Drawing and Painting Tips

Have you ever tried to draw something but the image that comes out of your hand and onto your page is nothing like the thing you wanted to draw in the first place? Did you try to stare, to really look at the object or picture you were trying to draw but it made no […]

Have you ever felt like you are wearing a blindfold when you begin to draw, as though something is blocking your vision. You try to draw but what you see in your mind doesn’t come out of your hand and onto your paper. It feels like there’s a miscommunication going on somewhere between your eyes […]

These drawings represent the progress of students drawing skills while studying the ‘Complete Drawing and Painting Certificate Course’ via internet correspondence. You will notice on the left side that people enter the course at various levels of drawing ability, but everyone achieves a dramatic improvement as seen on the right side. Every person here had […]

Download this article as a PDF file and share it with your friends! We often hear people say (about an artist) when they admire a great realism drawing, “Oh he’s definitely got the Artist’s Eye” but what is The Artist’s Eye and how can you can get it? It’s true, you do need to have […]

Over the years many course participants have asked us a question that goes like this… “How do I know when my drawing/painting is finished?” This is a good question! Coming to the end of an artwork can almost be as scary as starting at the beginning. There’s always the fear that you could spoil or […]