Masters drawings

AP Studio Art – DaVinci Hands Work on observational composition. Know about preliminary work (figure studies). Advanced Drawing – Janet Fish Work on compositional approaches. Know about…

A stunning new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford shines new light on the Renaissance Master’s language of drawing​

The artist known used the medium to shape the human form

Three insightful tips from Drawing magazine on how to draw faces and heads, two of the most challenging subjects to master for any artist.

Descent from the Cross

In the fall 2006 issue of Drawing, we explored how the best lessons in value, light, and form are clearly visible in John Singer Sargent's drawings. We present a excerpt from the article that discusses

A stunning new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford shines new light on the Renaissance Master’s language of drawing​

Head of a boy in a cap, looking up to the left, his left hand to his cheek

Question from Laurie Hi, Drawing Academy team. I am a completely self taught artist and paint with pastels and oils. My drawing skills are poor; I use photographs, so my lack of drawing skills doesn't keep me from proceeding. But, I'd really like to improve in that area. I have a question: How to learn to see differently? Thank you, Laurie

Today, I was flipping through the superb book, Degas by Himself, edited by Richard Kendall. I found I was drawn (hah!) to Degas’s figure drawings especially after life drawing last week on Sa…