I’m a believer in connecting the dots, even if they are years apart. Two dots struck me this week, essays that argue for deep observation. One, written in the early 1870s, sounds eerily like another, ...

There are some simple rules and guides for drawing faces that will help to get proportions correct. When drawing a portrait of a person facing forward, these guides can help to make the work accurate: ...

There are some simple rules and guides for drawing faces that will help to get proportions correct. When drawing a portrait of a person facing forward, these guides can help to make the work accurate: ...