John Hutton, a North Carolina art history professor who draws in his spare time, outlined his four-step technique in a new ...

John Hutton starts every White House portrait with an egg-shaped frame. He adds a nose, mouth, eyes, and eyebrows, then outlines the face, guided by a series of horizontal and vertical lines through ...

That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...

Learn brush care, strokes, and patterns with James A. Schwalbach's guided art lesson. Discover the magic of brushwork with James A. Schwalbach. Learn how to care for your brush, experiment with ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Spirograph is a geometric drawing ...