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Emerging Artist of 2015 8 SHOWCASE 8
8 TECHNIQUE 8
8 SUPPLIES 8
8 KNOWHOW 8
Emerging Artist of 2015 JUNG KWON
Top 7 Tips for Beginner Artist
Best Ways to Draw Pencil & Paper
Overcome the 3 Common Problems
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contents
Showcase
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Emerging Artist of 2015 - Jung Kwon
Technique
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Top 7 Tips for Beginner Artists
Supplies
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Best Ways to Draw : Pencil + Paper
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Knowhow
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Overcome the 3 Common Problems
Cover Artwork of Jung Kwon who is painter and designer is our cover star in this issue. Join her on P4 Showcase.
Magazine team Editor and Designer Jung Kwon
Executive Editor Patrick Coyne
Managing Editor Sally Fotos
Associate Editor Sarah Yanni
Art Director/Designer Jessica Meisner
Production Director Richard Telford
Circulation Director Matthew Stanford
Software Engineers Jin Choi
General Manager Valrie Hoyt
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Contributing Editor
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Reference http://www.articlesbase.com/visual-art-articles http://www.articlesbase.com/art-articles http://www.articlesbase.com/art-articles http://goarticles.com/article Photography p2 www.flickr.com/photos/andyproctor p4-p8 Image&photo by Jung Kwon p9 Jung’s exhibition poster from last year. It was allowed to be used for the project by Curator Karen Tennant of Deer Lake Gallery. p10-13 www.flickr.com/photos/ vincentdesplanche p14-15 www.flickr.com/photos/husdant /www.flickr.com/photos/ espinosa_rosique / www.flickr.com/photos/aaipodpics p15 http://pixabay.com/en/ pastels-oil-pastels-colorful-212304/ p16 pixabay.com/en/man-elderly-drawing-seniorp17 www.flickr.com/photos/revivaling / www.flickr.com/photos/marcszar p 18http:// www.lifeofpix.com/ http://www.lifeofpix.com/wp-conten / www.flickr.com/photos/ codnewsroom/ p19 Cover image by Jung Kwon/ Free iPad mockup p20 http://www. lifeofpix.com
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showcase Emerging Artist of 2015 Jung Kwon
By Jessica Kwon
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ung Kwon is a painter, whose work centers around surrealistic landsc ape s, and dr eamlike depictions of outer unconsciousness. She recently moved to Vancouver, her artworks have come under the spotlight. This month’s cover features Jung’s beautiful, otherworldly piece Village-1. Inter viewing her is a a terrific opportunity to gain insight from art industry leader on some of the possible future direction in fine arts. ◀Left Jung Kwon, Village 5 36” x 30” Oil, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012 ▶Right In the middle of Jung Kwon’s live drawing performance session. Photo by Jessica Kwon
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SCRIBBLE : When did you first start painting and how did you start you art career? JUNG KWON : Art has been a part of my life from a very early age. I started painting full time after I graduated high school, and I found peace in the ar t. First, I star ted experimenting with various different medium to the point where I was truly happy with my paintings. As I progressed, I created my website, blog, and a portfolio. I participated in gallery exhibitions, and live painting performances to showcase my paintings. As an emerging artist, I was hoping to conquer the business side of art by selling my paintings domestic and internationally. S : What artists have inspired you (modern and historically)? JK : Honestly, the list of artists that I admire is way too big to list. I love many media and styles. When I was a child, I remember being fascinated with artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet. Nowadays, I am grateful to be in the age of the internet and social media because it is easy to find emerging artists of different cultures and enjoy their diverse art.
