Exposure is everything to an artist, short of the pieces he creates. Be it an art show, a web site or networking with others, most artists will tell you if they can't share the work they do then there is no point in creating at all. Through praises and admiration our desire to create grows strong. It's only through lack of interests by others that art will die.

My name is David J. Vanderpool and I am a pencil artist. A talent that isn't as rare as it appears, yet continues to be the most ignored by galleries today? With the world today no longer knowing true art as the Masters were known for, art today has been taken over by splashes of color or the formation of junk and calling it art, I hope to use this site to share what I can do with a few pencils in hand and reintroduce the world to a forgotten art. Black and white pencil drawings.
 

2007 had been a busy year! To the point I have had to put off several drawings of friends and models I know, to get several projects done. Which included completing several drawings for an art gallery just north of San Francisco.

And 2008 looks to be just as busy, if not more!

Currently I am making a serious effort in putting together a book on my drawing. The challenge is to make it less of a how-to book and more of a coffe-table style book on how an artist draw. Perhaps something along the lines of a journal?

With two publishers interested in seeing a manuscript and illustrations, I am working hard to get as many new drawings completed for the project as I can. Right now I can say I'm thankful for fellow artists and some of the models I work with, in allowing me to draw them for this project.

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how i draw

Through the years I have receive countless emails asking how do I draw? How do I capture such realistic features and how is it they can't seem to do the same thing? My answer: It's all in the pencil!

Well, that's not completely true. It's knowing the human anatomy from the frame, the muscles and most important, what to do with the pencil in your hand. For me, I draw using lines and cross-hatching. Keeping the pencil sharp at all times and never blend or spear the graphite when it comes to the person you are drawing.

Following the contour is the most important thing in capturing realistic features that jump off the page.

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