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What is Artistic Creativity?

It is probably one of those questions that will never receive a satisfactory answer and not everyone will totally agree on it’s meaning. As with the question ‘What is beauty?’ it is a subject that is inclined to personal experiences and a biased point of view. To find a starting point we have to accept that creativity is subjective and can be applied in many ways.

File: Artistic_Creativity.pdf (123kb)

What is a Masterpiece?

If I where asked that question, what is a Masterpiece? The first thoughts my imagination would conjure up would be of a group of selected academics milling around and discussing the pros and cons of their latest discover.

File: What_is_a_Masterpiece.pdf (76kb)

What to Draw?

To find an answer to your question 'what to draw' is comparatively easy if you approach it from a different angle. One possibility I could offer you a list of what to draw and for you to choose what you want. But I don’t think that will work simply because you will have different aspirations from the next person reading this...

So the only method left is for you to create your own. You probably could respond to that by saying – ‘I’ve tried that’. Fear not, you have something special that you may not have tried as yet. And I may add, something no one else has. So, let’s get started.

File: What_to_Draw.pdf (61kb)

How to Draw Movement?

To draw movement in a study if comparatively easy if we can identify it’s purpose in a study. (Drawing, Rendering or Painting).

A piece of music is quite often described as having a beat or it flows… However, when describing a painting or drawing words such as movement, balance, depth, proportion and the like are frequently used to evaluate it’s composition. How to render the perception movement is one of those elements in the composition of a study that can affect the viewer’s interpretation of the meaning, or intension of the study.

File: How__to_Draw_Movement.pdf (71kb)

How to Erase Pencil?

When any one talks of erase pencil the first thing that comes to mind is a mistake or correction. Unfortunately, mistakes are real, and we all make mistakes. But we can also learn from our mistakes. If the artist is prepared, a mistake is comparatively easy to correct. Besides fixing mistakes the eraser can also be used as a tool to create textures, and enhance the quality of toning.

File: How_to_Erase_Pencil.pdf (359kb)

How to Draw Axonometric Projections?

Axonometric Projection or drawing are referred to as a projection as they do not have vanishing points as the conventional perspective drawing. Consequently, all lines on a common axis are draw as parallel.

It is how the object is rotated about the centre point that creates the variations in the way it is constructed. In the slideshow below a step-by-step explanation will demonstrate each variation.

File: How_to_Draw_Axonometric_Projections.pdf (725kb)

How to Draw Axonometric Illustrations?

Axonometric Illustrations are used for a number of purposes. But probably the biggest being the world of computer games, graphic illustrations and other comic book type publications.

To follow-up on my previous page on How to Draw Axonometric Projections I have created this page to give you some ideas on how the axonometric projections can be used in computer graphics and similar applications.

File: How_to_Draw_Axonometric_Illustrations.pdf (220kb)