Artist Daily! This is...(read more)

Sketch I Will!!!!!!!

judith St. Ledger - Roty — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:50:00 GMT

I find that being an artist or art student is a bit like being a parent. The phrase: "Do what I say, not what I do" is too often applicable. For example, as I have expressed before, my goal is sketching something every day. The sketch drawings...(read more)

Seriously, All You Need Is Average Eye-Hand Coordination

Robert Stollar — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Hello there, I'll be doing some blogging for Artist Daily about human ﬁgure drawing . The plan is to do half of the blogging as written text and half as video episodes where it would be easier to demonstrate the concepts I would like to talk about...(read more)