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Some people seem to have the natural ability to produce realistic illustrations. To look at the finished product, it can seem as though their efforts are effortless. The truth is that artists who achieve realistic-looking results have an understanding of technique and have practiced frequently to hone their skills. more »
When most people think of graffiti, they think of outdoor murals and tags created with spray paint. While the street is the most popular place to write graffiti, the truth is that writing in graffiti can be done with virtually any writing utensil and blank canvas. Before graffiti artists start bombing the streets, they typically learn... more »
In kindergarten, children are just beginning to express themselves through art while their little hands struggle with unwieldy crayons and pencils. Encouragement is as important as skill development at this stage, and with a few fun drawing games and exercises, you can instill a love of art in a small child. more »
When working from home, you get to choose your own work hours, have more financial freedom, work where you want and spend more time with your family. There are plenty of work-from-home jobs to choose from. The top work-from-home jobs include being a virtual assistant, writer, graphic designer, online tutor and website designer, as... more »
Rich and fluid color defines Prismacolor® markers. Color lays down fast. The double-ended markers have a smooth, silky ink flow allowing various artistic applications. The broad nib's wide coverage works like a paintbrush. Utilize the fine nib to work in detail. With a boundless array of colors and tones, Prismacolor®... more »
Being an artist requires knowing the best tools and materials to use for your projects....
Inking can completely change the style of a piece of artwork, or it can simply be done so that that the picture shows up better on a scanner. more »
Rising architects need access to a variety of architectural drawings in order to understand and become familiar with different styles and... more »
Engraving is a type of intaglio printmaking process where you incise lines on a smooth metal plate that then catch ink when you rub it over the... more »
Although an artist can draw on any paper, she achieves the best results with paper specially designed for sketching or line drawing. The right... more »
Drawing pencils range from soft to hard. Hard pencils are used to draw thin lines such as outlines, while the softer pencils are used for shading... more »
A sketch (ultimately from Ancient Greek σχέδιος - schedios "temporary") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work. If in oil paint it is called an oil sketch. In general, a sketch is a quick way to record an idea for later use. Artists sketches primarily serve as a way to try out different ideas and establish a composition before undertaking a more finished work, especially when the finished work is expensive and time consuming (as in the case of a large painting or fresco). Sketching sharpens an artists ability to focus on the most important elements of a subject and is a prescribed part of artistic development for students.
Dry media such as pencil or pastel are often preferred due to time constraints, but a quickly done watercolor study or even quickly modeled clay or soft wax can also be considered a sketch in the broader sense of the term. Graphite pencils being a relatively new invention, the artists of the Renaissance could make sketches using the expensive method of a silver stylus on specially prepared paper (known as silverpoint), with results similar to a modern pencil sketch, or, more cheaply, using charcoal, chalk, or pen-and-ink.
Contrary to popular belief, artists often use erasers when drawing; the eraser may be used to remove rough construction lines, or to soften lines for visual effect. The most commonly used eraser for pencil drawing is the kneaded eraser, which has a soft, sticky surface that enables the artist to lift the graphite or charcoal from the drawing surface without smudging. White plastic erasers can cleanly erase line work, but tend to smudge heavy shading.
The sketchbooks of Leonardo da Vinci and Edgar Degas are two examples of many done by famous artists which have become art objects in their own right, although many pages show more thoughtful studies rather than true sketches.
The ability to quickly record impressions through sketching has found varied purposes in read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch+(drawing)
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