Preliminary Sketches

Klavdy Lebedev (1852-1916) did this oil study from a costumed model as a preparation for a larger painting.  I'm just guessing, but he p...

The sketches you saw yesterday are just the tip of the iceberg.  Most National Geographic illustration assignments go through a months-long ...

Here's a pencil study by  Jean Léon Gérôme  (1824-1904) of a model with drapery .  The study is very carefully observed, but it's su...

Walter Shirlaw  (1838-1909) was a Scottish-born American, a painter, banknote engraver and teacher.    His painting "Toning the Bell...

Here's a thumbnail sketch by American illustrator Saul Tepper (1899-1987). This has all the qualities a good thumbnail should have: 1. ...