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The title above might be a bit ambitious. Can I think of 40 ways to draw? I’m not sure, but I’m going to give it a go. I’m going to add to this post each week. Perhaps I’ll get other people/artists/students involved too. Do you have a way of drawing that you’d like to share? […]

What is a Make-up Artist? A make-up artist is a professional who applies cosmetics and uses various techniques to enhance or transform an individual’s appearance for different purposes such as fashion, entertainment, or events. FYI: In the UK the spelling ‘make-up’ is used, and in the USA ‘makeup’. What Skills does a Make-up Artist need? […]

What is a Curator? A curator is a professional responsible for selecting, organizing, and caring for collections of artworks, historical artifacts, or cultural items in museums and galleries. They have to decide what art or artifacts are shown, and how to engage the public. They often conduct research and write the information that visitors read […]

Sculptor Faith Bebbington is some sort of paper-mache ninja. Newspaper, tape and wire all yield to her experienced hands. She conjures up people, animals and lettering from the things other people throw away. She is dynamite in the classroom, too. I was lucky to work with Faith for six days at my old school, acting […]

‘Art Shaped’ by Darrell Wakelam should be in every art teachers collection, no matter what age group they teach.  And it should be recommended by tutors who run teacher training courses, that’s how good it is. Wakelam is a freelance teaching artist who spends his time creating card constructed projects with children in schools. You can […]

It’s easy to see why our students are drawn to the work of photorealist artist Ileana Hunter. Not only does the realism impress them, (it would impress anyone) but its powerful use of negative space evokes an emotional response,  tells a story, and makes her work instantly recognisable.  For students, she is definitely an ‘I […]