My first semester of college has been hectic, but I’m back! This has been requested since I started college. It’s been sitting in the back of my mind, and it’s finally here! Welcome to my artsy aesthetic dorm room! Send me any questions you have, and don’t forget to let me know what you think! …
Recently I wrote a blog post about two techniques I often use for drawing portraits, and today I want to focus on one of those, and show you how I used it to do my new drawing of Emma Watson. While at the start I used to mainly apply the grid method, I have recently …
How to draw: using basic shapes to draw Emma Watson Read More »
After 13 years of spending 8 hours a day in school, I can finally say that I’m done. I’ve been imaging this day for years, the feeling of finally being free to do whatever I want whenever I want, not having to follow a strict schedule, and not be constantly told what to do. That …
Skills matter far more than tools, but good tools can definitely make a difference. And even though a higher price does not necessarily mean higher quality, I think that art supplies are definitely a worthwhile investment. Over the past 19 years I’ve used all kinds of brands and qualities of materials for drawing, from the …
Artists are often praised for their ‘talent’. Not only does this word trigger a lot of artists, but it might create the illusion that only certain ‘chosen’ people could become artists… While it might take a a certain amount of creative and deep thinking to create more conceptual pieces, something such as drawing on the other …
Being a self taught artist – 4 ways to learn to draw by yourself Read More »