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A brief glance at myself

Story and artwork from Valentin Langer

Hello,

My name is Valentin and I’m a soon to be fashion student from Germany. This year I finished my application portfolio for uni, it got approved and now I’m waiting for the day of my application exam.

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Story and artwork from Reem

Story and artwork from Reem

Hi, I’m Reem a girl who likes art more than anything in life.

I liked to draw since I was a kid, and I kept improving until today.

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Drawing Academy Art Competition Winners - Spring 2021

Drawing Academy Art Competition Winners – Spring 2021

Thank You!

Big thanks to all Drawing Academy Art Competition – Spring 2021 participants. We are also grateful to all supporters, who voted for the winners.

In nominating the winners, we considered how many votes winners have received from other people.

According to the Competition Rules, there are three full Drawing Academy Memberships to be awarded.

And the Winners are:

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Portrait Painting Critique

Portrait Painting Critique

Artwork by Jasmin, Drawing Academy student

Dear Natalie and Vladimir,

Hope this finds you well! I’ve painted this portrait, but I am not happy with it. I was hoping you could share your opinion of it with me.

What should I have done differently to make it more visually interesting? I feel like the composition and technique have issues but I can’t put my finger on what’s wrong.

Thank you so much in advance! I appreciate you!

Kind regards,
Jasmin

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I want to become a professional artist

Hello,

My name is Amber. I started to learn how to draw recently. I did not learn art since childhood nor did I draw for very long. My degree and my work are unrelated to art but I enjoyed drawing and I want to become a professional artist.

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How-to-draw-great-portraits

How to draw great portraits

Portrait by Molly, Drawing Academy student

Hello,

Thank you for your time. I’m experiencing some problems with rendering my drawings. I feel like I’ve got a handle on the likeness etc. but the rendering is leaving me frustrated. I can’t seem to get the hang of hatching and cross hatching. As you see in my picture it looks too rough and crude. When I blend it looks better to me. However, I know from your course that graphite should not be blended. How to fix this problem?

Thank you.

Artwork critique by Vladimir London, Drawing Academy tutor

Dear Molly,

Thank you very much for your wonderful drawing.

Before rendering an artwork…

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Story and artwork from Hollie

Experience and Contributions in the Arts and Performing Arts

I have been an artist for most of my life.

I am currently working on writing and illustrating for books.

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Chinese vs Western Painting

Chinese vs Western Painting

Article by Anita Kusoemo

Western art was developed differently compared to the art in China. In China, calligraphy and painting were evolved together, therefore combining their painting, graphic arts, literature, and poetry in a way that did not happen in Europe. There are a few things to note on how they differ.

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