Drawing may be considered a building block of art, but there’s no doubt that it can be daunting to learn. How do you know what pencils to use? What steps do you need to take to translate your ideas from your imagination to paper? That’s where My Modern Met Academy comes in.
Chess is all about strategy and rules, but luck and fate also seem to play a hand.
Illustrator and educator Sam Gillett has created entire worlds from his imagination and brought them to life with his art.
Inspired by Sam Cooke’s iconic protest song, illustrator Nikkolas Smith has brought A Change is Gonna Come to life. Smith, whose “artivism” has garnered him national acclaim and fans like the Obamas, challenged himself with this children’s book full of depth and meaning. As Cooke’s inspiring lyrics unfold across the pages, Smith provides a visual narrative that takes us through the Civil Rights movement.
Japanese artist Kei Meguro loves a challenge.
When you think of “Dickensian literature,” foggy alleyways, forlorn orphans, or grotesque villains may come to mind.
For many creatives, the drive to make art comes from an unexplainable part of their psyche. They’re just born to express their inner minds through any means possible, even if that means spending countless hours on their craft. Contemporary French artist Margritt Martinet is one such artist that just needs to draw, no matter how long a piece might take her. She renders large-scale, futuristic cityscapes in pencil and ink that take years to complete.
For WanJin Gim, drawing the human body comes naturally.
Long before the advent of photography, there was drawing and printmaking.
Hyperrealistic drawing combines technical skill and the determination to depict something exactly as the human eye sees it. While that alone is impressive, adding an element of surrealism makes it both technically awe-inspiring and stimulates our intellectual curiosity. South African artist Jono Dry creates drawings so masterfully hyperrealistic that you’d think they were photographs if not for their very surreal elements.
Nature has always been a go-to source of inspiration for artists, both past and present.
Like any art form, creating a detailed drawing takes time.
