Draw Like A Pro

As a child, I’m sure you were already drawing people as you saw them with your own eyes and your simple understanding of details and proportions. Today, I’m sure that you draw people a lot better but you probably still wish to make them more realistic. How can you make your drawings of people look [...]

We all have a general knowledge of what a tree looks like. It might seem obvious, but there is quite a difference between drawing something you have never seen or touched and something you have known all your life. Even if you are a city person, trees are something you must have seen or touched. [...]

First of all, let’s get rid of questions useless to any student: Do I have talent? Am I gifted? You are what you are and if you take pleasure in studying how to draw, you have just enough talent to enjoy yourself and appreciate the different improvements in your skills. In Signus drawing course, Piet [...]

In order to create an impression of volume and depth one must not overlook what is called colour perspective. The concept is a little more subjective than line perspective or tone and shade perspective. Nobody likes to follow rules about the use of colours. Where to use them and how to use them is very [...]

The study of drapery is happily one that can be carried on at almost any place, time, and season, and perhaps it is because of this very ease of access that it is so often neglected and many an otherwise satisfactory picture will be marred by the poor drawing of drapery and clothing. When the [...]

(From mai 25th until September 27th 2009) The influence of Cezanne on Picasso is a well recognized and interesting fact among art lovers. The intimate motivations and passions of an artist are always a thrilling aspect of art history. His respect and passion for Cezanne is well illustrated by the purchase of the chateau de [...]

“Classic approach to the dynamics of drawing by brilliant teacher with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials and much more. 84 plates and diagrams reinforce Speed’s clear presentation.” This is the summary of “The pratice of science of drawing” wrote by  Harold Speed. Just follow the links and you [...]

Drawing is an inexpensive pastime, you can use anything to draw and create astounding pictures. However here is some good advice in selecting and chosing the correct material which will help you obtain better results. Pencil Keep a good selection of pencils, from soft to hard tips. In Europe the scale is: B5,B4,B3,B2,B1,HB,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5 The B5 [...]

The three types of light Sunlight Ordinary daylight Artificial light Sun light and shadows The sun creates a very different light and shadow depending if the sky is clear or overcast but also on the time of day and the position in the sky. The colours and shadows at sunrise and sunset are very different [...]

The nine typical viewpoints There are nine typical views which will help you many a time. Try to fix these views in your mind by practising as much as you can, first by referring to the model and then gradually on your own. The 9 typical views of frontal perspective. There are 9 boxes in [...]