For the self taught realist artist
What’s the advantage of an anatomical drawing cast compared with a real model out of flesh and blood? It holds perfectly still, always has time, has no color distracting you while you just want to study drawing and they charge no money. There are anatomical drawing casts available out there (for example here for those of …
Read moreGot no drawing casts? Just use your city’s monuments!
I rarely use turps or other solvents since they smell disgusting and they really are a risk of health. For painting I just use it occasionally for staining my canvas. So my can of rectified turpentine leads an orphaned life. A lot of oilpainters use these aggressive solvents to clean their brushes with – and …
Read moreCurd soap: cheap and healthy alternative to harming solvents for cleaning brushes
Artist Mark Carder (see his website) has a wonderful YouTube channel with great videos (these videos are listed in a more structured order on his website DrawMixPaint.com). Mark employs different tools with which he is able to achieve accuracy in his measurements. If it’s the measurement of lengths and distances or the measurement of color. …
Read moreMark Carder – the not so academic approach in painting realistically
BARGUE DRAWING TUTORIAL Learning to see in two dimensions The student in a classical atelier starts by copying two dimensional references. Since the 19th century the ateliers use the references by Charles Bargue. This exercise can easily be done at home – even in a very small room and with a regular room light. Needed …
The Master of an atelier or art school is the one with the most experience and with the best trained eye. He or she can see errors in your artwork at first glance and he knows how to solve problems that may occur. If you’d like to compare your drawing with the reference you can …
Read moreSubstitutes for a Master: use technology to improve your artistic skills!