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▼ Bottom Jung A Kwon Village 4, 38” x 63.8” Oil, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012 ▶ Right Jung A Kwon Village 1, 45.9” x 35.” Oil, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012
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S : How would you describe your style? JA : I create a number of different subjects with a unified idea: “surrealistic portrait”. I believe artists don’t necessarily have to continue in one style for an entire career. Art is a form of expression and some days I want to move in a different direction. Every canvas is a path for new journey. S : What is your creative process like? JA : Sometimes I start a painting or drawing with one idea, but my intuition and emotions lead me through the process. I work in a lot of layers towards a balanced harmony. S : What do you think are the biggest struggles of an artist? JA : From my experience, the biggest struggle as an artist is being determined and persistent through financial hardship. S : Where do you find inspiration, and what motivates you to keep going? JA : I find inspiration in the people, nature, places, music, images and really anything around me. Art is freedom and enables me to find myself. My paintings reflect who I am and are truthfully a reflection of my unconsciousness. It motivates me when a piece of work provokes different reactions and feelings. Everything leads up to that moment. S : Any words of advice for aspiring artists? JA : Just nurture your artistic passion and never lose the aspiration of pursuing your art career. Believe in yourself and in your artistic skills. If you are looking to sell your artwork and put it out there, it takes time and lots of effort to get people to know you; but nothing is impossible. If you want to be a successful artist, you have to promote and market your work. As you evolve, your art evolves. Set goals and work to achieve them, stay focus and keep the good work.✹ Jung A. Kwon was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1987. Jung A. Kwon completed a BFA within TheDepartment of Fine Arts, with distinction at the Kook Min University in Seoul in 2013. She has had solo show in Seoul at Kook Min Art Gallery in Seoul. Also she had several group exhibitions in Seoul, Korea and in New York, USA. She lives and works in Vancouver, Canada Visit the website www.jungkwon.com for more works and CV.w ▲ Top Jung A Kwon Organic Solidarity, 28.6” x 23.8” Oil, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012 ▼ Bottom Jung A Kwon Crack, 40” x 32” Oil, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 2012
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INTERNAL WHISPERS Jung Kwon & Johanne Galipeau
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TIPS FOR
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ARTISTS. Having spent many years drawing, I wanted to compile a list of tips and tricks to help others enjoy painting as much as I do. SO HERE IT IS! By David Hamilton Studios
Most of these tips come from my own direct experience or from students I have worked with in the past. Certainly, there are enough tips out there to fill an entire book, but I wanted to focus on just those that are helpful for the real beginner.
Be Yourself
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What kind of an artist do you want to be? I encourage all my students to explore different techniques and various styles on their journey into art, but usually there are one or two specific styles they focus on. If you’re not sure, then ask yourself what kind of art do you
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like? And start from there. For example, I really like abstract and landscape drawings and paintings —especially those that combine the two. So I’m attracted to Monet’s work and to other similar styles. I’m really not nearly as interested in finely-detailed work, portraits, or animals. So I generally stay away from them. Knowing what I like helps me to be myself. If I’m not good at painting, I don’t paint! I use a charcoal to avoid getting into the details. I go where my natural preferences take me instead of pretending to be something that I’m not.
Overcome your fear
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Have you sat there in front of a paper not really knowing where to begin or how? I sure have. When I was just beginning and finally got enough courage to go into an art store to buy supplies (one of my first mistakes), it took me another six months to draw something. I was scared to death!
▲ Top David Orlan , Artist/ Illustrator Animals, 8.5” x 11”, Pen on Paper, 2014
Without going into a lot of detail about the psychological basis for this kind of fear, what I can tell you is that in my case, I was afraid of creating something really awful and being laughed at. That nasty little voice inside that says “who do you think you are, trying to be an artist!” was preventing me from enjoying what I think is the greatest endeavour going.
So fear of creating something awful and being laughed at, along with not really knowing how to start, kept me away from art for a long time. Now one of the things I did to overcome this fear turns out to be really simple: I gave myself permission to screw up. That is, I told myself that I was not going to try and draw a masterpiece my first time out. Instead, I was just going to have some fun with different pencils, pens and colours, mess around a bit, and get a feel for drawing. The second thing I told myself was that if I really didn’t like what I was doing, I would draw over it! Let me tell you, I have drawn over a lot of first attempts over the years, and I still do!
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▲ Top David Orlan , Artist/ Illustrator Faces_1, 8.5” x 11” Pen and Colour Pencil on Paper, 2014 ▶ Middle David Orlan , Artist/ Illustrator Faces_2, 8.5” x 11” Pen and Colour Pencil on Paper, 2014 ▼ Bottom David Orlan , Artist/ Illustrator Faces_3, 8.5” x 11” Pen, Colour Pencil and Marker on Paper, 2014
Use fewer tools you own
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This is one of my favourite tips because not only will it improve your painting, but it will also save you lots of money. You don’t need a ton of pencils and pens in order to draw. I only have a few myself and they work just fine. The best way to begin learning is to focus on lowdetail drawings. These help you avoid fiddling with details. You only need a couple of pencils ans eraser to get started and you will find that you can accomplish just about anything with them.
