We're often taught that mistakes in art are to be avoided. Even kids are brought up to be perfectionists: to scrub it out and ...

Apply random lines, scribbles and splashes. And aim to move your whole arm, perhaps even your whole body, to help you loosen up. Water-reactive crayons or pens, or the best watercolour pencils are ...

‘How can I practice sitting still, meditate, and maybe ideally get paid at the same time?’” he said. “And I remembered, my gosh, figure drawing.” Artists participate in a life drawing ...

In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the ...