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Art Quiz: Question 11

I’ve recently been doing a bit of figure drawing as part of my summer’s “remedial drawing crash course”. I’ve gone … More

Art Quiz, Figure Drawing

Chiaroscuro

I’ve been working on chiaroscuro drawings, using graphite and shading techniques to create form.

Chiaroscuro, Figure Drawing

Bringing Art to Life

I am absolutely in love with gesture drawings and the Quick Poses website. I’ve done gesture drawings in the past. … More

action, Figure Drawing, Gesture Drawing, motion, movement, putting life into our drawings, Quick Poses, rapid drawing, scribbling

What Are Your Hands Saying?

We joke a lot about people talking with their hands, but actually, hands do a lot of talking on their own. … More

Calling All Girls, Compact magazine, Craftsy, Determination, drawing hands, Figure Drawing, Hands, magazines, persistence, Practice, Young Miss magazine

Put Your Best Foot Forward

People hate drawing feet…and I can understand why. Feet are oddly shaped, and toes can go in all different directions. … More

Ankle, Beach, Body, Dr. Seuss, Feet, Figure Drawing, Silver, Smurfs, Toes

The Man of a Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney, born in 1883, was known as “the man of a thousand faces”. A star in vaudeville, he went … More

drawing faces, faces, Figure Drawing, horror movies, Improving skills, James Cagney, Learn to Draw. Mantra, Lon Chaney, Practice, The Man of a Thousand Faces

If I Start Drawing Naked Men…

I’ve already told my husband not to worry if he finds drawings of naked men. I’d noticed that odd look … More

Anatomy, Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists, Figure Drawing, Gesture and Figure Drawing, heroic proportions, human body, human proportions, Joseph Sheppard, Learn to Draw, Leonardo da Vinci, Quick Poses, Sketch Daily, Vitruvian Man, Vitruvius

Finish What You Start

I have a rule in my studio: I must finish what I start. — Keiko Yasuoka I loved reading this … More

Anatomy, Craftsy, Figure Drawing, Finishing what we start, Free Classes, Keiko Yasuoka, Learn to Draw

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