Part 5: simplify the value scale

Renowned illustrator Chris Legaspi reveals how he establishes the composition and brings his figurative art to life using light and shadow

Anatomy, gesture and line quality are key aspects of figure drawing. Joshua Black ’ s advice will enhance your character work

Learn how to ‘order’ the components of a landscape shot

From colour and pattern to layout and interior architecture, it takes many key threads woven together to create a home that is both functional and pleasurable to live in. But the framework that holds

The amalgamation of these two venerable magazines, Leisure Painter and The Artist prompted me to wonder at which point a leisure painter becomes an artist. Of course there is really no answer to that

Welcome to the final part of my series of three articles about composition. I hope you managed to try out the pencil sketching method of composition that I showed in last month’s article and found it