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The Making of an Artist

DISCOVERING ART Part 66 Key Discovery:

The Making of an Artist Triangulation
Master the principles of
painting that took Barry John o draw shapes accurately,
Raybould from raw beginner Tyou need to put the start
to prize-winning professional and end points of each line in
in only five years. Barry's the right position. You can use
work is proof that mastering the triangulation technique to
these key discoveries really do this. I have found this to be
works, it worked for him and one of the most valuable tools
it can work for you too. for increasing the accuracy of my
drawings.
How to do it
"In the process of becoming a You can make sure a point is in
professional painter, I have spent the right position by making
countless hours and tens of imaginary triangles with two
thousands of dollars gathering other points and comparing the
and organizing knowledge to angles of this triangle between
help me personally grow as your subject and your drawing. Tip Hold the pencil so it joins the
an artist. I have searched out For example, when you Compare the angle between every two points on you subject, and
key discoveries from a wide position point A, compare the pair of points on your drawing without ever changing the angle
variety of sources including angle of the lines AB, AC, AD, with the corresponding angle on move your pencil to the paper
apprenticeships with several AE, AF and AG on your subject your model or subject. You can and compare the angle. You
world-class contemporary and on your drawing. Now compare angles on your subject can even move the pencil in a
artists, a personal library of you do the same for point D. and on your drawing by using direction along its length to make
over 100 contemporary and Compare the DA, DG and DE. your pencil or straight edge. a mark in the right direction.
out-of-print historical textbooks
on painting, and my own
personal discoveries in color Subject Drawing
harmony. I have found that
if you want to learn to paint
well, there are at least 700 key
discoveries you need to know
about and become proficient
in. I have now structured these
key discoveries into the Virtual
®
Art Academy programs of
self-study courses to provide a
quality alternative to expensive
art schools and professional
artist workshops for those
who want to make a serious
study of painting. Hopefully
by sharing this knowledge
more widely we can bring
more beauty into this world." To learn more
» Go to the International Artist website www.internationalartist.com and click on Virtual Art Academy®.
» To learn more tips and techniques for how to make your drawings more accurate, see the drawing lessons in
Workshop B of the Virtual Art Academy Apprentice Program.

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