Logical Drawing & Painting Instruction
Spheres show up everywhere in life and for that reason it is essential that an artist be able to render each part of a spherical form well. In today’s post I reveal the 4 parts to a sphere drawing so that you can draw spheres with realistic precision.Continue Reading
It is absolutely necessary for an artist to understand precisely how to draw a cone. Cones show up everywhere in nature including human anatomy, trees, and still lifes. Follow along with this post and you will clearly see just how easy it is to draw things you are looking at!Continue Reading
This post may change your life as an artist. This will be the first of 4 posts in which I teach you everything you should know about forms whilst learning to draw. Today we begin with the cylinder…Continue Reading
Wouldn’t it be great if you had some kind of framework from which all drawings and paintings could be derived from? Some way to cut out most of the confusion when trying to draw realistic things from observation would be fantastic! What if there was a way to look at anything and be able to draw it on paper. What if I told you that there is such a way?Continue Reading
You love art and it moves you emotionally when you look at it. You would really like to try your hand at creating a drawing, but don’t know where to start. Starting anything complex can be overwhelming, not just learning to draw. When drawing what marks should you put down on paper first? You can’t possibly draw every detail. What is the most important thing to focus on as beginner artist?Continue Reading
How can you think of what to draw? How do you think of ideas? Often we see the beautiful end result of an artist’s labor, but we have so little insight into how that artist came up with the ideas to create their drawing in the first place. The cool thing about drawing is there are many unique ways to come up with original ideas for a drawing. The creative process can be different for all artists and that makes total sense because all art should be unique. The question still arises… How to think of what to draw? In this post I’ll be laying out a ton of ideas for coming up with how to go about thinking of what to draw.Continue Reading
Learn why you shouldn’t be using your eraser and why you need to take a completely different approach to your pencil drawings. In this post I’ll reveal some professional secrets to creating velvety smooth pencil drawings.Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered how you should describe your artwork? Let’s say it’s your first art show and you do not know how to label your body of work. Let’s discuss what your artwork is made out and your options. The choices you make are important for not only you, but your viewers as well.Continue Reading
Sometimes it’s important to do certain things before you do others, even if you prefer not to. If you are trying to learn how to draw or paint it is best to begin by working from a still life. Even if you see yourself in the future as an artist successfully creating gigantic landscapes or whimsical caricatures, I’m going to ask you to put those dreams on hold until you develop a certain skill set. I know you’re patient and I know you want to increase your drawing skills, but just in case you are feeling a wee bit rebellious let me tell you why I would like you to stick to still lifes as your educational subject matter.
In addition to the balanced lighting that gives your studio its overall illumination you are going to need a way to put objects you are drawing or painting into a spotlight. When you’re learning to draw it’s a good thing to limit all the general lighting you have in your studio and try to illuminate your subject matter with a single spotlight.Continue Reading