Artists’ Blog – Art School Online

Almost all beginning artists struggle with the simple technique of learning “to draw what you see”.  It doesn’t matter whether you paint from a photograph, your imagination or life itself, you can often struggle to work out the structure of what you are looking at and how to draw it.
Gary Gumble has written a great [...]

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You may think children as young as 9 years old may not be able to draw realistic portraits of people.  Sounds impossible doesn’t it?  However, strange as it may seem, there are basic techniques which children can quickly get the hang of and be producing great portraits in no time.
Tara Scott has written an article [...]

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One of the most important techniques to master when learning to draw,  is layout.  Drawing is not really that difficult if you remember a few important principles, and one of the most important is being aware of the limits of your paper.
The eyes see too much. Nature intended them for the practical needs of  living. [...]

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