For the self taught realist artist
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 Charles Bargue Drawing Course is the collected set of knowledge from centuries of academic art education. It is beeing used in classical art academies throughout the world. It was developed and widely used in the mid 19th century as a foundational exercise for fine …
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!
Though you can dispense with a teacher to a somewhat degree you can’t draw or paint without tools. And all the reading will lead you to nothing if you don’t practise. So here I’m going to talk about what you will need for your exercises and how to set up your little Atelier@HOME. In your …
Read moreWhat you’ll need for your Classical Atelier at Home