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What is your main goal in learning drawing

What is your main goal in learning drawing?

Question from Jinuk, Drawing Academy student

I’m taking Drawing Academy lessons and I love the course!

Are there any reference photographs available to print to help me follow each video? I need some relevant references to copy from.

Thank you

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Artwork by Debora Meggyesi

Artwork by Debora Meggyesi

Drawing is my passion

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…

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Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts

Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts

The “gold standard” of artistic expression

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…

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Artwork by Ayushi Agarwal

Artwork by Ayushi Agarwal

Too tired to try!

While I was sitting outside in the garden, something suddenly struck my mind and I don’t know why but I wanted to draw a picture like this, so I took a reference as well…

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Main proportions of a head

Main proportions of a head

Question from Wayne, Drawing Academy student

In the “Drawing a face” lesson, the 1/3 placement of the nose, eyebrow, and hairline uses the top of the hairline and bottom of the chin as the outer dimensions to calculate the 1/3-1/3-1/3 and not the top of the skull and chin. This leads to the question: How much room do I allow for the hairline to the top of the skull before I divide it into thirds?

I really appreciate your help and critique of my work. It has taught me to pay more attention to detail.

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Artwork by Zakaria Bari

Artwork by Zakaria Bari

I really want to win this drawing course

Hello people, I am Zakaria Bari from Morocco and I hold a baccalaureate degree in Applied Arts. This degree is the first step.

Now, I really want to enroll in the Drawing Academy and that is why I decided to participate in this art competition in a hope that people will vote for me and I could win this drawing course…

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Artwork by Ali abedalkadum al-jibury

Artwork by Ali abedalkadum al-jibury

I’m passionate about art

Hi, my full name is Ali abedalkadum al-jibury. I have a bachelor degree in economics and am learning art by myself because since early childhood I was passionate about art…

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Story and artwork by Angela Armano

Story and artwork by Angela Armano

Angela Armano, Artist

I am a 46 year old full time administrative assistant and part-time lover of art.

I long to create art while I am sitting at my desk working and think about it all of the time. I get home, take care of the family and it seems art always takes a back seat. Well, I say no more. I want my dream to become a reality of being able to create…

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Artwork by Shruti Bhalla

Artwork by Shruti Bhalla

Art Stroke

People say and I also feel that I’m creative. I have many ideas for drawing and painting, but sometimes it’s difficult to implement. I need to learn how to paint and draw, so it would help to become a better artist and fully express myself in art…

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Portrait of Donna by Dan S.

Portrait of Donna by Dan S.

Portrait painting

Here is a painting recently done of my wife while she sat outdoors. The original drawing was done from life but I had to complete the painting from a reference photo that I took. (She was way too impatient to pose for a painting for as long as it takes me.)

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