Artist shares 10 ways to level-up your figure drawing skills

When creating figure and gesture drawings, be sure to explore both quick gestures and long, sustained poses. They both ...
MutualArt

It All Circles Back to the Basics of Drawing: The Art of Sandra Vivas

From feminist performance to animation, Sandra Vivas rebuilds her archive and redefines creation through memory, recovery, ...
Artnet

Renoir’s Long-Hidden Drawings Return to the Spotlight After 100 Years

Earlier this year, a woman in Pennsylvania bought a nude charcoal sketch for $12 at a local art auction. Something about the depicted woman’s downward gaze, the hang of flesh around her waist seemed ...
The New York Times

Drawing, a Cure for the January Blahs

The medium is our art critic’s favorite — and this is a rich moment to indulge in works on paper, from the Drawing Center to the weeklong Master Drawings New York. By Roberta Smith Drawing is really ...
Artnet

Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the ...
The Art Newspaper

Frieze in London, Hypha Studios and a Renoir drawing for ‘The Great Bathers’—podcast

Ben Luke discusses the mood at Frieze with The Art Newspaper's art market editor, Kabir Jhala, explores the parallel art ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Copyright Protect My Sketches or Drawings

Many small businesses are based on the creative ideas and works of their creators. For instance, a self-employed graphic designer or architect might use a portfolio of drawings and sketches to attract ...