Hello, my name is Govind and I am from India.
I simply love to paint and draw. Even though I don’t have any art education, I try to improve my drawings by studying other artists’ works. Though there are many favorite artists, I am deeply inspired by Michelangelo and Van Gogh. I too want to paint realistic and proportionate paintings…
When it comes to casinos there is usually more to them than the gambling. In many cases, you will find that some casinos feature art galleries, where famous paintings and works of art are showcased…
I have always loved the thought of doing art, but never had much confidence in myself as a person. One day Melissa the receptionist who I worked with told me to challenge myself. Well then and there she made me take a photo of her for me to do. The biggest thing I was scared of was doing teeth. Anyway thanks to her kind but firm encouragement I did it. I have done many since thankfully, but this one will always be important to me as it got me on the road to art discovery. However money being a big factor I have not got many books to help me improve further that is why I do like your site. I would love to be one of the lucky winners to keep improving myself.
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My name is Suvarna, originally from South Africa, now living in New Zealand, Invercargill, where I am currently studying art. I gave up art as a young girl, because of the influence of my parents and other events as a teenager. It has taken me 22 years to finally find my way back onto the artists’ path. I find myself awakening in so many wonderful creative ways and it truly is a blissful, though challenging experience and always exciting! …
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My name is Neil and I’m 45 years old. I never knew I would develop a passion for drawing, until I saw it through my daughter’s eyes. I have been a student of the Drawing Academy since December 2015. I was of course skeptical taking an online art course, but Academy tutors have keep me on course, consistently provided me support, and encouragement at what always seems to be the right moment…
I am working on a drawing of a building, positioned at the corner so I can draw both left and right sides. When drawing in 2 point perspective, how is it determined where the vanishing points should be? If the vanishing points are off the paper, how to determine that imagined point and how not to lose it?
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Are there any reference photographs available to print to help me follow each video? I need some relevant references to copy from.
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My name is Debora, I’m 42. I live in Serbia. I have been drawing since my childhood.
Drawing is my passion. In high school I learned the principles of architectural drawing, descriptive geometry and perspective. I’m also familiar with the history of architecture. The freehand drawing classes in high school were held by an architect. We were drawing buildings and still life compositions with a single graphite pencil or black ink, always from life…
It’s an amazing story about Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts (former Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts). It was founded in the 18th century and back then French, Italian and German teachers were coming there to teach art. Foreigners don’t teach in this Academy anymore, they study instead.
Few places in the world still teach fine arts the old way, where form is everything…
