Category: Drawing Tips
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Advanced Painting Atelier Weeks 8 & 9 Trompe l’Oeil
This time, we had two weeks to complete a painting. Rose wanted us to do a Trompe l’Oeil, which is a painting that gives the illusion of reality, such as a painting of a window onto a lush tropical landscape that is painted directly on a wall. In this case, I painted a tree frog…
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How to Check Your Drawing
When you are aiming for realism or an accurate rendering of your subject, there are many ways to check the proportions in your drawing. Here’s a list of the ones I know (and I am sure that I’ve left out a few): Stand back and compare the subject to your drawing. The greater distance will…
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Drawing Class Lesson 8
I’ve been working on this drawing for three weeks now. Every one of us is in the same boat, sight-sizing a drawing from a plaster cast. Finally, this week, I felt comfortable enough with my measurements to put in some lines and move forward. My measuring skills continue to improve. What I haven’t done yet…
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Week 6 Still Life with Toned Paper and Proportional Dividers
I finally got around to working on my homework for class yesterday, and I hate that I lost time this week. I gave it about 6 hours, since that is what I had available, and it needs at least another 4-6 to make me happy. Between running a business and finishing up a current painting…
