We discussed 5 tricks that will give the illusion that your 2 dimensional image expresses space and depth. These techniques are composition (foreground, middle ground and background), size ,placement, overlapping, and perspective. And we used a beach picture as reference for each of these techniques. For this exercise find a […]
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Space….. Not outer space, but the space that’s all around us. The space that differentiates between what’s close to you and what’s far away. That’s easy to do in real space. If it’s close enough, you can reach out and touch it. If it’s far away, you can’t. But there is no real […]
How does an artist achieve the illusion of 3 dimensional space on the 2 dimensional surface of your paper? We call it “Composition”. Composition is the arrangement of the elements in an image into specific proportions and into artistic form. Placement and arrangement of these visual elements is achieved by using […]
I want to mention one more drawing method before going on to our new topic of techniques for this month, the Grid method of drawing. Drawing with a grid is a way to create proportionately accurate pictures from photos. This method will help to easily enlarge the standard 4×6 photograph into a larger image. […]
When drawing a picture of a person, there are generic steps to follow that show basic proportions of a human face. Once you become comfortable with the generic measurements and proportions, you’ll be able to use your powers of observation to see those slight variations in a person’s face that makes them look […]
So what is a “Portrait”? Portraits are a very popular subject for a drawing. By definition it is a drawing, painting, photograph, sculpture, or engraving of a particular person. It is predominately only of the face, head, and shoulders. And it is usually desirable to capture their personality, mood and likeness through the […]
What a wonderful way to spend your birthday, great friends, a bouncy house , and exploring the colorful, mysterious world of Phantom Fairies! And this group of girls did just that. They learned about blending colors and silhouettes. Everyone came together to celebrate Keegan’s 11th birthday and discover their creative side in acrylic […]
Now that we’ve talked about drawing in proportion, I want to take you through several exercises of drawing different animals using the tips and techniques we’ve looked at. Today I’m working with one of my favorite subjects, my tabby cat Eddy, mostly because he won’t leave me alone and is constantly posing for a picture. […]
In my last post I explained there were several ways of composing an image on the paper. We talked about Contour Line drawing last week as one of them, and how it follows the outside edge of the object. Looking at your practice contour drawings you may notice how clearly out of PROPORTION […]
I hope you tried several contour line drawings. Here’s the exercise I mentioned where we will be exploring a new medium, Charcoal pencils. Charcoal, whether in a pencil, square, or vine stick, is a very soft, dark, messy drawing medium. But those are also its appealing qualities. Position your hand in […]