Drawing, Spring 2016 Digital Edition

Description

You’ll love this digital issue of Drawing if you want to learn more about:

·       Drawing cities, streets and buildings

·       How to make your drawings look three-dimensional

·       Where to position your light source

The digital version of the spring 2016 issue of Drawing focuses on architecture and urban life, with profiles of artists who excel at depicting the busy life of the city. We also feature several instructional articles to help you improve other aspects of your own art.

Highlights of the spring 2016 issue of Drawing include:

·       An in-depth lesson in how to use line to make your drawings appear three-dimensional and realistic

·       The winners of the 4^th annual Shades of Gray drawing competition

·       Profiles of Susan Grossman, Elizabeth Ockwell and Douglas Cooper, three artists who draw cities and architecture

·       Instructions on how to make wide-angle, panoramic images

·       A guide to the many types of crayons available for fine artists

Each issue of Drawing provides working artists with information and inspiration regarding the foundation of all art: drawing. If you work with charcoal, graphite, pen, colored pencil, pastel, or any other drawing media, this is the magazine for you.

 

Feature Articles

New York City Serenades

Susan Grossman stages energetic scenes of city life in her charcoal-and-pastel drawings. By Austin R. Williams

 

Grand Palais

Elizabeth Ockwell has spent years drawing and painting a single sumptuous building. By Michael Woodson

 

As Far as the Eye Can See: Principles of Panoramic Drawing

How to construct wide-angel drawings that expand the visual field. By John Roman

 

Seeing It All: The Wild Rides of Douglas Cooper

There’s method to the madness of these rollicking cityscapes, which playfully skirt the rules of perspective. By John A. Parks

 

Drawing Fundamentals: Lines That Speak Volumes

We explore several strategies for using line to create the illusion of three dimensions. By Jon deMartin

 

Something in the Gray

Presenting the winners of the fourth annual Shades of Gray Competition. By Austin R. Williams

 

Columns

Material World: Crayons for Your Consideration

By Sherry Camhy

 

First Marks: Light Source and Direction

By Margaret Davidson

 

New and Notable: Ben Tolman

By Michael Woodson