Give your work the illusion of spatial depth with five simple effects of perspective. Used together, linear and atmospheric perspective can create the illusion of space and dimension in your art, whether a vast landscape or an intimate still life. Here are five effects used in rendering perspective, which you easily can incorporate into your… Continue reading
4 Great Tips for a Successful Approach to Surface Details A confident and successful approach to detail begins with an ability to simplify at the onset of a drawing or painting endeavor. Uncertainty about details or surface characteristics can easily lead to works that appear unresolved or unfinished. With only a few key steps, you… Continue reading
I have always found far greater success in capturing faithful representations of nature by utilizing methods that echo the manner in which nature communicates the objects visually. One of the ways I often do this is by lessening the emphasis on delineated representations early in my process. This is not to say that I do… Continue reading
Defining an Expert Let’s look at how the terms are defined: An expert can be defined simply as a person who has a comprehensive knowledge of, or skill in, a particular area. However looking to the etymology of the word we find an emphasis on ‘experience’: Late 14c., “having had experience; skillful,” from Old French… Continue reading