Constructive Criticism Versus BS

Constructive Criticism Versus BS

Constructive Criticism versus BS Know When To Pay Attention Do you know the difference between constructive criticism and BS? It’s understandable why new artists hesitate to put their work out there for people to see. Social media is especially full of opinionated jackasses who have no business or basis for their comments. These are the […]

Drawing Basics

Drawing Basics Putting the Elements Into Practice So what are the drawing basics? Now that we’ve discussed all of the basic elements of art, let’s start getting into how they apply. We won’t be looking into all of them right away. Color, for example, won’t apply to what we’re doing right now, so we’ll put […]

Tints, Shades, Tones

Tints, Shades, Tones

Tints, Shades, Tones Value – Part 2 Tints, shades, and tones. While we’re still on the subject of value, I’d like to very briefly cover a few words you may have heard and maybe even used in the past. You may have even used the words tints, shades, and tones interchangeably, but there is a […]

Shape, Form, and Space

Shape, Form, and Space

Shape, Form, and Space What’s the Difference? Shape is an enclosed two-dimensional geometric or organic shape that has height and width, but no depth. Form is a three-dimensional space that encloses volume, includes height, width, AND depth. Like shape, it can be geometric or organic. Space refers to the areas around, between, and within things […]

Beginner Artist – Top 5 Mistakes

Beginner Artist – Top 5 Mistakes

Beginner Artist – Top 5 Mistakes How To Avoid Them So you’re a beginner artist and you want to draw. You pick up a new sketchbook and some pencils and you’re ready to go. You’re excited and enthusiastic. You sit down and start drawing and things don’t exactly turn out how you expected. You try […]