Category Archives: Technique

David Kassan Workshop

Posted on February 6, 2012 by John Colasante

I had the privilege to attend the sold-out David Kassan workshop at the Art Student’s League for the week of Jan 30-Feb 3, 2012 (Monday-Friday). David is an acclaimed and widely respected contemporary realist painter and a personal friend of mine, yet I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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A method for drawing measurement – The method of Proportional Dividing

Posted on November 18, 2010 by John Colasante

Beginners often have a problem with drawing measurement techniques because they often rely on concepts like “find the midpoint” or “estimate the one third point”, a task beginners can find daunting and as a result can lead to inaccuracy in … Continue reading →

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