Diane Wright Art Journal

Original Post: 3/28/2010 The best starting point to drawing hair - is to draw a lock of hair. And the best reference to learn how to dra...

Original Post: 3/21/2010 If you find yourself using a 'death-grip' on your pencil or your pencil strokes are tight, try holding yo...

Original Post: 3/14/2010 The EAR. In portraiture, the ear creates a sense a balance and overall continuity to the entire head. The place...

Original Post: 2/28/2010 The mouth is a close second to the eyes as the most expressive feature of the face. Learning from masters as Andr...

Original Post: 2/13/2010 The nose is the most undefined of all facial features. It relys on shadows, angles and planes to create it's ...

Original Post: 2/21/2010 In part one, we discussed the sub-structure, planes and general form of the nose. In this section we will explore...

Original Post: 2/11/2010 Let's talk about shading.... By using various pencil strokes and varying the pressure and grade (hard to soft...