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Drawing Academy review by Ronnie Rayner Larter

August 24, 2016September 26, 2018

The Appeal of Hatching

The main attraction for me about enrolling with the Drawing Academy is because of the old master techniques that are taught, which cannot be found in any mainstream art school. My drawing skills were quite good before I enrolled with the Drawing Academy and most of my shading, especially with graphite pencil, was rendered by smudging to obtain smooth tones, which was my main fall-down.

During the Drawing Academy course I had learnt one vital piece of information, not to smudge graphite…

Artwork by Jazmin, Drawing Academy student

August 24, 2016September 26, 2018

Exploring what I know

While I am understanding perspective more and more, and practicing the vanishing points, etc. I always think it refreshing to take a break and draw something out of the blue…

Artwork by Patricia Adamczyk

August 23, 2016September 28, 2018

Find the right path

Hi everyone!

I was born and lived my whole life in Poland. Although my path wasn’t always clear, I finally found it. I believe that art is what makes my limbs move every morning. For some time I was trying to convince myself that I do not need it, that I can aspire perfection in any other field and be happy with it. That is not true. Without drawing and painting I was always missing something…

Landscape’s memory: The art of Jose Maria Velasco

August 22, 2016September 26, 2018

Article by Octavio Alonso Maya Castro

When I was young, I saw an illustration on the cover of the Mexico geography book – the painting of a landscape dominated by a train that was moving trough a countryside, it was charming and neat…

Feedback Zbignev, Drawing Academy graduate

Feedback from Zbignev, Drawing Academy graduate

August 21, 2016September 26, 2018
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Big thanks for Drawing Academy!

Hello,

I found the Drawing Academy website when I was searching for drawing courses on the internet.

I am a tattoo artist and drawing is absolutely necessary for me. I was able to copy-draw photos; however, I couldn’t draw from imagination and wanted to learn how to do that, so I could express my feelings and ideas.

When I found the Drawing Academy course and read all information about it, it hooked me up. The idea that I can learn drawing without using any photos was amazing. The course wasn’t too expensive, so I bought it without any delay…

Painting and story by Verene Sutton

August 20, 2016September 28, 2018
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Following my Dream

I started drawing and painting very young with my first original oils from my sister’s leftover paint by number kit and on cardboard saved by my mother. I was always drawing on the back of paper she saved that was clean on one side. Nothing was wasted; it was recycling before it was cool.

I did not go to art school because it was not a practical choice to my family so I went for design instead. I ended up drafting architectural plans because they were needed for permits for contractors, architects and homeowners building their dreams with my drawing tools and never went into computer-aided design but I was able to help support my family with it when my husband was in college and my kids were little…

August 19, 2016September 26, 2018

Playful Child!

Feedback from Julienne Richer My name is Julienne Richer. I am 61 and I am registered in courses “Drawing Academy” and “Anatomy Master Class”. I live in Canada, specifically in Quebec.

I started drawing only since retiring after 35 years working in a hospital.

I took some courses on the Internet and drawings I made so far are copies…

Portrait drawing by PL Weiner

August 19, 2016September 28, 2018

Art is My Life

I have always been interested in faces, no idea why. Sometimes, when I am speaking to someone, I find myself drawing their face in space with my index finger.

One day, out of the blue, I decided to start walking through my neighborhood, stopping people that I thought looked “interesting” and asking them if I could take their photo. I collected about 75 shots of people that lived here in my Chicago neighborhood.

Over the following year, I drew about 50 or so portraits, using graphite pencils. Looking back, I wouldn’t show these to anyone today, although I learned a lot about technique. I picked up some excellent hints from the Drawing Academy site (along with some YouTube videos) and have been continuing my journey…

How to draw a head questions

August 18, 2016September 26, 2018

Questions from Gabriel, Drawing Academy student

Hi Vladimir!

This time I have some questions about the depiction of a human head:

1. On “Drawing Lesson 5, Part 1 – How to Draw a Head”, you explain: “the full width of the head is two-thirds of the total height”. I have had some trouble in drawing this on the front view. First, I draw a vertical axis and then a horizontal axis crossing it in the middle, but once I draw the horizontal axis and define its boundaries, its half-width doesn’t fit 3 times the total height. I end up losing a lot of time trying to fix this. How should I draw these proportions more accurately?

2. Why does the skull look so wide in profile? Is it possible to draw it narrower when needed? (Sometimes I find people in reality don’t have such a “wide” skull in profile)

3. When drawing in profile or in front view, where is the line of the mouth located exactly?

4. Is it a good idea to copy step by step the whole drawings depicted in the video lessons? (So far, that’s what I’ve been doing). If not, which would be the best way to take advantage of the video lessons?