Tag: drawing
How to draw the Mayflower Ship
Thanksgiving is not that far away. The date remembers when the Pilgrim Fathers arrived in America on the Mayflower and survived their first year. Obviously we don’t celebrate it here in Britain, which is where they were fleeing from in the first place. However, hundreds of years have gone by and I think we are…
Are you a frustrated artist?
I had a message from a Graphic Design student in Paris. They really want to be an illustrator and there is not enough drawing on the graphic design course, which only uses illustration within design projects. As I was wondering what to advise, I saw a video by @willterryart called called “Artists should always have…
Why you should practice drawing
It seems obvious that you need to practice scales when you learn the piano, so you need to practice “scales” when you learn to draw. By practicing and repeating patterns and drawing strokes that you find difficult, you will build up muscle memory, just like riding a bike. If you can draw things without thinking…