Tracing in art is universally considered a tool, not cheating. Just like using a ruler or a grid, tracing helps speed up the layout process and ensures accurate proportions. However, simply tracing lines doesn't teach you how to shade, color, or paint.
There’s something deeply personal about the space where an artist creates. It’s not just a room filled with pencils, paper, and drawings — it becomes part of the process itself.
For professional artists, choosing the right coloured pencil brand is not simply a matter of preference — it fundamentally changes how you layer, blend, sharpen, and ultimately create your artwork.
A question I hear asked frequently. The answer is not necessarily. But most artists do need one or more of the things galleries traditionally provided:
I’m a self-taught Scottish artist originally from Aberdeen, now living and working in Surrey, England.
Naturally we all have our own favourite drawing surfaces. This is my own personal favourate and why!
A few years ago I undertook a project called The Best of British.
From left to right, the series unfolds as an emotional progression.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most celebrated works in the history of art. Widely regarded as the defining masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has often been described as the most recognised, most visited, and most discussed painting in the world.
