Category Archives: drawing

Thoughts on the Art of Drawing

“To become a professional artist requires training. Training begins in the simplest way: that is by learning to draw“~Robert Fawcett I find no difficulty in drawing except insofar as it constantly challenges my limits, mental perception and interests. That which … Continue reading →

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Tips For Drawing Realistic Hands

I’ve always admired James Frederick’s graphite drawing, “The List”. The wrinkles and veins on the weathered hands tells untold narratives about the main character without seeing any other descriptive characteristic. However, when giving tips about the drawing of realistic hands, … Continue reading →

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Artist, Richard D. Burton, Working on “Grinding Gears of Time”

Here is a partial drawing, Grinding Gears of Time, by artist, Richard D. Burton. The drawing is 18″X24″. The main figure (Father Time) is just a sketch taped onto the substrate which has many of the floating gears in the … Continue reading →

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Draw With Graphite Pencil as if Painting With a Brush

I’ve found that occasionally selecting to draw solidly and roundly, modeling my forms as though I was working in clay, painting with the graphite pencil, tone for tone, edge against edge and texture for texture, that I have my most … Continue reading →

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