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  2. Jon Gnagy - Wikipedia

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    Jon Gnagy (January 13, 1907 – March 7, 1981) was a self-taught artist most remembered for being America's original television art instructor, hosting You Are an Artist, which began on the NBC network and included analysis of paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, and his later syndicated Learn to Draw series.

  3. Andrew Loomis - Wikipedia

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    1938 painting by Andrew Loomis, representing the Dionne quintuplets. 1930s painting by Andrew Loomis, representing Frances Herdlinger at the Mars Factory. After military service in World War I, Loomis worked for a couple of advertising agencies before opening his own studio in downtown Chicago in 1922. [3]

  4. Figure drawing - Wikipedia

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    The charcoal adheres loosely to the paper, allowing very easy erasure, but the final drawing can be preserved using a spray-on "fixative" to keep the charcoal from rubbing off. Harder compressed charcoal can produce a more deliberate and precise effect, and graduated tones can be produced by smudging with the fingers or with a cylindrical paper ...

  5. Compass (drawing tool) - Wikipedia

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    A beam compass and a regular compass Using a compass A compass with an extension accessory for larger circles A bow compass capable of drawing the smallest possible circles. A compass, also commonly known as a pair of compasses, is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs.

  6. Acrobalance - Wikipedia

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    Three people and a spotter performing a pyramid thighstand on throne Acrobalance is a floor-based acrobatic art that involves balances, lifts and creating shapes performed in pairs or groups. [ 1 ] A performer on the ground doing the lifting and supporting in an acrobalance formation is often called the base , while a performer being lifted or ...

  7. Sandy Brumby - Wikipedia

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    Brumby's work references symbols frequently used in rock and cave paintings around Uluru and Kata Tjuta. [8] His paintings have a lively, raw character, displaying a powerful communication with his culture and his people. His love of colour makes use of a wide range of hues, but he uses delicate brush strokes in his work. [9]

  8. French curve - Wikipedia

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    A French curve is a template usually made from metal, wood or plastic composed of many different curved segments. It is used in manual drafting and in fashion design to draw smooth curves of varying radii.

  9. Charcoal (art) - Wikipedia

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    Charcoal pencils consist of compressed charcoal enclosed in a jacket of wood. Designed to be similar to graphite pencils while maintaining most of the properties of charcoal, they are often used for fine and crisp detailed drawings, while keeping the user's hand from being marked.