Tag Archives: James Frederick

Graphite Pencil Drawing: Atmospheric Perspective

If you notice, the effect of distance and atmosphere has been carefully considered in James Frederick’s graphite pencil drawing, Stearman. It is very important to artist to capture the atmospheric perspective in their drawing details. Crisp dark lines should lighten … Continue reading →

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Suggested Drawing Surfaces for Graphite Pencil

There are several papers suitable for graphite drawing paper. There are those listed as drawing paper, watercolor, pastel or charcoal paper. Listed below are some suggestions that are acid-free drawing papers. Strathmore 500-series Drawing Strathmore 500-series … Continue reading →

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Tips For Graphite Drawing

Drawing is a genre of its own, since it requires a studious approach to record precisely and in detail the appearance of a person, animal, plant or object. An artist needs to work systematically to capture the particular characteristics of … Continue reading →

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Some More Tips to Help Promote Your Artwork

Here, at my blog sight, visitors can see works in progress, finished works, and other artist’s works and read statements about it. My blog is as much visual as it is textual, with me being a commentator. It is a … Continue reading →

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Respecting the Graphite Drawings of James Frederick

I feel it would be a dereliction of my duties not to re-post some of James Frederick’s artwork. He was best known for some of his graphite drawings. James passed this week. He was a loved member of our extended … Continue reading →

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Painting and Drawing With a Rich and Vibrant Medium

If you enjoy working with colors, there is a chance that you will love working with pastels. They are easy to use, and you don’t have to worry about drying times, odors, or toxicity, as you might with other mediums. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Art Review

Here at Art Center Information, we intend to pass on tips to help artists that are interested, and of course promote my families artwork. We also want to invite other artists to share their work through interviews on our blog. … Continue reading →

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A Graphite Drawing Discussion With Artist, R. D. Burton

Regrettably, the photograph of this picture shows camera flash, but it is still good enough to show here. I’d asked the private collector to take a picture and e-mail it to me, so it is sort of washed down a … Continue reading →

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Helpful Tips for a Still Life Composition

Be sure to sign up for the Art Center Information newsletter and take a chance to win the beautiful art table coffee book>>> When you are planning a still life, it is similar to doing a preliminary value sketch. In … Continue reading →

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Tips to Create Illusion and Depth in Your Artwork

Your eyes do not focus like a camera, but we can use the camera as an example of how we focus. To give you an example of this, I am on the back deck holding my arm out and thumb … Continue reading →

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