Even in chilly upstate New York, nature artist Carol Coogan tries to sketch outdoors whenever she can. Carol writes and illustrates a weekly column for my local newspaper called "Backyard Naturalist." ...

Artistic perception and drawing skills emerge from a complex interplay between visual interpretation, cognitive processing and fine motor coordination. In rendering three-dimensional objects on a ...

Sections from Rohan Dahotre’s ‘Animal Doodles’ series. Photo courtesy: Rohan Dahotre Three elephants look lost on a narrow thoroughfare in a city. Flanked by tightly packed homes, one elephant asks, ...

Part of the GNU community of free software, GIMP – an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program – offers a thrifty and capable alternative to pricey image editing software like Adobe Photoshop, ...

Line art is more than just outlines – it’s the foundation of expressive, dynamic sketches in both traditional and digital mediums. By mastering control, variation, and emotion in your lines, you can ...

Drawing groups help build community and explore new places, like at a recent Urban Sketchers KC event at Family Tree Nursery. Drawing is an an easy hobby that you can take with you anywhere in the ...