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Don’t purchase no more than 5 colours.
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My personal recommendation is to go for either a “warm” group of red, yellow, orange, or a cool group of blue, green, purple. Add to that black and white, and you’re all set. Learn what kind of colours you can make by mixing them together. You’ll learn quickly, for example, that just a tiny bit of black with significantly change your paints.
Now one of the things I did to overcome this fear turns out to be really simple: I gave myself permission to screw up. Oh, and I generally avoid those starter kits with lots of little tubes of paint. Here’s why: first, I don’t need a gazillion colours. Second, with small tubes, I always feel like I can’t make any mistakes or else I’ll waste what little paint I have. That’s no good. So I stick with big tubes or jars or paint. That way, I don’t have to hold back on the amount of paint I use. I can afford to make lots of mistakes. And believe me, I make mistakes all the time whenever i draw.
Don’t try to create a masterpiece
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Please think about it. How many years did it take you to learn how to speak and write? It takes time to learn a new skill and I don’t know anyone who has picked up a pencils for the first time and created a masterpiece artworks. So, please don’t put extra pressure on yourself by trying to draw something great things the first time out. Let yourself make mistakes, experiment, and have some fun without thinking about the result. I know some students who will purchase a lot of papers at a time so they don’t put extra pressure on themselves to create something magnificent. Knowing that you’ve got a whole bunch more papers helps you get over the psychological problem of thinking that you’re “wasting” money
and effort if you don’t create something brilliant your first time out. Just keep in mind that every mistake you make, every drawing that you create, is a step closer to that masterpiece that will come one day. Take your time, and enjoy your journey along the way.
Before you begin, have a plan
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What I do before is to think about what I want to do. Actually, now all I think about is the lines , shapes and colours I want to use, then I let the creative process take me where it wants to go. For example, you can create a lot of unique, vibrant artwork using only black pencil and red paint. So I’ll think about the ratio of black to red. Do I want it to be mostly black, half and half, or mostly red? I get a sense of what I want to see, and then I just begin. When you paint this way, it’s important to not think about the result. Focus on the process, not the outcome. Remember, if you’re really not happy with your result at the end, you can always draw over it and start again.
Stop drawing sooner than you think
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This is a hard concept to get at first. Why would you stop drawing when your artwork is not finished yet? Well, here’s why. Most beginning artists paint too much and too long. What happens is that the drawing becomes too busy (too much stuff in it), or too messy with too many elements and colours all vying for attention, or too muddy. So, when you think you’re about half way done, put your hands down. Step back from your work, and think about it. Give yourself time to do this. As you look over and over your artwork, ask yourself: is there something more I really need to do here, or can this work stand on its own? If you have any doubt at all, keep your pencil down. Remember, you can always go back later if you change your mind.✹ David Hamilton was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1970. David works predominantly in the medium of painting, but includes interactive installations. David completed an MFA with distinction at the School of Fine Art in Vancouver He is represented in the collection of the Vancouver National Gallery. David is the newly appointed judge of the Spier Contemporary 2015.
