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I was browsing Burne Hogarth's book Dynamic Anatomy the other day, and I came across a short section in his chapter on foreshortening that I found particularly helpful. It never occurred to me to treat the human body like I would a building, but Hogarth's message was to relate the figure to the...
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I caught the Whistler exhibition at The Frick last week and was initially concerned about its size — it hangs in that smallish room in between the place where you pay admission and the hallway to the restrooms — but I suppose at some point during the 40 minutes I spent in there reading every...
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I sure enjoyed Drawing Day 2009 ! I went to Central Park with a friend, loaded down with drawing pencils, drawing sketchbooks, painting supplies, and Gatorade. Several scenes screamed out to be captured in a quick pencil sketch , but we kept walking through the...
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Using subtle washes and minimal detail, Keiko Tanabe creates a powerful sense of time and place. by John A. Parks Paris, North Station 2008, watercolor, 14 x 21. Collection the artist. Keiko Tanabe uses little more than open washes of watercolor to suggest the deep, moody shadows of a street in Naples...
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Drawing is a fundamental skill for artist, emphasis on skill. There are basic drawing rules and approaches that work, including these six tips on how to draw anything accurately. Start by drawing shapes, not identifiable objects. You’ll hear this advice over and over again in art classes and workshops...
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Artists have been drawing anatomy of humans inside and out since at least Leonardo's time, but it took an unusual polymerization technique to create a scenario in which artists could go beyond figure drawing and draw the interior of human bodies positioned in action poses. "Bodies ... The Exhibition"...
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To be perfectly honest, there's a period between the moment an issue of Drawing leaves our hands to go to the printer and the moment when I have a chance to calmly peruse the finished printed product during which I am filled with trepidation and doubt. Was that last issue we just finished any good...
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People develop strong feelings about their pencils. I can never think of graphite pencils without thinking about Sherry Camhy , an intriguing artist and instructor in New York City who thinks and feels a lot about her pencils, even going so far as to name them . Her dedication pays off; Camhy coaxes...
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Michael Mentler's pencil drawings from his sketchbook. David Jon Kassan, a friend and an excellent painter and draftsman here in NYC, recently sent me these words about an artist he met during his travels. Here are some images from the artist's notebook: These amazing ink gesture drawings are...
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Learn to draw the cube and you have a good introduction to basic perspective and drawing essentials , plus the cube is one of the geometric building blocks of all objects—including the human figure. The Three Graces by Jon deMartin, 2002, burnt sienna and white Nupastel drawing on toned paper,...
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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 to beginners while simultaneously making this information appealing and useful to drafstmen...
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Pennsylvania artist Kurt Long won the top prize in the contest, which required draftsmen to depict one of the specimens in "BODIES...The Exhibition," at New York City's South Street Seaport. Long poses beside the specimen he sketched for his award-winning drawing. Kurt Long, of Wynnewood...
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Those daunted by the skills and money needed to operate a large, bulky printing press can still explore a variety of printmaking techniques without the use of a press. by Naomi Ekperigin Winged Horse by Gail Ayres, 2003, monotype, 30 x 22. Collection the artist. From etchings to the words of a daily...
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Anthony Panzera comments on Antonio López García's Portrait of Maria . by Anthony Panzera Portrait of Maria by Antonio López García, 1972, graphite drawing, 28 x 21. Collection the artist. I first saw this drawing some 30 years ago in a magazine article highlighting Antonio...
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In the summer 2008 issue of Drawing magazine, we discussed how Omaha artist Kent Bellows was a masterful draftsman who took the time to contemplate a vision and complete works that would endure past his untimely death. We offer more examples of his pencil drawings in this online exclusive gallery. Susan...