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Power up Your Openings: Writing Tips from Excelling in the Field of ‘Thriller’ Writing
Teaching Artists, TV, FILM & BOOKS, Writing LessonsWriting Tips: Power Up Your Openings
"In POWER PLAY and KILLER INSTINCT you had a killer opening that raised not only great story questions but high stakes in a flash-forward moment before returning to a slower paced revealing of the protagonist's…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in “Circulism” with Brian Duey
ART, Drawing Lessons, Teaching ArtistsDrawing Lessons: Circulism
"Circulism" is a technique that many artists use in attaining a realistic skin texture in drawing. People's faces are not perfect and should not be rendered so. Circulism is basically drawing very tiny overlapping…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in Negative Drawing with Brian Duey
ART, Drawing Lessons, Teaching ArtistsDrawing Lessons: Negative Drawing
When negative drawing, you shouldn't focus on the shape of the object itself, you should focus on the shape of the space around the object. When all the space around the object is shaded, the object will…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in Composition with Mike Theuer
Drawing Lessons, Pencil News, Teaching ArtistsLearn how to compose your drawings and add balance to your compositions in this entry into Mike Theuer's drawing lessons series.
Drawing Lessons: Composition
First, remember to focus on a subject or aspect of a subject that you like. Maybe…

(Re)Introducing Pencils.com Teaching Artist Mike Theuer!
Teaching ArtistsHi Studio 602ers! I’m Mike Theuer. I’m a featured teaching-artist here on Pencils.com. I also teach art at The Pennsylvania State University. And I make art for a living at www.MikeTheuer.com. My latest commission is this 8x10…