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Best Ways to Draw: Pencil8Paper If you can write, you can draw. I’m sure you’ve seen incredible, hand drawn artwork on Deviant Art and probably all over your Facebook news feed but everyone started at the basics of drawing. In order to draw such fantastical things, you’ll have to start at the basics. By John Anderson
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ines are what you prefer to try for first. I know, it’s boring but after that you arrive at draw basic shapes. Most people try to draw bodies or elaborate vessels but shapes are the primary thing you really want to begin by with. Why? Since mathematics is the language of our everyday lives and the form is basically made of an amalgamation of shapes, learning perspective and effective ways to create shapes is one of the most logical thing. Get some paper and a pencil and try drawing a square, triangle, all the shapes you can. After you’ve had enough of the two-dimensional plane, try to go a bit further to create cubes, cones and other three-dimensional shapes. Master these shapes and you’re one step closer to human bodies. Start shading your basic shapes from top to bottom, dark shading into lighter shading with your pencil. If you feel really confident, you can try it with your three-dimensional shapes to effectively create shadow. Now that you’ve been brushing up on shapes, shading, perspective and some three-dimensional stuff, time to start on anatomy! Start off with your lines. Create horizontal and vertical lines to tart the framework of the person’s body. Afterwards, start drawing the basic shapes that represent the person’s form whether they be skinny or rotund. This isn’t to say you’re getting a body filled with circles but again, you need a base to put all the details on. After you have your lines and shapes set, start adding details for instance, eyes, clothing and texture. There
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are two great ways to help you even further in the anatomy department: Life drawing classes and progressive human drawing. Progressive anatomy sketching is a technique that mirrors the lines to shapes to three-dimensional shapes process. What you do is start off with stick figures, later turning those sticks into tubes and then turning those tubes into constructed limbs. Don’t be discouraged any longer! Start your artist journey! Most people try to draw bodies or elaborate vessels but shapes are the first thing you want to start off with. Since mathematics is the language of our everyday lives and the human body is basically made up of an amalgamation of shapes, learning perspective and how to create shapes is the most logical thing. Get some paper and a pencil and try drawing a square, triangle, all the shapes you can. After that, start drawing the basic shapes that represent the person’s form whether they be skinny or rotund. Progressive anatomy sketching is a technique that mirrors the lines to shapes to three-dimensional shapes process.✹
◀ Left John Anderson, Portrait-3, 8”x 10”, Charcoal on Paper, 2014 ▲ Top-Left John Anderson, Portrait-10, 5”X 8”, Pencil on Paper, 2014 ▲ Top-Right John Anderson, Portrait-11, 5”X 8”, Pencil on Paper, 2014
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Overcome
the THREE Common Problems For most people who want to learn drawing, there are three main problems that seem to cause a lot of confusion. Let’s examine these three issues! By Les D Meehan
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1. How to start a drawing The first major hurdle is how to start a drawing. For most artists, budding or experienced, gazing at a blank sheet of drawing paper can seem like a terrifying ordeal. How to start a drawing always seems to create a feeling of helplessness and anxiety. Don’t worry there is a simple solution! When I teach drawing I introduce students to a technique known as ‘The Basic Unit’. The basic unit is a single line or a single shape in the scene that is used to locate the scene or subject on our drawing paper. This fixes the composition and allows you to start your drawing with confidence.
2. How to scale to scene to the drawing The second major problem is that of scaling. Most of the time we need to draw a scene or subject at a different size from the original; this is called scaling the drawing. Many beginners who learn drawing try to draw subjects the same size on the drawing paper, known as same-size scale; in fact the artist will often position the subject at a distance that makes it fit on the paper. This is a drawing practice to really be avoided if you want to draw better. The concept of the basic unit, mentioned above, also solves the problem of scaling the scene to the paper. When you have placed your first line or shape as the basic unit on your paper you have automatically scaled the drawing correctly for the composition you want. When artists simply guess at the size of something to start the drawing they often find that later the drawing is either too small or too big for the paper. This is very common with portraits when you start by drawing the eyes since we tend to draw eyes too big. You can avoid this problem by using the basic unit method.
3. How to draw perspective & proportions Learning drawing of proportions and perspective is the third major topic that seems to cause many problems. If you want to draw realistically it is crucial that you draw the proportions and the angles of lines in the scene accurately. The traditional method of measuring using a pencil, and then transferring the measures to your drawing paper, really requires some experience for accurate results. This is not easy for beginners to learning drawing or those with only a limited experience. There is a better method which uses specific drawing aids that I teach all of my workshop students. By using a standardized method with the right tools guarantees you will draw with correct proportions and angles and so obtain the same perspective as existed in the scene.✹ ▲Top, Jedd Chevrier, Summer - 10, 5” x 4”, Pencil on Paper, 2015 ▼Bottom, Paul D’wit, Untitled, 8”x 20”, Pencil on Paper, 2014
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