Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

THE HUMAN TOUCH

Artists Magazine

An Austere Poetry • Christen Købke’s paintings were a high point of the Danish Golden Age.

Facing Off • Try these four challenges for portrait outcomes that are head and shoulders above the rest.

WE ASKED... • What tool, old or new, is one that has felt like a game changer?

People Skills • Work on your figures to enliven your urban sketches.

Understanding Composition • What we notice first, linger on and remember in a painting is no accident—it’s composition at work.

Busy Places & Open Spaces • A summer filled with day trips or extended travel offers the perfect opportunity to flex your creative muscles.

PAINTING THE HUMAN SPIRIT • Renowned artist Mary Whyte tells the stories of 76 Americans with large-scale paintings meant to visually unravel the story of the sitter and the expectations of the viewer.

Painting With Moral Purpose • Throughout a career that started in illustration and moved to fine art painting, Warren Chang has been committed to the importance of story—particularly a human story—an emphasis that’s on full display in his powerful portrayals of fieldworkers in California.

Fall Tilling • Warren Chang walks through the creative process behind his painting of a woman at rest.

BUILDING A Fairytale • Mark R. Pugh combines his love for illustration with his preternatural talent for drawing to create layered stories.

An Artist’s Artist • Long fascinated by the inner workings of creativity, Joe Fig has built a body of work that examines the act of seeing itself—depicting figures absorbed in masterworks, set within the quiet interiors of museums and galleries.

Foundational VALUES • Artist Jill Soukup uncovers a pleasing duality in a working process that combines play and structure.

Blue Impulse • Follow along to gain insight into the working process behind Jill Soukup’s award-winning painting.

AMERICA 250 • Four of the nation’s museums celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial with unique exhibitions.

Summer Reading List

Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills

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