Copyright 1998
by Phillip Martin
All rights reserved.		 earthsmall2.gif (12884 bytes)Home earthsmall1.gif (12884 bytes)Drawn and Quartered earthsmall3.gif (12884 bytes)E-mail

art_dnq_realistic_pix1.jpg (7450 bytes)

art_dnq_realistic_pix2.jpg (11796 bytes)

.

Realistic Style of Art
.
The first thing I tell students is that realistic doesn't mean photographic.  They can draw realistic cartoons if their people have proper proportions.  Beginning with gesture and contour drawings and then moving on to shading and  the human form, students are given step-by-step hints to help improve their realistic projects.  When drawing the human form, beginning with simple circles, and knowing the right proportions of the body, is half the battle in drawing a realistic figure.