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Drawing Academy review by Vi Anh

October 30, 2016September 26, 2018

Sharing the passion of art!

I am delighted to have found the Drawing Academy course – I have always had a strong interest in art but have not been able to take up any formal training.

Thanks to this course I improved my drawing skills and learned about the fundamentals of drawing, which has been extremely insightful. This course provides extensive range of educational materials including video lessons, book, art albums, and above all personal support by the Academy tutors. I also like that I can learn at my own pace when I actually have spare time (as a busy grandparent looking after two young grandchildren)…

October 26, 2016September 26, 2018

Just starting

Since retiring I have been looking for some new things to try. Art & drawing has been on the list.

Initially, I watched some drawing video lessons from one teaching company, which was OK. However, I found the Drawing Academy course much better. Watching someone actually drawing was very helpful. This made me to pick up a pencil and start drawing. I didn’t have any prior drawing experience, apart of doodling in a kindergarten.

Medical illustration has been a particular interest for me as I’m a retired doc; so I began with that…

Artwork and story from Mercedesz Farkas

October 24, 2016September 28, 2018

Inspired all day long

When I do something, I am really passionate about it. I like to create and learn new things but don’t have a creative career at the moment. I work in a hospital in an intensive care unit as a nursing assistant and am married with five children, two of whom have already moved out. Our family lives in an average sized Swedish town but we are originally from Hungary. My biggest interest is people: I am fascinated by the human body, the expressive faces and gestures, and understanding the interplay between body and soul. I like to have deep and long discussions with others…

Artwork by Govind

October 22, 2016September 28, 2018

The Elephant God

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…

October 19, 2016September 26, 2018

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…

Drawing by Lynne Young

October 19, 2016September 28, 2018
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Smiling encounter

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.

Artwork and story by Suvarna Redelinghuys

October 15, 2016September 28, 2018
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Back on the artists path!

Dear Readers and generous voters, here is a little bit about myself:

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! …

Drawing Academy review by Neil

October 13, 2016September 26, 2018

Hello,

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…

How to determine a vanishing point in perspective?

October 13, 2016September 26, 2018
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Question from Diane, Drawing Academy student

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?