Figurative Art

Discover figurative art guidance and inspiration from master artists who share their experience and advice on drawing and painting portraits, self-portraits, and the figure.

How do you create a complex painting composition? Stein explains in this article: “It takes risk to turn a good painting into a great painting.”
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, we honor strength, mystery, and unconditional love in a roundup of drawings and paintings of mothers with children. 
What colors should you use when painting the figure? Anna Wypych shares her philosophy and methods in this free article.
Australian realist painter Narelle Zeller shares her inspiration for “Brave New Worker,” and her step-by-step process for creating it.
What divides fine art from trendy gimmicks and fads? What is it that makes art timeless? Sculptor Rick Casali explains.
Contemporary figurative artist Alan Feltus shares an essay on painting the nude female figure.
The skill of good observation, the ability to convey the three-dimensionality of form convincingly, and the cultivation of edge, color and value sensitivity—all stem from an understanding of the nature of the underlying structure.
"My life feels like a visual treasure hunt.." Contemporary painter Nancy Boren shares her inspiration and process for painting “Fairy Dust on the Breeze.”
Eric Drummond uses thickness and thinness of paint to translate form, compression of values to express light, and the experience of interacting with his subjects in person to express moments between human beings. Here, he shares how the experience of Covid influenced his work.
Learn about a self-taught realist painter whose recent autobiographical portraits use symbolism and highly detailed compositions to explore her struggle with social anxiety.
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