Artwork from Carlos Plazaa
Old guys still rock!
I’m a 65 year old artist, self taught, and I decided to let my dreams come true by drawing day and night. I worked all my life, never had time to paint or draw till 3 years ago.
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Distorting the figure
Artwork by Eliam Puente
I got back into art at an older age (33) and have a lot of catching up to do. I’m ambition with what I want to accomplish and push myself harder and harder ever day.
Portrait drawing by Gerhard Prinsloo
Pencil Portrait of Phibi
At school I loved to draw, so much so that my grades suffered. My reference and inspiration were mainly from picture library comics. After school I studied commercial art, and after graduating I worked as a display artist at a museum for two years. But then my career path changed and I ended up doing a job that had nothing to do with art.
Still-life artwork critique – How to use constructive drawing
Artwork from Geri, Drawing Academy student
Hi Drawing Academy tutors,
I’ve just registered and look forward to my journey on this art course.
Just to let you know I am a totally self-taught artist and have had no formal art training at all. As a child and young adult I found it quite easy to draw from my imagination but as I got older I started drawing from photos and now I’m even finding it quite difficult just to do that. I enjoy it but it takes me ages to create my artworks.
I’m just scared that I may not be able to break out of old bad habits like copying from photos.
Here’s one still-life I’ve done from life.
Many thanks
Geri
Thank you for your great input!
30 October 2019
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A Product of Passion
My name is Ana Felicia Leon Valdez
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, but I moved to Florida on October 31st, 2017 due to Hurricane Maria’s strike in Puerto Rico. Since then, life has been full of uphill battles and I conquered them one by one, but I’m happier than I could’ve ever been back in PR.
Breaking old habits
Drawing by James Amidon
Hello,
As a life long artist from my earliest recollection, I have put in the hours after school, through community college, and spare time after work to build mostly a self taught artist life.
Portrait by Himanshu
Drawing of Salman Khan
Hello friends,
I am an IT professional. Art means a lot to me, it drives me to some divine and serene place where I am not present but dissolve, being the one. That seems like meditation for me.
Exceptional devotion
Artwork by Pradeep
Hey,
I’m Pradeep, an engineer by profession and budding artist by heart. From my childhood, I always wanted to draw and paint which can leave lasting impression on the audiences, however never spent enough time to practice and improve my basic skills into mastery. Now, I regularly make time to practice and I want to continue my efforts to improve further. I struggle a bit with proportions and tonal values.
