Pad of good drawing paper (minimum 18” x 24”): Drawing paper is the foundation of any drawing. It should have a smooth surface that allows for easy pencil or charcoal application without too…

Sharpening Your Pencil for Success: A Guide for Students and Beginners When it comes to drawing, especially in the traditional sense, the seemingly simple act of sharpening a pencil can have a profound…

Introduction: Contour drawing is one of the fundamental approaches to understanding and capturing the visual world around you into outlines. The ability to translate the observable world around you into an outline will…

Here, I present a “forgotten” technique that was popular in the late nineteenth century in academic training. The technique, or rather, training course, was designed by Charles Bargue, a French painter and lithographer…

In the final weeks of the class, we will be focusing on portraiture. Portrait drawing, for a beginner, can seem like a difficult task. However, there are tools used by artists that will…