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When drawing with colored pencils, should I use hatching and cross hatching the same way as with a graphite pencil without using a blending tool? I have seen so many people blend colored pencils with Vaseline, mineral spirits and mineral oils. I don’t like blended colored pencils and I am looking for a better way to use them.
It seemed like in lesson 15 of Drawing Academy, you were recommending going to museum to sketch old master works, so I went to try it out. Also, it seems like you are putting sketching classical sculptures in the same category as sketching paintings. Wouldn’t sketching a sculpture of Heracles be different than sketching a painting? If not, what do you recommend instead for a deeper study in human anatomy? I do not have access to a model.
I went to the local art museum to sketch some classical sculptures. I found it rather difficult to sketch what I know versus what I see. My sketches were terrible, especially since people were walking around and kids were being kids. You are clearly a skilled individual.
I spoke with the front desk staff again before I left and they mentioned the issue of getting a permit for sketching. Is getting a sketching permit a common practice? They said its free, and that I can get a chair and drawing board (also free). I find it funny that they did not mentioned that earlier when I first got there and told them my intentions.
Also, how long should I spend on a sketch at a museum?
“Is triangulation an acceptable alternative method to find the end points or envelope of the object(s) being drawn?
I’ve been exposed to both the measuring method taught in the Drawing Academy course and the triangulation method I’ve learned elsewhere. I feel more comfortable with the triangulation method, because to me it seems easier. Am I cheating myself by not using the method taught in the Drawing Academy course?”
“What is the most difficult part of drawing that newcomers often get wrong – i.e. the most common mistake made?”
I want to ask a question regarding graphite strokes used in drawing.
In these videos you mention that hatching is best:
https://drawingacademy.com/help-i-cant-draw
https://drawingacademy.com/12-most-essential-skills-every-fine-artist-must-have
However, I use little circles (like what colored pencil artists use).
My question is, is this an inappropriate stroke to use for graphite drawings? Thanks!
“Most of the time I spend sketching is purely from imagination using constructive drawing principles, but I must ask, while I know drawing from imagination works, what are the benefits of drawing from life that drawing from imagination doesn’t provide?”
How to draw smaller-scale drawings?
And how to measure by eye efficiently and accurately?
“How can you learn drawing portraits without photos?”
Hello,
I have always wanted to draw. I do not see any evidence of having real talent, but everything I read suggests that I can learn to draw. I have been reading about your classes and read that you offer scholarships for the online course. I am retired, and even though I would love to learn to draw.
Thanks in advance for your time.
