Student Gallery
Grand Bleu de Gascogne
Artwork by Gwin Willis
This is an old French Hunting Hound that also comes into smaller sizes. This is done and charcoal and conte crayon.
Drawing of a young boy
Artwork by Festus, Drawing Academy student
Beagle Puppy
Artwork by Gwin Willis, Drawing Academy student
Portraits from Debora, Drawing Academy student
Hello,
I am learning and practicing to improve my portrait drawing skills.
he first portrait is a copy of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, the second portrait I drew from life, the light source was natural.
Belvedere Torso
Artwork by Paris, Drawing Academy student
I have always wanted to draw this piece. I know some of my proportions are off, but overall I like what I was able to accomplish.
Artworks by Annette Smith, Drawing Academy Graduate
Annette Smith enrolled in the Drawing Academy online course in 2018 and has been a very active student and our art community contributor ever since. Her drawing skills were steadily growing with every drawing task she did. She was constantly in contact with the Academy tutors, sending her artworks for critique and getting our feedback. She completed a great array of various exercises, starting from very simple yet essential tasks like how to sharpen and hold a pencil the correct way, how to draw in perspective, how to use constructive drawing principles, how to draw man-made and organic objects from life, memory and imagination, how to use rules of aerial perspective, how to use good composition in artworks, and so much more.
My Sister Portrait
Artwork and story from Sonya Ghanem, Drawqing Academy student
Since my childhood I was so fascinated with colors and colored pencils. My drawings at school was a bit outstanding from other students. Magazines and illustrations was the point of my interest. I drew film stars and Princess with graphite pencils when I was a teenager, I even drew my mom and sisters and it was almost correct.
I went to painting classes, there I learnt more about different painting materials.
One day, I came across Drawing Academy and realised that it was the course for me.
Constructive Drawing and Pencil Hatching
Artwork by Alisa, Drawing Academy student
Hello,
I used to avoid to draw all my life after a pretty sad story in my childhood. But life is short so I’ve tried to draw a couple of images (with smudging) watching youtube. And I decided that I want to draw properly knowing what I’m doing and why. So I’m here. At last, free-hand drawing doesn’t scare me anymore.
Lady without an Ermine
Artwork by Konstantinos, Drawing Academy student
I love Da Vinci. So I decided to draw a more simplified version of his famous painting. I took this subject for it’s expression and beauty.
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 not only drawing what you know, but to feel the curves that round the face, the eyes, lids, nose, lips, etc. I have never drawn this way before. I started my old way, and I realized I had to feel the roundness and curves to have them stand out. In the past, by luck, some of my copying of photos did produce many of those curves. However, I now realize that this is a much better way to draw. Sorry it took me so long to understand how to make curves. I will let you know how this drawing turns out.