I'm looking for new topics to feature in our blog in the coming year, and I want to know: What's your artistic challenge? Please leave a comment on this post with suggestions for topics you'd like to see covered here. Nothing could be more rewarding than knowing I'm writing articles that are helping real people out there in the world!... 繼續閱讀
其他資源： Animal Painting and Anatomy
Animal Painting and Anatomy by Frank Calderon was perhaps my first experience with critique. As a child, I drew with enormous enthusiasm. Eventually, my parents gathered up some of those drawings and proudly sent them to my grandmother. 繼續閱讀
新聞和公告： What books have helped you?
Do you have any reference books that you simply can't do without in your artistic practice? Have there been instructional books along the way that helped you make leaps forward in your understanding? Please share the title and author of those books in the comments, so everyone can benefit from them! We may even feature a few of those books in our blog in the coming year.... 繼續閱讀
深度理解解剖學： Digitigrade animals don’t have “backward knees”
Today, I'd like to address one of the most common mistakes that new or young artists make when they start drawing animals: "Backward knee" syndrome. This is one simple tip, but if you haven't discovered it yet, it's going to make a world of difference. "Digitigrade" is an animal that walks on its digits, or toes. digitigrade animals include canines, felines, elephants, birds, dinosaurs and more. Humans,... 繼續閱讀
深度理解解剖學： Drawing realistic mouths
Someone recently shared this photoshop tutorial with me about "drawing realistic mouths". As impressive as the digital techniques they showcased were, I thought it could also serve as a wonderful illustration of facial anatomy. Watch the tutorial, then meet me below the embedded video for some discussion of the lessons we can take from it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/C5p1B2Z9hKQ?rel=0 The mouth... 繼續閱讀
改進技術： 給予良好的批評
有人要求您批評他們的工作嗎？哇！這一定意味著他們認為您才華橫溢，聰明並且周圍是美好的。對你好！但是請堅持！儘管如此，請不要自動說“是”。 繼續閱讀
新聞和公告： Share your experiences
If you have been using this site for two months or more and would like to volunteer to be interviewed for our blog, please get in touch with me! 繼續閱讀
改進技術： Benefiting from critique
One of the hardest - and most important - skills for an artist to master is taking critique. It can sting to hear that there are flaws in your hard work, and the natural impulse is to shut down, become defensive, and try to explain away issues in the work as not your fault. A favorite refrain of people who are having trouble taking critique is "this was just a quick sketch." But no matter how... 繼續閱讀
親愛的同學們： Jeremy Gooch, freelance illustrator
An interview with a freelance illustrator and long time user of our gesture drawing tools. I hope his progress inspires you to keep working toward your artistic goals! 繼續閱讀
深度理解解剖學： Abdominal muscle tutorial from "The Punchline Is Machismo"
As a follow up to last week's reposting of http://thepunchlineismachismo.com's tutorial on the head and body, here's the second tutorial with a spotlight on the abdominal muscles and body type. Again, please direct your thanks to http://thepunchlineismachismo.com ... 繼續閱讀