There are three elements of a drawing. The first is the subject. Second is the foreground and last is the background. This is very important to know if we’ll start drawing. Suppose we have a ball placed on top of a table in a dark room and only the ball is well lighted, which...
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Emphasis in drawing
Adding Tones in Drawing
As we have learned earlier, we’ve got to draw with respect to the light. In the subject, there’s the highlight and the shadow. In my earlier example, where is the highlighted part of the ball? Where is also the dark part of the ball? Since the ball is on the table, where is the...
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A Gold Military Medal
A long time ago, I watched a movie called “Sister Act 2” which stars Whoopee Goldberg. I watched the movie because I enjoyed watching “Sister Act 1.” In this sequel, there was this talented boy who was in a situation wherein he was discouraged by his parents to sing and so he started skipping...
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Getting Started with Art
Before we can see a finished painting hanging on the wall, we got to do a painting first and everything starts with drawing. Before we go into using canvass, oil paints and brushes, we must first use sketch pads. I started drawing using bond paper but a sketch pad is better because it is...
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Looking for a Sign
When I was younger, I was having a difficult time deciding what I wanted to be although I already knew then that I have a talent in the arts. I wanted to pursue Fine Arts but I also wanted to pursue architecture at the same time. When my grandmother got sick, I told her...
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Kain Pis
This is my 4’ x 4’ version of the photo of the original embroidered design called Kain Pis. It’s an acrylic on wood. The origin of the Kain Pis is associated with the Suluk community who were seafarers originating from the island of Sulu, which is located in the Philippine archipelago. Hence, the...
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Tension of Opposites
Do you know what the term “tension of opposites” means? I discovered the phrase somewhere in the pages of a book by Mitch Albom entitled “Tuesdays with Morrie.” It means you like to pursue one thing but ended up pursuing another thing with full knowledge that your happiness lies in that thing you did...
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Bond papers
I started drawing at a very young age…before kindergarten I think. My father was a soldier and mom was a professor. They usually buy bond paper for their reports and during that time they used a type writer. They also bought me and my sister crayons and coloring books. When we were home alone...
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God’s gift
All of us have unique gifts. Some are good in writing. Some are good in speaking in a large crowd. Some are good in giving advices. Some are good in making people laugh. Some are good in singing. Some are good in composing. Some are good in painting. Some are good in handling money....
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