While paging through Charles Bargue’s Drawing course
book, Scout’s eyes lit up as we came upon the print of the plaster cast torso.
“It even has block-in lines!” she said enthusiastically, referring to the angled directional lines that would help her depict weight distribution of the figure’s muscles. We promptly bookmarked the page as the …
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From our earliest days in school we learned that copying other students' work could result in serious consequences, sometimes even a failing grade. But if you are a drawing artist, copying the other guy is a necessary virtue for improving your skills.
Juliette Aristides, In her book
Classical Drawing Atelier, writes about the value of …
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Lucy and her mom, Jamey, are students in our
Draw With Your Kids program. While vacationing, they sent us the above photo in an email last week.
"We miss you!!! I don't think we have been in town for a Thursday this whole summer! Lucy asked me to send you this photo of one …
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I love to eat tortilla chips and guacamole. And I love to sketch. On Saturday, the two pleasures collided unexpectedly, making for a gratifying creative experience.
It started while preparing an afternoon snack.
12:14pm: Two halves of a perfectly ripened avocado lie open on the studio table. Without warning, my …
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It's summer in Santa Cruz and drawing classes at the Scribbles Institute are heating up. Adult and youth students continue to make great strides in drawing from observation and imagination. The drawings of one adult student, in particular, blazed consistently. And to keep the heat on we're getting a booth in the Church Street Fair …
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Drawing For Work, School, Enjoyment