LIFE DRAWING REFERENCE LINKS While drawing from life is considered the ideal way to improve your skills, what if you don’t have the opportunity? Or, maybe you want to get a little more practice in between such sessions? The internet is a fine thing, and it’s not hard to find good drawing references nowadays. Here … Continue Reading
Drawing in perspective is one of the most crucial skills for any aspiring artist. Because of this, most of us have some understanding of the different modes of perspective (1, 2, or 3-point perspective). However, do you know when to use the different modes of perspective or how to avoid misusing the laws of perspective … Continue Reading
A little rusty on what 1, 2, or 3-point perspective is exactly? Have no fear, here is a short crash course on the three modes of perspective taken from Michael Solovyev’s new book The Lord of Illusions. The first basic rule of drawing in perspective is that things that are closer look larger. Which is why … Continue Reading
Do you find that your figure drawings lack the sense of movement and momentum that you would like them to have? Don’t be disheartened! This is a common problem faced by many artists. Beginning artists are often attracted to the simplicity and straight forward approach of the constructive method; using simple geometric forms to construct … Continue Reading
