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Fundamentals

Figure Drawing Fundamentals – Coming Soon!

June 10, 20139 Comments

June 17th, I’m starting the figure drawing fundamentals series! It’s been a long wait, I’ve been working on it for 6 months now. For those of you that have been waiting, thank you for your patience. I’m excited to finally get started…

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The Illusion of Depth – Edge, Line, Cast Shadow and Paint Thickness

May 15, 20130 Comments

In this third part of the illusion of depth, we’ll look at how edges, lines, cast shadows, and paint thickness can be used to add depth to your drawings and paintings.

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The Illusion of Depth – Perspective, Details and Overlapping Forms

May 1, 20130 Comments

In this second part of ‘The Illusion of Depth’ series, I cover perspective, converging lines, overlapping forms, foreshortening, scale and detail. Using shape related concepts to add depth to your artwork.

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The Illusion of Depth – Contrast, Aerial Perspective and Form

April 6, 20138 Comments

In this first part of ‘The Illusion of Depth’ series, I cover contrast, atmospheric perspective / aerial perspective and form. Using color and value related concepts to add depth to your artwork.

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The Basic Elements – Shape, Value, Color, Edge

February 11, 201312 Comments

Anything that you can see can be described with Shape, Edge, Value, and Color. Let’s go over these elements one by one.

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Portrait Drawing Fundamentals

Portrait Drawing Fundamentals

November 30, 201248 Comments

Watch 2 full length portrait drawing demonstrations at about 1.5 hours each. I show you how to take a drawing from layin to a finish.

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Drawing Supplies I Use in My Videos

November 27, 201210 Comments

Many of you have been asking me about the tools I use in my videos. In this video I go over all my supplies AND show you how to sharpen a charcoal pencil.

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Shading Light and Form – Basics

November 8, 201211 Comments

In this video learn how light affects the appearance of form and learn about the elements that make form look 3-dimensional: Light, shadow, highlight center light, halftone, reflected light, form shadow, cast shadow, core shadow and occlusion shadow.

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