On 19 Feb, 2016 With
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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On 12 Feb, 2016 With
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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On 9 Feb, 2016 With
Artwork by Gilberto Mello, Drawing Academy student
Dear colleagues,
I started the Drawing Academy program in 2013; since then I have been working at my own pace, but doing diligently, trying to take the best of the lessons and I sometimes reviewing them over just to make sure I am getting the drawing principles and techniques right. I enjoy the program not only for the learning of drawing but also for the numerous interesting techniques presented in it, such as the old masters metal point drawing technique.
I confess that in the beginning I was afraid to try metal tips in drawing, for fear that I would ‘mess things up’ easily and not be able to correct them, but I decided to give it a try just to see how far I could go. For my surprise, I was able to prepare the paper medium fairly well, following the clear instructions given in the course; furthermore, I was able to complete one drawing with very pleasing results. So gratifying was the first experience that I decided to try it once more, producing the portrait that I present along with this narrative…
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On 28 Jan, 2016 With
Drawings by Pragya, Drawing Academy student
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On 20 Jan, 2016 With
Painting by Erick Carrazco, Drawing Academy student
14 x 11 inches, Oil on Canvas
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On 20 Jan, 2016 With
Drawing by Lis Engel
I always liked drawing and have been drawing intuitively. I followed an American Somatic Drawing course that opened into imaginary drawing, but these classical lessons open a totally different way of drawing. I feel very happy that I discovered it and am looking forward o continue to learning as much as possible – and also to have feedback on my drawings…
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On 20 Jan, 2016 With
Artwork by Dan S., Drawing Academy student
Here is a little oil painting I did for the holidays with a little fruit, some red wine and some sprigs of holly…
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On 17 Jan, 2016 With
Artwork by Litsa Raftopoulou
Every day I am studying and trying more and more…
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On 5 Jan, 2016 With
Drawings by Pragya, Drawing Academy student
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On 31 Dec, 2015 With
Portrait drawing by Johann
Here is the drawing of Alois.
In this drawing, I tried to attend the hints you gave me in your answer after I sent you the drawing
“Head of an old Woman – 79 years of life in her face“…
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