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SUMMER 2010

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Contents
4 Editor’s Note

6 Contributors

8 Sketchbook

14 New & Notable

18 Choosing the Right Drawing Paper

by Karen Meyer-Berthel
The many differences between drawing papers
can be so subtle that it is not always easy to fully
appreciate the various advantages that certain
brands and papers offer. We asked six artists and
several paper manufacturers for information to
help you get the most out of your drawing paper.

28 Cover Competition Winners

Choosing the winners of this year’s Drawing
Cover Competition was no easy feat. Hundreds
of artists submitted work that demonstrated a
passion for the art of drawing. The following
10 artists stood out from the rest with their
skill and commitment, employing any tool or
technique that would best capture their subject.

Drawing (ISSN 1941-8140 Issue 86

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Wet Hair
(detail,
reversed)
by Jonathan J. Ahn,
2009, charcoal,
24 x 18. Collection
the artist.

40 Drawing Fundamentals: Drawing Tapering and

Flaring Forms
by Jon deMartin
By knowing how to draw forms that contract in places
and expand in others, an artist can accurately depict many
complex, natural shapes, including the human figure.

46 The Body Speaks: The Charcoal Drawings of

Julian Farrar 28
by John A. Parks
This English artist uses the humble pencil to create works 60
of vast scale, dramatic power, and psychological depth.

56 Searching for Drawing Materials Used by the

Italian Masters
by M. Stephen doherty
Matthew J. Collins—an instructor at Charles H. Cecil
studios in Florence—has been conducting research into
drawing instruments and papers similar to those used
centuries ago by the great Italian artists.

60 D
 rawing the Line: The Role of Drawing in
Alternative Media
by Kenneth J. Procter
Line can be a visible, creative force in many media that are
not traditionally thought of as drawing—including painting, 46
printmaking, and sculpture—suggesting that possibilities
for drawing extend far beyond pencil and paper.

72 T
 ake a Tonal Approach to Creating Portraits
by Bob Bahr
Los Angeles artist Ira Korman makes powerful portraits
using charcoal and stump.

80 D
 rawing Contemporary Figures Using Traditional
Methods
by M. Stephen Doherty
Todd Yeager depicts the often gritty and isolated world of
urban youth using the traditional method of building up
hatched and crosshatched lines on toned surfaces.

86 T
 he Art of Dugald Stermer: Grace on the Printed Page
by John A. Parks
This California illustrator employs a simple technique
backed by acute observation and sheer good taste.

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