I’m 22 old guy from Mongolia.
I have been drawing since my childhood but never actually took a formal drawing education.
I’m self-taught artist that came to a conclusion that solid foundation and knowledge is very important if you want to become a professional artist…
I wanted to portray a subject in a simplistic way, yet detailed enough to hold one’s attention. This painting was rendered in acrylic on canvas, size 12″ x 16″…
I have always started my drawings by either using a light box or projector to get the fine details. Now I am not using either of those and seem to not be able to get the critical likeness of my subjects down, especially the eyes, nose, and lips. What do I do to mitigate this? …
Hi Vladimir and Natalie,
Is there more than one classical approach to drawing? Various artists online who claim to be classically trained give different versions of what it entails, hence my question. For example, some emphasize drawing in straight lines right up to the end before putting in curved lines. Others make extensive use of comparative measuring when drawing from life, something I have yet to come across in your course (as far lessons 1-15 go anyway). And while you teach that hatching and crosshatching with a graphite pencil typifies classical rendering, other classically trained artists smudge and use blending stumps, claiming that this is the classical approach. Could you please provide some clarity on this? …
Hello Vladimir and Natalie! My name is Malvina James, I am originally from Vladivostok, Russia. I moved to Canada many years ago. I started my art education taking online courses. I also purchased your oil…
This is my first attempt in a field of collages.:) It was a lot of fun to do it! I have 500 rubles (year 1912); I didn’t dare to cut it, but instead copied, enlarged…
I’ve been learning anatomy thanks to the Drawing Academy online course.
I have a tight schedule, but I still make time to draw. Learning anatomy is kinda difficult. I guess I’ve never realized how learning anatomy is very important and helps when drawing out your creative thoughts. Arms and hands are very hard for me.
How long did it take you to learn anatomy?
I’m also an actor, which helps with my creativity, but many people tell me all the time I have to pick one and leave one. I can’t, though. I’ve been doing both since I was 8, so quitting one is out of the question, unless it’s a bad idea to do both.
I took a trip to Japan and toured Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, where they would create countless figures from their imagination. It was amazing. I asked one of the teachers for tips and he told me something useful. He said, “You should worry about drawing the figure and making sure it is well balanced before worrying about clothes. If you can’t draw the body, then clothes are not going to look right.” So I’ve been dedicated to learning anatomy…
In a previous art school I attended, I was told about the use of plumb lines to help in my drawings. I’ve never got to use one; in fact I’ve never seen a drawing plumb line before, thus I do not know the technique for such instrument in drawing.
What is a plumb line and how could I use it properly for the drawing, say, of a live model? …
In September 2009 I started studying Art management. After my first painting lesson I realized that I didn’t want to sell other people’s paintings but to draw and paint.
In 2010, I took some drawing lessons and started painting portraits.
Now, I would like to share my father’s portrait, which I painted after becoming a member of the Web Art Academy…
“How can I make myself stand out as an artist nowadays?”…
