DrawingAcademy

Hatching in Graphite Pencil

March 28, 2014September 26, 2018

Question from Yuri Magalhaes, Drawing Academy student

I’ve acquired the course and already I have doubts about the hatching. When doing the hatching for creating the values, do we intentionally leave a bit of space between each stroke? Or can they be so close together that no space is left between them? I ask this because from the video it seems that the cross hatching leaves quite a bit of texture in the drawing. Is that intentional, or if I want as smooth a texture as possible, do I simply apply new layers until no white from the paper can be seen behind the hatching?…

Art for piece of mind

March 28, 2014September 30, 2018

Troy Perkins

I started art back in junior high school, then when I started working it fell to the way side but now that I am I great need of solace and relaxation I find that art helps to give me that…

Message Art

March 27, 2014September 30, 2018
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Teo Kvitsinadze

I live in a small Country named Georgia (Caucasus). In my country Art isn’t at its appropriate level. I need to know if I stand at the right way to show Georgian people Arts power…

Dokino’s Art

March 27, 2014September 30, 2018

Dokino

My name is Dokino, born and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have been living in Boston since 2006.

I have studied in Hartford Art School at University of Hartford and Illustration at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Cambridge…

Artist or Accountant?

March 27, 2014September 30, 2018
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By Cici Polk

I’ve loved art my whole life. I never thought I could make a living at it, so I studied to be an accountant instead. Sometimes I doodle on the back of my spreadsheets. Sometimes I feel jealous that my kids get to take art classes in school.

What I really want to do is get good enough at art to quit accounting and make a living doing what I already love to do. As with any working mother, time is scarce, so an online course is perfect for me.

I hope you like my drawing!

Transporting unfinished paintings in oil

March 26, 2014September 26, 2018
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Question from Dianne Bauer

I need to transport an unfinished work in oil that is still wet. How can this be accomplished with the least damage? …

My new career

March 25, 2014September 30, 2018
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By Arturo Odilón Ortiz

I discover myself as a plastic artist after the company that I was working closed doors. I went to Mexico to visit my mother and ask her to give me some lessons in oil painting since she is a great artist and I started producing paintings that my Mom feels proud off. I really like and enjoy painting and I think it is going to be my new career but still need a lot to learn, that is why I would like to win the contest, the painting that I sending is the 2nd ever produce…

Drawings by Ryan Wallace

March 23, 2014September 27, 2018
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Ryan Wallace, Drawing Academy graduate

Before I enrolled in the Drawing Academy my drawing skills were pretty basic, I was self taught mostly and only drew on a flat surface using a pen-type grip, with a basic knowledge of perspective, form, shape, light, shadow, line, tone and texture, making drawings in pencil and charcoal.

Now I have a broader knowledge of classical drawing with the subjects as above – using an easel, drawing board, using different grips and drawing from wrist, elbow and shoulder for broad strokes, also I learned how to transfer drawings, make a ground for silver point and how to use silver point, make washes for conte, chalk and colour pencil, how to use pen and ink and learned a great deal about art history…

March 23, 2014September 30, 2018

By Ronnie C. Pascual

Sharing the beauty of classical art through instructions and exploration in sketches, drawings and paintings.

Winning this, would help in foundation knowledge and practice of the classical approach and appreciation of beauty…

Art Inspite of Restrictions

March 22, 2014September 30, 2018
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Fitnat El-Khaldi

Living in Saudi Arabia imposes cultural restrictions on learning portrait and figure drawing or painting. I can’t find any professional and accredited courses on this title. Your course teaches all that I want to learn without social criticism at the comfort of my home…