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    Author: David Jamieson

    David Jamieson is a Canadian-born fine art draftsman and painter, teaching courses in drawing and painting at Vitruvian Fine Art Studio in Chicago.
    Trace when learning to draw

    Why Learn to Draw When You Can Trace?

    Can tracing help you develop your drawing skills? Learning to draw well is difficult. It can take years of practice and good instruction and even…

    David Jamieson February 11, 2019
    27 Comments

    Back on YouTube After A Long Break

    It’s been a while since I recorded a new video for Youtube, but I’m glad to be back at it. This one features Kelsey, who…

    David Jamieson January 18, 2019
    11 Comments

    What a Broken Wrist Taught Me About Drawing Skills

    A few years ago, I broke my wrist on New Year’s Eve. I know what you’re thinking, and no… it wasn’t the result of too…

    David Jamieson January 9, 2019
    24 Comments

    “Going Dark” With a New Kind of Pencil

    Before we get started, I have to say that I’m a little late to this party. The “new” pencils I’m about to discuss here have actually…

    David Jamieson May 17, 2017
    22 Comments

    New Drawing, Familiar Face.

    Today I published a new video to Youtube – it’s one of the time-lapse portrait drawing demonstrations I do from time to time. What I…

    David Jamieson March 23, 2017
    17 Comments

    We Built Our Own Easels, and You Can Too! (Maybe…)

    The Problem Our studio is already full of easels. We have somewhere between 12 and 15 of them depending on whether we’re counting the slightly…

    David Jamieson March 7, 2017
    77 Comments

    Artist Spotlight: Randy Ortiz

    One of the things I love most about teaching is seeing how students incorporate things they’ve learned at the studio in their own work. The…

    David Jamieson October 25, 2016
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    5 “Laws” for Drawing Better Figures

    I’m not a big fan of “laws” in drawing and painting. There’s an exception to every rule, so it seems that whenever I tell a…

    David Jamieson May 3, 2016
    20 Comments

    A New Exhibition at University of St. Francis

    We’re thrilled to be included in a new exhibition at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, IN. The show features work that’s representative of…

    David Jamieson September 25, 2015
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    An example of "burnished" or "shiny" graphite.

    3 Ways to Reduce “Graphite Shine” in Your Drawings.

    I love drawing with graphite. Nothing beats the control and precision offered by a sharp graphite pencil. But there’s one thing I hate about graphite:…

    David Jamieson June 22, 2015
    77 Comments
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