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How To Shade a Drawing: 3 Fundamentals for Beginners
Shading is the process of adding tonal areas to your drawings and paintings to make them look more life-like. How to shade a drawing is
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How To Make A Field Easel Quickly and Cheaply
I recently began plein air painting, which is painting outdoors on location. I quickly realized my need for a lightweight, portable field easel that would
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How To Shade Your Drawings
Shading involves two concerns: actual technique and values. Contour line is where most people begin a drawing. Since line is all about the edges, they
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The Basics of Visual Balance
If you’re a designer or artist trying to wrap your head around what balance is all about, you’re not alone. Balance is sometime obvious, sometimes
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A Guide To Drawing With Line
Most of us use line without thinking much about it. Since early childhood we’ve used pencils, pens and crayons to make marks. Making a line
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The Line Between Doodling and Drawing
While I think that designers in general should be able to draw well enough to communicate their ideas, (Von Glitska @Vonster tweeted that those who
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Number 5: Illustrated Portrait Step-by-Step
One of my latest illustrations is a portrait of Albert Pujols, who plays first base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim MLB team. I
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What Is the Bezold Effect?
Even if you’ve worked with it for years — on screen or on paper — you will always be in a learning mode when it comes to
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Sketchbook Demo: Portrait Drawing
This portrait drawing was developed using a photograph for reference. When I draw, I spend a lot of time looking and analyzing what I see, specifically:
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How To Draw A Bear
Here’s a tutorial (in speed sketch mode) for my drawing class showing how to draw a bear from photographic reference (which is probably the safest
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Drawing The Line Between Art and Design
Where an artist can begin with a blank canvas and pursue a serendipitous route to an end result, a designer begins with a set of criterion and remains within set boundaries from concept through completion.
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Sketchy Memories
I am currently in the concept stages of a logo development project. I always begin in my sketchbook, doodling forms and symbols, playing with shapes,
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Drawing the Line Between Imitation and Creation
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is the laziest form of creativity.
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Aesthetics: In Support of Style
Aesthetics and style are not the same, despite opinions that claim otherwise. It’s popular to think that both aesthetics and style are subjective concerns, yet
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