My first experience with gesture sketching wasn’t until my college figure drawing class. By drawing hundreds of quick gesture sketches of the models, I quickly saw an improvement in my observation skills as an artist and my ability to draw the human body in variety of movements. I wish I would have started exploring figure … Read more
Graphite is an awesome, readily-available material that can achieve so much. From one pencil comes a wide range of value from dark to lights. This post guides artists through using graphite to render a detailed image of a rose. I find that a basic grid system is really helpful for beginners. This tutorial provides a … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills? This step by step video tutorial of a misty forest is a great activity to develop your skills. This tutorial shows how to use layers, opacity, blending, and more! It’s fairly easy, yet produces a really cool result! It also emphasizes the use of atmospheric … Read more