Students Gallery

Students Gallery

As a Drawing Academy student, you can exhibit your artworks in this online gallery.
We want to see your drawings before, during and after the Drawing Academy Course.

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Going right-brained, finally!

Going right-brained, finally!

Artworks and story from Arjumand, Drawing Academy student

I have always loved to draw sketches and paint. I have never had any formal training except for some pointers by a wonderful artist and art teacher who now lives in Australia.

Having had this dream for doing more in this field I somehow remained engaged in several left-brained activities like having a full time job and several social sector initiatives in my country i.e Pakistan, hence couldn’t do what I always wanted to do, i.e. Paint! …

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Portraits by Judy Hirsch

Portraits by Judy Hirsch

Portraits “Before and After” by Judy Hirsch, Drawing Academy student Below is my last self-portrait (bottom-left) in front of a mirror done back at home in Reno, NV. For a comparison (top-left) is the “before” Drawing Academy self-portrait done in 2013. Now I have access to life models in NYC, so I’m also attaching one of my latest portraits from…

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My very first portrait

My very first portrait

Portrait drawing by Octavian, Drawing Academy student

Hello, my name is Octavian and this is my first time submitting a finished artwork on this site, after having watched a few of Drawing Academy video lessons from the first month…

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Christine

Christine

Drawing by Johann Krammer, Drawing Academy graduate

This is a portrait of my wife Christine I did in charcoal.

Thank you very much for all hints I received from the Drawing Academy course!
This drawing is the result…

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Two Infants Together

Two Infants Together

Artwork by Dan S., Drawing Academy student

Here is a composition where I put together an infant brother and sister from the mother’s favorite photos of her children. In this case I could not draw from life because the two children are now teenagers. I did, however, have to imagine the composition as a single scene where the photos were taken from two different backgrounds. I’m not sure how I did fitting the two into a common background, the infants seem to be reacting in slightly different ways to the same stimulus.

Anyway, it was fun to try this…

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Mount Rushmore Drawing

Mount Rushmore Drawing

Artwork by Mike, Drawing Academy student

I have been drawing some to practice! I have good results but need to capture a true likeness of subjects! I am enjoying the lessons very much! I am going to attempt silver point and have ordered a silver stylus and a bottle of ground!

Also I am staring at a 24 x 48 canvas that I plan on composing a painting by actually drawing the contents so it will be an original of mine and not something someone else has done!

Art is my compassion that keeps my mind busy! I highly recommend the three courses offered as I have enrolled in all three!

http://drawingacademy.com – How to Draw whatever you see or imagine

http://webartacademy.com – Oil Painting video course

http://anatomymasterclass.com – How to Draw human figures and portraits

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Ghost-town Kolmanskop Luderitz Namibia

Ghost-town Kolmanskop Luderitz Namibia

Artwork by Ed S., Drawing Academy student

Retired Eye surgeon with a lifelong interest in Art, but never the time to apply my limited skills. Since retirement six months ago I have started painting but felt that I need some training. I started the Anatomy Master Class, which I found quite incredible, best thing I could have done. I do figurative work as well as landscapes. I hope to have a first exhibition later this year in London where I live…

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Personal thoughts and a drawing of my nephew

Personal thoughts and a drawing of my nephew

Drawing and story by Chris J., Drawing Academy student

Greetings,

I am excited to have just only today become a lifetime member with this exceptional course from generous, artistic and thoughtful providers who are unselfishly providing this material. What a privilege.

I used to enjoy drawing and did a diploma in fine arts some years ago after high school finished. But because of high expectations or perhaps unattainable standards I had placed upon myself at a deeper concious level, I became discouraged, and stopped drawing because I thought I would never overcome some milestones in technicalities and struggles with certain elements of drawing, and painting was the same problem. I was frustrated with my drawing attempts, because I wanted them to look convincing and bring me satisfaction. Perfectionism was the underlying culprit I believe, sapping my freedom and desire to draw, handcuffing my flow. I would entertain all kinds of doubts about myself such as “there must be something wrong with me, everyone else has got something that I just seemed to have missed out on, that I simply don’t have, I will never be able to draw!”
I have recently resurrected my passion for enjoyment in drawing since a rather long intermission and for around two months now having a bit of a go again…

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Old woman portrait

Old woman portrait

Artwork by Katerina, Drawing Academy student

Dear Natalie and Vladimir,

Thank you very much for your great videos, they are very helpful.

I really enjoy drawing and painting very much and with the lessons I feel that I start to have an understanding of the drawing principles and techniques…

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