Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

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A Joint Effort • Édouard Manet’s critique of a painting by BERTHE MORISOT became an unwelcome collaboration.

Private Lessons From the Masters • Learn from some of the all-time best artists with the help of four exercises demonstrated

More Than a Pretty Face • Suzanne Benton uncovers the indomitable female spirit through performances with her welded-metal masks.

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BLENDING • In this classical portrait drawing, SCOTT MAIER demonstrates essential blending techniques for charcoal and shares some critical problem-solving strategies that will help you navigate common trouble spots.

STUDIES Oils on Paper? • LARRY SEILER explains the benefits of combining a surface and medium that have traditionally been viewed as incompatible.

MODELING VOLUME How to “Read” Form • Hone your classical drawing techniques with figurative artist JON DEMARTIN, as he demonstrates how to use lines to simulate three-dimensional form.

Compositions

Sheer Beauty • Myriad patterns on thinly layered shapes energize the works of Kevin Chadwick, yielding celebrations of color with exquisite intricacy.

Broad Strokes • Anne Blair Brown gains a sense of her subject on site and through studies, then boldly lets loose with her interpretive style.

GO-FOR-BROKE STROKES

FULL CIRCLE • Exploring the concepts of motion, time and change, Jean Pederson adapts several traditional painting techniques to bring her curiosity about the intersection of art and science into her mixed-media artwork.

The Art of Assemblage A START-UP GUIDE • The only required tool for assemblage—besides a good adhesive—is an active imagination.

MAPPING the SELF • Charting the territory of artistic expression can often be hampered by the demands of everyday life. For self-described “obsessive gatherer” Mona Monroe, these challenges have served to curate her creative voice and define her artistic resilience.

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Give Peace a Chance • Arbitration keeps disputes from becoming divisions.

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