My college art instructor asked me that question nearly 40 years ago and I remember his words as if they were said yesterday. I was obviously the least “talented” person in his class and he was ...

This instructional book offers thorough and practical lessons in drawing. The instruction is solid, covering proportion, shading, loose sketching, self-criticism, drawing shadows, and negative space.

I take the hand of my student, who grasps the willow charcoal — soft, not medium — and together we look at the figure model. "It’s best not to hold the charcoal like a pencil,” I say, “so you can use ...

Drawing a salmon is a great way to practice fish anatomy, smooth curves, and realistic detail. This tutorial guides you through a step by step method that helps you capture the salmon’s streamlined ...

If you’re someone, like me, who looks at the pictures in an article before reading the words, you might have been surprised this time to find a map and a page of signatures. Maybe you even said to ...