I saw this photo in a fashion magazine and was fascinated by this proud facial expression.
The original is from a great German photographer (Sorry, I could not draw from the original, I had only the photo ;-) ).
However, the graphical challenge was rather the headscarf. Around the nose are small corrections necessary. But I was afraid to destroy the image with a few strokes…
I began to draw two years ago. It was a big idea because I found myself after a very long and hard way.
I am a self taught trying to learn from internet and a lot of books.
Finding Drawing Academy was a big wow for me. You offer a knowledge I could learn from a master. Learning about perspective, human body, figure, human anatomy, drawing from life, from your professional artists would be a big opportunity for me develop my drawing skills and to use them painting too…
Is color or line more important in a painting? This question spans all the way back to the times of the Renaissance when classical techniques were being rediscovered and invented. Italy, the center of the Renaissance, itself debated the topic which resulted in Florence and Venice creating two separate styles.
The Florentine artists believed that linear construction was the best way to depict nature on a flat surface. To them, drawing was not only the foundation of painting, but also a way to paint. Part of this belief had to do with location. The climate in Florence was suitable for frescoes and tempera paintings. To successfully pull off works with the desired paints were difficult. Both were permanent, so fixing mistakes was tedious and unwanted. Giorgio-Vasari – Last Judgement, the Florence Cathedral Artists in the area…
Is the world one big white ball and everyone lives in their own vision of their world? Were the past present and the future ever here? …
This study after Raphael Sanzio is performed accordingly the techniques of the old masters. After finishing the grisaille it is over-painted in semi transparent layers using the original pigments (I am an artist and chemist ;-)). Size: 26×30 cm on marouflage…
I am a self-taught artist and have lot of interest in learning more & more about art.
Here is the artwork I have done in watercolor…
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy (born 8 June 1837) came from humble origins in the town of Ostrogozhsk. He received only an elementary education, but studied and worked in the arts independently. He served as a photographic color corrector from age sixteen, eventually moving to St. Petersburg.
In 1857 he entered into the Arts Academy, impressing his instructors with his drawing skill. He also became a leader of his fellow students, heading protests against the ridiculous pieces the Academy demanded of its artists. After graduation, he helped form a collective called “The St. Petersburg Team,” founded in a spirit of cooperation and spiritual sensibilities.
Kramskoy developed as a portraitist, using skills he developed in his photographic career to draw famous figures throughout the 1860s, like Chistyakov, Morozov, and Shishkin. His accurate but sparing pictures were not only admired among the artistic circles, but also embodied his democratic ideals. It was also at this time (1863-8) that Kramskoy became a teacher at the Drawing School of the Arts…
A mother and her child I am so moved by oil painting which capture the emotions. I find that the most beautiful thing is the lasting love between the mother and her kid; and there’s…
I am Aras Saber and have been making artworks for the most part on my life. I studied art from books and now I need to learn from professional artists. I desperately need to win…
