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Drawing and Painting from the Live Nude Model

Drawing and Painting From the Live Nude Model

August 17, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas, Drawing Techniques | drawing advice, drawing tips, painting advice, painting tips | 0 Comments

Jackie and Sherrie discuss why drawing and Painting from the live nude model important. Jackie: Hi, Sherrie. Sherrie:  Hi Jackie. Jackie: Today, I thought we'd talk about a universal subject that most artists would love to hear you comment about. That is drawing and painting from the live nude model. It’s a subject artist... Read More

Sherrie McGraw In the Studio Gallery

Painting and Drawing Mediums to Capture Subject

August 10, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas, Painting Ideas | drawing advice, drawing tips, painting advice, painting tips | 0 Comments

Jackie Kamin and Sherrie McGraw once again enjoy a discussion to share some best practices on painting and drawing mediums to use to best capture your subject. Watch the video below or read the transcription to get their tips. Jacqueline Kamin/ Oil showing beautiful paint qualityPaul Murray/ Pastel as... Read More

Drawing Materials and Tools

Drawing Materials and Tools

March 31, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas, Drawing Techniques | drawing classes, drawing materials, drawing tools | 0 Comments

Today's discussion is about drawing materials and tools recommended by Sherrie McGraw and Jacqueline Kamin.  Get some tips and ideas on how you can improve your drawing skills with the right drawing materials and tools. Jackie:  Hi Sherrie. Sherrie:  Hi Jackie. Jackie:  Good to see you again today. So we're going to... Read More

portrait painting

From Drawing to Portrait Painting

December 10, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Bright Light Fine Art, Drawing Ideas, Painting Techniques | art classes, Art Studio, drawing, drawing classes, painting classes, portraits | 0 Comments

How important is drawing to portrait painting I believe that drawing is so important to portrait painting. From my own experience, drawing has improved my portrait painting. The more I draw the better my hand and eye coordination gets. This allows me to become more accurate and direct with my drawing.... Read More

What Is Etching?

What Is Etching?

September 24, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas, Drawing Techniques | drawing, Drawing Mediums, printing, prints | 0 Comments

Etching is a traditional way to make multiple prints from one drawing effort. For that reason, it is the process of making prints from a metal plate (generally copper, zinc or steel). Furthermore, each plate has a design which has been incised by acid. A thin ground (a waxy material) is... Read More

Six Types of Folds When Drawing Drapery

Six Types of Folds When Drawing Drapery

June 7, 2019 | Stacyoilpaint | Drawing Ideas | drawing classes, drawing drapery, drawing drapes | 0 Comments

  Here are six types of folds that every artist should know when drawing drapery and clothing George Bridgman Drawings 1.PIPE FOLD Pipe folds are found in situations such as dresses and curtains.A series of semi-tubular shapes form as the material hangs free at the opposite end.The folds themselves are usually cylindrical in... Read More

Anatomical Planes planes blog interview with Sherrie McGraw

Anatomical Planes

May 22, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas | anatomical planes, body anatomy, body planes, planes of movement | 0 Comments

Anatomical planes are easiest to see in a simple example like a box. A box has six sides: a top, a bottom and four sides.  A plane represents a directional change. The human form has many anatomical planes, but even though it has more nuance than a box, it... Read More

Sketching in Spain

November 8, 2018 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas | 0 Comments

"Recently I took an architecture sketch class in Spain. I have always been intimidated by drawing buildings, until I took a master class that concentrated on capturing buildings by using contour drawing and seeing shapes. Usually drawing buildings conjures up visions of straight edges and rigid rules, but in... Read More

Sketching the Farmers Market

November 8, 2018 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas | 0 Comments

Watch the video below and learn as Stacy Kamin sketches at the Brentwood Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, CA. You can join The Artists Guild for free to watch more videos on drawing and painting, as well as Join the Artists Guild as a member to get access... Read More

Differences between Painting and Drawing “Languages” 

August 18, 2018 | Bright Light Fine Art | Drawing Ideas, Painting Ideas | 0 Comments

The Languages of Painting and Drawing Sherrie McGraw   Sherrie explains why painting and drawing are very different languages and require very different solutions. Drawing is an intimate medium meant to be seen up close but painting is meant to be seen from far away. The Kings and the Pope commissioned work from... Read More

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