Values Create Dramatic Drawings

Careful use of darks and lights within and around the figure can give your drawings more power and dramatic force.

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Arlene Steinberg: Colored Pencil Techniques Related to Painting

Arlene Steinberg develops her detailed colored pencil drawings in much the same way as an oil painter would proceed. She carefully determines a composition, builds from dark shadows to bright highlights, and underpaints complementary colors to enrich the image.

Join us on Monday, May 12 at 2 p.m. EST as we chat with Arlene Steinberg about how she develops detailed colored pencil drawings. Brought to you by Legion Paper.

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Watch an audio slideshow demonstration of Steinberg's Prelude, and view an online exclusive gallery of her drawings.

Peter Paul Rubens' "Hercules and Minerva Fighting Mars"

Owen Gray comments on Peter Paul Rubens' Hercules and Minerva Fighting Mars.

Watercolor Critique: St. Joe's North Pier (St. Joseph, Michigan)

Value and color changes should be applied to the entire composition.

Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: The Boy's Shorts and Face

In the next installment of the demonstration, the artist tackles the boy's shorts and develops the highlights on the boy's face.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

Arlene Steinberg Live Online Chat

Join us on Monday, May 12 at 2 p.m. EST as we chat with Arlene Steinberg about how she develops detailed colored pencil drawings. Brought to you by Legion Paper.

Watch an audio slideshow demonstration of Steinberg's Prelude, and view an online exclusive gallery of her drawings. Read the feature article on Steinberg.

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Options for Oil Painters

The vast array of materials and tools available to artists can make it difficult to determine which is best for rendering a certain subject. Even a traditional oil painter has a wealth of options and can choose from alkyds, water-soluble oils, and traditional oils. Each has its own benefits, which we outline here.

Kurt Long Wins Drawing BODIES Competition

Pennsylvania artist Kurt Long won the top prize in the contest, which required draftsmen to depict one of the specimens in "BODIES...The Exhibition," at New York City's South Street Seaport.