Tag: drawing school

  • Draw action poses from simple stick figures – Here’s how for all artists

    Every masterpiece begins with a stick figure drawing. Real artists, yes even the really great ones, work out their art with thumbnail drawings and stick figure sketches – often on the backs of envelopes or paper napkins in restaurants. To draw a stick figure is easy. To draw an action stick figure needs a little…

  • Create Characters by looking at real life animals and insects

    Be inspired by real life to create truly original characters. A beetle crossed my path on a walk the other day. I filmed it and took photos. When I enlarged the photos, there were elements of its design that inspired me to sketch out some ideas. A triangle theme emerged and I developed that further,…

  • Sketch Live Action – Watch live drawing and watercolour sketching tennis coaching

    See how easy it is to get out your pen and paints and begin sketching live action… as it happens! Live! In front of you! For real! Mrs Rayner took up tennis a year ago and most Fridays she goes to the tennis club for a group coaching session. Last week I joined her, but…