Art Fun Cheap

Author: Les D Meehan I read recently that the difference between sketching and drawing was that sketching was more freehand and drawing was like using a ruler to produce architectural renditions. To quote Declan “Dec” Donnelly (of ‘Ant & Dec’ fame) on the 2009 ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show, when Simon Cowell said he knew Susan [...]

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When little children are taught the alphabet, they are given a tool that allows them to make any word in the language. In the same way, learning the basics of human anatomy will help you to draw any animal, because we are all built to the same basic design. Until the time of the Renaissance, [...]

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Children do best when their imaginations and creativity are being stimulated. That’s why having plenty of arts and crafts for kids is important when you’re raising a family, babysitting little ones, or running a school program. However, you may not know just how many types of arts and crafts for kids are available. Here are [...]

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Sketching is the skill of simulating any view on paper with just a few strokes in a few minutes. Anyone can learn how to sketch with some basic observation skills. This potential  is accessible at any age! As a hobby, pencil sketching offers an alternative to putting your thoughts onto paper when words are not [...]

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Popart refer to the artwork that use the technique of commercial art and popular illustration. Popart portrait drawing can be done either by purely traditional stuff like coloured pencil or more advanced equipment such as computer assisted drawing, alternating and manipulating line and mass offer a wide range of expression and the drawing maybe completely [...]

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A simple approach to drawing a fish involves getting its fundamental structure right. Two basic shapes can help you draw your perfect fish – An oblong or square shape for the body of the fish and two triangles, one for the head and the other for the tail. In spite of the wide varieties of [...]

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Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw? Would you like to be able to create fantastic cartoons or sketches like in the Simpsons, Family Guy or Futurama? Or a portrait of a friend? It is not as difficult as you think… Whether you’re looking to make a career as a freelance artist, or [...]

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When you make up your mind that you are going to draw a picture of a car you need to decide on the layout. In what way will your car be sitting, will it be a side view or a view of it from an angle? These questions need to be considered before you put [...]

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Drawing From Life Many people believe strongly that there is an elite population of people that have some sort of uncontrollable skill. They believe that these people can do things that they themselves cannot do, and are able to do those things because of raw talent that they were born with. The people who think [...]

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When I describe my teaching method for drawing as a “directed drawing” exercise I sometimes get the comment that directed drawing stifles creativity. Another comment is that “directed drawing only encourages the student to mimic the teacher”. Not only do I disagree with these comments but I would go so far as to say that, [...]

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