by Matthew | Feb 16, 2019 | Sketchbook Videos, The Blog |
Coe is a student currently enrolled in my foundation drawing class at the School of Visual Arts. I’ve always been a big fan of Coe’s life drawings in class since very early on in the semester. When they had agreed to film a sketchbook video I was super...
by Matthew | Feb 9, 2019 | MasterClass, The Blog |
I discovered the work of Isaac Levitan roughly one year ago. I wish I knew of his work back in the day when I first started working as a freelance illustrator. Isaac Levitan is a master landscape painter. You can really see in this one painting how he captures light,...
by Matthew | Feb 2, 2019 | Sketchbook Videos, The Blog |
Dennis is a student currently enrolled in my foundation drawing class at the School of Visual Arts. Dennis is certainly a quiet student who goes about his learning in a methodical way. You can really see the progress Dennis makes in his sketchbook. Towards the end his...
by Matthew | Jan 26, 2019 | Drawing Tutorials, The Blog |
In this very short figure drawing lesson I’d like to share with you how I begin to fit the head onto the shoulders. The two key words are short and begin. In case you have not noticed I am a big believer in repetition in the mother of skill. I tend to teach the...
by Matthew | Jan 19, 2019 | Sketchbook Videos, The Blog |
Dan has got to be one of the nicest people I have ever met. He is extremely talented and very respectful. I really love having Dan as a student is class. His appetite for learning is so infectious. Dan is always asking questions, always looking for more feedback on...
by Matthew | Jan 12, 2019 | Drawing Tutorials, The Blog |
With this particular figure drawing I started with an abstract shape. It’s definitely a different way to start. Now what I’d like to share with you is how to branch out from the legs into drawing the torso. That is drawing the torso with correct...
