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The 12 Most Essential Skills Every Fine Artist Must Have

May 22, 2014October 30, 2025
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By Vladimir London

As the Drawing Academy tutor, I’m often asked what skills a proficient artist must have.

In this presentation, I will discuss some of the skills that will help you express your creative abilities to their fullest potential.

The opinions in this presentation come from my personal point of view. You are very welcome to agree or disagree with them and express your thoughts and feedback by commenting on this page.
Here are, in my opinion, the twelve most necessary skills for a fine artist: …

The man who conquered the fear

May 22, 2014September 30, 2018

Artwork by Upul Felix Dimbulana

I am a beginner in painting and drawing. I mainly do drawing figures & oil paintings. I am self-taught at present.

I believe if I can follow a useful course of study in drawing, i would be able to improve my skills which helps me in paintings too…

The Misconceptions of Greek Sculpture

May 20, 2014September 26, 2018

Article by Slater Smith

When we think of Greek sculpture, we tend to have beautiful white statues made of marble run through our heads. The figures are realistic, full of movement, and idealized. The Venus de Milo, one of the most popular Greek sculptures, comes to mind. Limbs are missing, clothing falls in a dreamlike motion, all on the nude figure. What most people do not realize is that sculpture in Greece was not how we view it today and we are left with but only a faint shadow of the true experience…

May 20, 2014September 30, 2018

Artwork by Juan Francisco Martinez Bolaños

Hola les escribo en español por que no se hablar el ingles, realmente deseo ganar este curso gratuito ya que en mi pais es muy dificil encontrar una enseñanza tan avanzada como la que ustedes ofrecen no solo es la situacion economica si no, tambien la educacion en el pais no esta acoplada para crear artistas de gran calidad, vivo en El Salvador, soy estudiante de artes plasticas en la universidad de El Salvador, mi sueño mas grande es pintar como los grandes maestros y poco a poco he ido avanzando lo que no aprendo en la universidad poco a poco lo he ido aprendiendo viendo sus videos en Youtube, aunque han sido cortos y solo los he visto por que no hablo el idioma ingles me han sido mas que suficientes para poder aprender nuevas cosas realmente tienen las mejores guias para estos tiempos y con su ayuda fomare como un completo profesional se que posiblemente mi obra no participe por ser una copìa del maestro Bouguereau pero creo que copiando se afilan las tecnicas muchas gracias por recibir mi correo de antemano muchas gracias…

True Love

May 20, 2014September 30, 2018

Artwork by Shivani Chawla

My painting depicts mother’s true love for her children. I am a student who loves to do sketching and painting; I need to win this course so that I can enhance my sketching and painting skills…

Antique Head Drawing

May 19, 2014January 17, 2022
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Drawing by Luca Molnar, Drawing Academy student

Firstly I would like to say thank you for giving me the chance to study here! I think I have already learnt a lot, even though I’ve just started the curse 3 weeks ago. This is the first I study drawing and it so exciting…

Neolithical art

May 19, 2014September 26, 2018
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Article from Chris Crombé

From hunters/gatherers to farmers/shepherds

In the history of prehistoric times one makes distinction between the old and the new Stone Age. Both in the Paleolithic and the Neolithic age people made use of stone tools, hence Stone Age. The big difference between the two is that during the Paleolithic, people mostly were hunter-gatherers whereas in the Neolithic age agriculture arose. This evolution has everything to do with the climatic changes by the end of the great ice age. As a result of the more fertile land, it became possible to stay longer at the same place.

During the Old Stone Age, plants and crops were the business of women. It were probably women, who in the proximity of their settlement, took the first steps towards agriculture. And they just kept doing this in the new Stone Age…

Family Love

May 19, 2014September 30, 2018
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Artwork by Lois van Bart Emmerich

I’m a 56 year old South African female. I never had the chance or opportunity to study art. Before I could read or write, I had a pencil and paper with me wherever I went and would sit and draw. When I went to school, I was drawing portraits of my school friends rather than doing my schoolwork!! I don’t have any particular style of drawing. I basically just start drawing what’s in my mind or what I see. I always wanted to paint but just didn’t know where to start. Finally, in 2009, I built up enough courage with some assistance from Norbert Schling, one of the top South African artists. I purchased some oils and canvass and found my passion in life! I would love to be taught the correct drawing and painting techniques in order to make it possible for me to achieve what I know I am capable of doing once I have the know how…

Desperate help needed

May 18, 2014May 21, 2025
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Art competition entry

I am a self taught artist. I have never had the chance to study art. After school, uninformed that art academies exited outside South Africa, I studied graphic designing but did not complete it due to lack of interest.