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Sketching – a life skill Sketching is often the first impression of whatever subject or composition we want to make. Sketching forms the fundamental building... The post Sketching – as a life skill appeared first on Pencil And Chai Fine Arts Gurukul ..read more

Aerial perspective in art that is, also known as atmospheric perspective. In a drawing or a painting, it is a method it creates recession or the illusion of depth. And it is done by modulating the colours, as when viewed from a distance atmosphere effects the colours of the things as changes are stimulated. As in the atmosphere, there is a presence of moisture and tiny particles of dust and various similar materials present in the atmosphere, and when the light passes through them, scattering occurs. Wavelength is the major component on which the degree of scattering is dependent, and it mainl ..read more

A two point perspective is a kind of linear perspective. When you use lines to create the illusion of space on a two-dimensional surface then that method is called linear perspective. And when we talk about linear perspective, it is of three types: The perspective method uses only one vanishing point that is placed on the horizon line, then it is called one point perspective. The perspective method in which two points are situated on the horizon the line then is called a two point perspective. And the perspective method uses three vanishing points that are placed on the horizon line, then it i ..read more

There is a phrase which says that “ That really puts things into perspective”, so the perspective technique skills play a major role in drawing and painting. When you draw or paint with perspective technique skills, that will help you or make you understand the bigger picture of your work. When we are talking about perspective technique skills in the art world, it’s about our point of view but being more spatial. When as a beginner, you will learn to draw perspective, you majorly learn about its importance. In arts, it’s about an illusion that is creation of depth and space on a flat surface ..read more

As you might have heard the quote “Practice, Practice, Practice till you succeed in your goal”, so you have to practice art more often! As practice is the key to master anything or conquering your goals. There is no field in this world in which you can succeed without practising. And in art, you just can’t become an artist without practising! You have to practice art more often as the practice is not the thing which you can let go of. Yes, you might be talented in art but to give that touchup to your talent, so that it’s not wasted is where constant practice comes into the role! Practice is th ..read more

Painting and art is an essential part of our lives for centuries, there are various forms of painting and toolkit plays a major role, so let’s discuss all the essentials for the toolkit for watercolour painting. As when you are getting started with watercolour painting,  you should know what all supplies or toolkit for watercolour painting would be needed. And the best news over here is, you don’t need many supplies to get started with watercolour painting. And hence, a toolkit for watercolour painting is quite cost-effective and affordable. But you should take care of a few things! You s ..read more

Sketching helps us in various ways from training our eyes to improving our skills, and books help us to gain knowledge and increase our wisdom, so here we will list the best books for sketching which are beginners friendly! Books would help you in referring to your doubts and to improve and enhance your sketching. Sketching plays an important role in art, as it provides you with a perspective and books for sketching will help you in framing your idea. And as your idea would be framed and you will get a perspective, you can implement it in a paper. And sketching plays a role while you are paint ..read more

Gond art is a form of painting from folk and tribal art,  and it is the art that is practised by one of the largest tribes of India and it shares its name with that tribe. The word Gond comes from the Dravidian expression, that is, Kond which means “The Green Mountains”. Madhya Pradesh is the place where the Gond art is considered to be predominant, but it is also quite common in various other places such as Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. And the popularity of the Gond art has increased to such a level that now the Government of India has to step in to preserve this ..read more

When you are applying light and shadow in pencil drawing, then it would help you obtain the very true expression of the object. As if you want to make your object more expressive then the shadow would be much better than just an outline, as a shadow would vary with the form of an object. Whenever you want to apply light and shadow in pencil drawing, then you need to see like an artist and train your eyes for that. Values are being used, and these are the different shades of grey which fall between white and black. And these values are then translated by the artist as all the light and shadow t ..read more