Zbrush is for artists who don’t like getting bogged down with all the technical faff of 3D Computer Software, but do want to try their hand at creating 3D art, sculptures, illustration or animation by using digital methods in artistic ways. With no prior knowledge of more technical 3D Software like Maya, XSI or 3DSMAX, [...]
At the end of this page is a growing series of drawing tutorials which I have created and illustrated to depict the fundamentals of drawing through to figure drawing and portraiture. These concise and precise academic drawing lessons are designed to be followed by anyone, from beginners to advanced professional artists. I produce quite a [...]
This is the first part of a series of free online tutorials which guides you through the various steps taken to produce a classical figure drawing. 2B and HB graphite pencils are my main two grades of pencil. Some people also prefer to use a 2H, although I would not initially recommend using hard pencils [...]
In five or ten minutes, a nice free and loose feel should be apparent in a well executed short sketch. With twenty-minute poses (and longer), the aim is to retain the fluidity of the shorter sketches and use that as an excellent foundation for adding more description. With this little bit of extra time, you [...]
I’ve just been experimenting with using the below LastFM widget to enable others to share and listen to what I have been listening to through my iPod. I know I’ve got a pretty quirky taste and rather varied… maybe I’ll make an effort to divide it into categories… some time in the future? (Maybe I [...]
Mark Lawrence, an amateur antiques collector from Tilehurst, paid £350 for the small artwork. When he purchased the piece at an antiques shop in Windsor, it was thought that it was the work of Italian painter Palma Vecchio, as that is what it said on the frame. St Jerome in the Wilderness, Jacopo Palma Il [...]
