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Abstraction and Abstract Art
Abstraction and Abstract Art
An introduction to issues surrounding drawing and painting in the Abstract manner....
Understanding Landscape
Understanding Landscape
The landscape drawing or painting is a picture conceived with the intention of conveying a particular natural scene: for example a mountain as with the 'impressionist'…...
Understanding Life Drawing
Understanding Life Drawing
Life Drawing is the act of drawing the nude 'life-model', a real person posing naked (usually, but not necessarily) for the artist, and underpins the representation of…...
Understanding Portrait
Understanding Portrait
Portraiture is a genre of drawing and painting that arose principally out of the vanity of the higher classes. Having a portrait painted was a sign that someone had…...
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