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For this next exercise we are going to build a kind of light box . This box is made so that you can set up still lifes with very controlled lighting. This controlled type of lighting is much easier for the new artist to draw. … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Exercise F
Casey Baugh is a very talented young artist. I found out about him online and found his work to be very striking. I really do not know much about him but wanted to post some of his work for you guys to enjoy. You can … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Casey Baugh
For this one we are going to expand the tools some. And if you decided to get some of the supplemental DVD’s and book’s you probably already have started using other materials. But if you have not lets do it now. To expand from just … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Exercise E
I am just starting to use oil paints again so I did this quick value study. Also included is a colored version I did very quickly in photoshop just to get an idea of how the values look in color.
Zhao Kailin is an artist I just found online. I Do not know much about him but I wanted to share his work with all the readers. Below are some of his images and you can see many more on his site. www.kailfineart.com
OK now for something completely different. Get your sketch book and materials and go outside. Go draw things lots of things. Draw trackers, dogs, cars, trees, buildings anything and everything. And try and remember what you have learned about shading. Also try quick drawings where … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Exercise D
OK for this one we will go back to the Bargue Plates. This is plate 1-5 the first that includes much shading. You will do it site size mentioned in the previous lessons. Remember not to rush this exercise. Take your time I have seen … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Exercise C
OK next you will be doing shading a sphere. Use my example image below for this project. Here is another more indepth way of looking at shading the sphere.
To start with lets do some a simple exercise on scales. You will need to be able to master your pencil enough so that you can make the different shades. And at this point it might help to get a set of pencils so that … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Exercise A
This section will be on shading. And assuming you have done all of the work up to this point and really learned the lessons things will start to come together now. The shading you will be learning will let you really start to show form … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 03 Shading – Introduction
Next I want you to get back out the shapes from lesson 1. Arrange these shapes into a still life. And do a line drawing of them using your easel like the other exercises. Concentrate on accuracy and work on this until you feel comfortable … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 02 Perspective – Exercise E
And now do a 3 point perspective from memory. And for extra credit you can do a 4 point one also if you like.
OK now do a 2 point perspective drawing from memory of any subject you choose.
For this exercise I would like you to show what you have learned by doing a simple one point perspective drawing from memory of any subject you choose.
Welcome back. If you have done all of lesson 1 like its supposed to be done. Then spent time really studying and getting to understand perspective from the books then congratulations are in order. No really give your self a nice solid pat on the … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 02 Perspective – Exercise A
I found a couple of fun art quizzes so I thought I would share them. 1. An artist or an ape? 2. Donald Judd, or Cheap Furniture?
For lesson we will tackle perspective. Now perspective is a complicated subject if you want to understand it correctly. And there is no way to cover it in a few short online lessons. So now its home work time. What you didn’t think you would … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 02 Perspective – Introduction
For exercise H we will be doing circles. Setup your easel at a comfortable angle as before. Then setup your sketch book or single sheet of paper on it. Now we want to make a perfect circles about 3 or 4 inches in diameter. You … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 01 Drawing Part Exercise H
N.C. Wyeth was one of the great American illustrators. He was also one of the many successful students of Howard Pyle. In his life he illustrated 112 books including many of the classics. While his work is not very historically accurate it is very charming … Continue readingFeatured Artist – N.C. Wyeth
OK now to put the last to exercises together. For this one we will also be using a good size sketch book or paper on an easel at a slight angle. Cover the entire page with squares. Start with 6 inch square then when can … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 01 Drawing Part Exercise G