May 14th, 2010 by Robert
Cezanne was famous for saying that everything in nature could be represented in terms of the cylinder, the sphere and the cone. He also said “One must first of all study geometric forms: the cone, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere.” Although pencil drawing is the first art form that most of us encounter don’t [...]
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March 18th, 2010 by Robert
Observational Drawing In my opinion drawing from observation is the best way to teach drawing. it is obviously not the only way, but I think that it is the best way for to develop drawing skills. Drawing from memory and drawing from imagination are also to be encouraged. I don’t think that copying should be [...]
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February 22nd, 2010 by Robert
Drawing well is not a mysterious talent. You shouldn’t think of drawing as a talent that you need to be born with. I take it as an insult when people tell me that they weren’t born with artistic talent, insinuating that I was. Let me tell you that if you want to be good at [...]
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February 3rd, 2010 by Robert
The trend towards the quick fix seems to be getting worse. People seem to have a shorter concentration span than in the past and if something can’t be learnt quickly move on to something else. Everything has to be reduced to a simple procedure. Well, I am going to give you the secret knowledge that [...]
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