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Stephen Yavorski
Stephen Yavorski

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Nov 26, 2020

Figure Drawing

This is basically, just the transcript of the video in this article. We’re going to be going over some key concepts, like abstracting form, something I like to call an envelope, and making complex shapes simpler to understand and draw. https://youtu.be/2GzUSDwoj_g What you’ll notice first, is that I am creating…

Art

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Art

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Aug 11, 2019

Stop Taking Advantage of Your Artists

Alright, now that I have your attention, let’s get the first thing out of the way. If you’re reading this, you are probably not a client of an artist. You ARE the artist. Your clients are not going to care about this article at all, but it is in your…

Freelancing

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Stop Taking Advantage of Your Artists
Stop Taking Advantage of Your Artists
Freelancing

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May 2, 2019

You Probably Didn’t Learn Jack Shit From Youtube

From time to time, I have students imply they “already know how to do something” I’m trying to explain or demonstrate to them. Unsurprisingly, they actually don’t understand it at all and in fact also have a huge issue trying to do the thing they are insisting they know well…

Art

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Art

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Apr 2, 2019

Frame Your Own Work, FFS

Many artists, including myself, have spent plenty of hard-earned dollars at the frame shop. After a while, it begins to hurt the wallet. It also can take an extended period of time to get your framed piece back. …

Art

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Frame Your Own Work, FFS
Frame Your Own Work, FFS
Art

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Mar 28, 2019

Let’s Play a Game. Your canvas is now a Just a Puzzle

When we are starting a composition in our drawing or painting, we need to figure out what our beginning marks are. The way I would suggest this is taking the primary subject or overall composition and break the most large shapes down in to simpler shapes. Start with the MOST…

Design

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Design

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Oct 17, 2018

A Rant On Fixatif

My students and fellow colleagues always ask me, “How do you protect your drawings when you are done? What fixitif do you recommend? There are so many to choose from?” The answer is always the same. DON’T. Do not do it. Do not trash your drawing by spraying shit on…

Art

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A Rant On Fixatif
A Rant On Fixatif
Art

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Jul 24, 2018

I Mess Up While Teaching

More and more, when I do my demonstrations for my students, I embrace making a mistake that is tripping me up. Tonight I messed up bad. It was actually embarrassing how bad I messed up my drawing demonstration. They wouldn’t have known about it, but tonight I flat out told…

Life Lessons

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I Mess Up While Teaching
I Mess Up While Teaching
Life Lessons

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Jul 2, 2018

YEAH, YOU SUCK AT PAINTING.

Yes, you suck at painting right now. You just started and your intimidated by your teachers’ and/or peer’s skills. Or maybe you’ve been doing this for a while and you just feel like you’re inferior to your fellow artists around you. Sometimes, you even feel like you struggle with rendering…

Art

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YEAH, YOU SUCK AT PAINTING.
YEAH, YOU SUCK AT PAINTING.
Art

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