Sharing stories through art
Story and artwork from Kareem M. Alkazak
My name is Kareem, currently working as an Architect and always had the passion for drawing since I was 10 years old.
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Michelangelo – The Delphic Sibyl Painting of The Sistine Chapel
Article by Gabriella, Drawing Academy student
Michelangelo painted the glorious Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. It took four years to be complete, and of those four years, in 1509, the beautiful ‘Delphic Sibyl’ was painted using the ‘al fresco’ technique along with the other Prophets and Sibyls of the ceiling.
Help me in winning this competition
Story and artwork from Saurabh Kamble
My name is Saurabh Kamble. I have been drawing since I was a child. Untill 7th grade, other than a weekly drawing class at school, I haven’t had a formal drawing education.
It All Began With This Course
Artwork and story from Anwar Massoud, Drawing Academy student
My name is Anwar Massoud. I would scribble and doodle in my early days, but once I became serious about my drawing, and after extensive research, I took this course. I am confident in saying that the growth over the past seven years is discernible.
How to get good skills by drawing just 20 minutes a day
Discover how to improve your drawing skills by drawing just 20 minutes per day. You can learn how to draw portraits and figures in the Life Drawing Academy course
Portrait drawing by Ismail
Artwork by Ismail, Drawing Academy student
I’m still working on my skills and trying to improve. Thank you so much Vladimir and Natalie for a fantastic course.
The Silverpoint and Metal-point Technique and the Artists that used it
Article by Gabriella Caldwell, Drawing Academy student
Silverpoint was a unique technique used as early as the 12th century for writing and markings, it became immensely popular from the 14th to the 16th century, for the creation of art. It was favoured among old masters of the Renaissance period, before the incorporation of graphite. Silverpoint is only one of the metals used falling under the larger category of metal-point, where gold, platinum, lead, copper, and iron were also used. Silver was the most used metal and why the technique ‘metal-point’ became more known as silverpoint.
The Divine Canvas
Story and artwork from Suvajit Chakraborty
Hi, I am a budding artist from India. I am connected to Art since I was 4 years old.
Never to late for dreams
Story and artwork from Elma Vermeulen
It is my dream to do art and do it good. Like they say ‘life happens’ and I could never fulfill my dream to become an artist. My name is Elma, I am a 63 years and I still believe in my dreams.
Bennett Mountain
Story and artwork from Lisa
Art has always been a part of my life since I was a child. I have loved drawing, painting and doing crafts. I paint with watercolors and acrylics. My favorite subject to paint is Mother Nature and her beauty, I took art classes in junior high and didn’t quite get the perspective and 3-D just right. I would like to improve my artwork by making it more realistic. If you like what I painted then vote for me.
