This guide tackles one of the most debated topics in art: does tracing or gridding actually make you worse? Many artists use these tools to achieve accuracy, but few realize how they can quietly limit ...

Photo-based avatars that look like paintings or illustrations are very classy and tend to be rare because few people possess the skills to make them without hours of work. But by following the simple ...

GIMP is a free open-source graphic software that is good for photo editing, photo manipulation, tracing, and much more. Learning how to trace images and objects in GIMP is a way to get your hand-drawn ...

When Canaletto’s biographer wrote in 1771 that he used a camera obscura to trace his key works, he set down in print a trope that would follow the artist for centuries. Today, thanks to infrared ...

An exhibition of the work of a brilliant artist who changed the face of art, made during an arguably peak moment of his talent, on display at the intimate local Fullerton Museum Center. That’s a ...