Drawing Basics...
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A Still Life Set Up
Still life is one of the disciplines in drawing and painting. Although it is becoming increasingly less popular as time goes on it is till one of the major...
Choosing a Subject to Draw
When starting out many people find it difficult even to choose a subject to draw. This is of course not so important if the beginner artist is attending a regular class....
Combining the Elements of Drawing
Once you have understood the main elements of drawing (discussed in ‘The Elements of Drawing and Painting) the next step is to combine them harmoniously to create a...
Facing the Blank Page
There is a well worn cliché about the strife and anguish artists and writers feel in face of the ‘blank page’ or indeed, these days, the blank computer screen!
The...
Landscape Painting for Beginners
The landscape has for centuries been a gauge not only of how man perceives the natural world around him visually but also of mankind’s impact upon that environment....
Setting Up
Your ideal set up will depend partly what it is you wish to achieve. If you wish simply to sketch in a sketch book there is little that needs planning, except that you...
