Easy Steps to Follow for Figure Drawing In this lesson, this third part of this figure drawing course, I’m going to be breaking figure drawing down into easy-to-understand steps and I’m going to show you how to start and slowly construct the human body. These are the basic steps for starting to draw a figure. […]
Using the Various Canons of Human Proportion in Figure Drawing This figure drawing lesson is all about measuring the human body: how do we decide what is the correct proportions. A lot of people argue about this, some say 6 and 3/4 of a head is the length of a human body, others say it’s […]
Goal Setting and Reasons to Study Anatomy This first lesson in the figure drawing course is all about setting your goals with drawing figures: knowing exactly where you’re going and why, and also understanding why we as artists need to understand bone structure and muscles to be able to draw the human figure. Be […]
South African Art History: Cecil Skotnes Hi, I am artist Lillian Gray, and I have someone you need to meet. South African artist Cecil Skotnes. Watch this Art History Story on our YouTube channel. Cecil Skotnes – 1926 – 2009 When I think of Cecil Skotnes work, I think, high contrast, bold lines combined […]
South African Art History: Irma Stern Hi, I am artist Lillian Gray, and I need to ask you something, have you heard of South African artist Irma Stern? Key things to notice about Irma’s Life Irma Stern is still considered to be South Africa’s foremost artist in terms of public recognition and the record prices […]
South African Art History Hi, I am artist Lillian Gray, and I have someone you need to meet. South African artist George Pemba! George Pemba is an artist who defeated the stereotype that black people could not become professional painters during the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Pemba is often referred to as the Grand-master of […]
Take some tips from a work-at-home-mom Some practical work-from-home tips. With the rise of Covid-19, our lives have been topsy-turvy, to say the least. Many of us have been sent home and forced to work in the confinements of our houses. I have always worked from home. (I have only been employed for two weeks […]
Curbing anxiety & stress with art With the rise of COVID-19 stay home and do art! With so much more time at home, it is essential to spend some time flexing your creative muscle. Creativity is a part of the human experience and is not something which ‘some people can do and others cannot’, rather […]
Lesson 15 I Drawing ears Watch this lesson on our YouTube Introduction Let’s just admit it, ears actually look super weird. They look frumpled up and make me think of a crumpled up cloth. We tend to think of ears as super random and I have seen many artists simply drawing little squiggles to depict […]
Lesson 14 I Drawing the mouth Watch this lesson on our YouTube Channel Introduction Like the eyes, the mouth can convey a lot of emotion; happiness, sadness, excitement, and disgust. Drawing mouths can be tricky since everyone’s mouth is different. The shapes also change as the facial expression changes. So for this lesson, we are […]