Your Art

Not all drawings are made with careful lines. Sometimes artists will use a technique called gesture drawing — making quick movements with a pencil to capture the movement, energy, or action they see in a composition. These pictures are mostly used for practice. They help the artist to relax and not concentrate so much on the

Here’s an easy Christmas activity that’s fun for both adults and children. To make ornaments from sculpey, you’ll need: Supplies Colored Sculpey Glass Dish Aluminum Foil Waxed Paper Cookie cutters Pencil Gloss Ribbon 1. Begin by choosing the shaped cookie cutters you want to use. You’re not limited to cookie cutters with only a Christmas

In many of her realistic drawing books, artist Lee Hammond recommends drawing using a grid to create lines in just the right places. I have found this technique to be EXTREMELY helpful, especially when drawing portraits. When creating portraits of people you know, the slightest change in a line or shadow can make a huge difference. Using

By David Alexandru, age 9, Romania 

by Aliki (Sydney, Australia) I am 12 years old and these are some of my drawings. Familiar by: Anonymous I was always a great artist, and my talent peeped out when I was about 6. When I was twelve I could draw very similarly. Although I have noticed a change of style and techniques between