Harmony, expression and emotion in portrait
Artwork from Ann, Drawing Academy student Dear Natalie and Vladimir, I have registered to the Drawing Academy to learn how to draw ‘properly’ in a classical way. This is my first artwork which I started…
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What we can learn from Michelangelo
Portrait by Betty, Drawing Academy student Hi Vladimir, I used Mars Lumograph HB and 2B graphite pencils on Canson 9×12 65 lb Universal Sketch Artist Series 1557 paper for this project. I used a reference…
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…
Three-quarters portrait drawing critique
Portrait by Wendi, Drawing Academy student I drew this portrait using constructive drawing principles. I think this one is more on point.
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…
An Exercise in Pencil Hatching and Drawing what I Know
Portrait by Emily, Drawing Academy student I just enrolled in the Drawing Academy a few days ago, and I am already glad that I did. I have been drawing for most of my life, but…
New Skills for Old Habits
Story and drawing from Mary Townsend, a Drawing Academy art competition winner I started this Drawing Course with Drawing Academy six weeks ago and was immediately knocked out of my comfort zone. I wasn’t expecting…
How to draw good portraits – Artwork critique
Portrait artwork for critique from Luciana, Drawing Academy student Since I started the Drawing Academy, I can see some improvement in my drawing skills. Here’s the portrait in progress. I tried to follow the right…
Golden Mean in a still life
Drawing by Ann Marie Hi, I have a question or two, regarding my artwork. I am working on this piece and I am thinking about the golden mean and how it works when setting up…
Portrait Drawing – Why to draw what you know
Portraits from Bill, Drawing Academy student Somehow your words “draw what you know, not what you see” just didn’t click with me. While doing some practice drawing today, I began to realize that it is…
