A subscriber wrote in asking a question so many of us have encountered when figure drawing: How...

One of the challenges of drawing is to translate color into values. Can you identify the value of...

A question came in recently about using abstract shapes and straight lines to plan out realistic...

Is it awkward to be in a room with a naked person? What materials should you bring? Should you...

For nearly 25 years, I've been in the practice of drawing nude models. Sometimes I forget that...

Art students and amateurs alike have been copying the works of masters for centuries. Some...

Recently I received a question by email that I think a lot of us have had at some point: Does it...

It's said that painting approaches can fall into one of two categories: Alla Prima (also known...

I love how atmospheric perspective can make orange look purple and green appear blue in the...

Do you want to draw or paint, but find yourself floundering when you finally have time, only to...

Have you tried to mix a blue, only to go back and forth between it being too dark and too gray?...

This is the 3 step life drawing method that my students learn in class and that I...