On 6 Jun, 2016 With
Drawing by Ronnie Rayner Larter
Almost all my drawings over the past years have been drawn and toned by smudging graphite pencil. On this course however, we are taught not to smudge graphite, but instead use hatching and cross-hatching techniques when using pencil, which I have tried. Although some of my earlier drawings of simple basic objects were reasonably successful…
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On 1 Jun, 2016 With
Head of Venus – First attempt
After being a member of the Drawing Academy for so long, I finally found the courage to start practicing methods of classical drawing.
I had this bust of Venus at home and chose it as my subject.
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On 29 May, 2016 With
Thank you
To anyone who is fearful of drawing from life or from imagination, such as I, fear not. The Drawing Academy will give you easy to learn instructions with time proven techniques to build confidence through practice, via video lessons and thorough instructions…
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On 29 May, 2016 With
A New Day
Prior to taking the Drawing Academy course I considered myself a fairly decent artist. I worked with both graphite and charcoal, as well as some oil painting and watercolour. I enrolled because I want to keep learning, I want to be better than I was yesterday…
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On 27 May, 2016 With
Drawing by Florea Andrei, Drawing Academy student
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On 26 May, 2016 With
Finding beauty in ordinary objects
When finding a subject for study do you often look for something with niceties or beauty? Well, let me tell you, although…
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On 23 May, 2016 With
The Beauty of my soul painting with colors!
I started with the painting in October 2013 in the municipality where I live…
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On 23 May, 2016 With
A step forward
I am in a moment of doubt of how to go on with a drawing. Should I let as it is now? Should I use some color? …
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On 13 May, 2016 With
So happy to have meet you!
Hello everybody! I have just started the Drawing Academy course, and I am so, so happy!
I’ve started to paint during high school, but only just simple drawings, nothing serious. After a very sad moment in my life, I was starting to look for something to repair the broken part inside of me. After a while, a good friend asked me to help her little boy who is suffering from a very rare disease, and to paint for him, for an auction that she wanted to prepare in Greece, where they actually live. I’ve never putted down the brush since then…
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On 13 May, 2016 With
Creepe beauty
Hello ^^ I am a self taught drawing/painting and tattoo artist, living in Lithuania, Vilnius city. I draw for about 5 years only.
This is my tattoo drawing sketch. I drew it from imagination; it took 14 hours…
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