Urban Sketching (lat. “urbanus”) offers a fantastic opportunity to tell stories from your everyday life and to see the world with a new set of eyes. Instead of using a camera to capture scenes of city life, Urban Sketchers use colors, pens and paper. No matter if it’s buildings, streets, cafés or people – Urban…
Continue readingFigure drawing is considered to be one of the most demanding and at the same time most fascinating disciplines in the visual arts. For centuries, the depiction of the human body has not only served to train the eye and technique, but also to explore form, expression and aesthetics. In this article, we take a…
Continue readingShading is more than just darkening - it is an artistic technique that creates solid, three dimensional bodies from simple shapes and lines. Martin Missfeldt explains it like this: "On white paper, the light is already there, so all you have to do is make shadows visible. This creates an illusion of light and therefore...
Continue readingWomen have shaped art history – often in secret. This text illuminates the lives and works of important female artists from the Middle Ages to the 20th century and shows why they were long overlooked – and how they are being rediscovered today.
Continue readingDrawing with a pencil is probably the most widely used drawing technique. Many people spontaneously think only of pencils as a drawing material, but this is very unfortunate because there is a wealth of drawing materials. In this blog, we will introduce some of them.
Continue readingPencil drawing is a wonderful art form that requires creativity, precision and patience. Whether you are an experienced artist or a beginner, pencil drawing can be a relaxing and fulfilling experience. However, it also requires certain techniques and knowledge to get the most out of your works.
Continue readingThe art of realistic drawing has developed various techniques and approaches over the centuries. Among the many methods that artists use to create their works, Sight Size, Constructive Drawing and Comparative Drawing are three notable approaches.
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