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What is the best medium for realistic drawing?
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There is no single best medium for realistic drawings. Artists can choose between pencil, charcoal, pen and other materials for drawing realistic works. If you are an artist, feel free to experiment with different media to see which you prefer for bringing your artistic visions to life. Shop a diverse assortment of drawings and other fine art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
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Hollywood Pool House Glow, Exclusive Handmade Cyanotype Print of Blue Patterns
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Hollywood Pool House Glow" shows the shimmering reflections of a Hollywood, California swimming pool.
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Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph
Full Blue Moon, Handmade Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Cosmos, Deep Blue Space
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Blue Moon" shows an outstanding full moon with all its details.
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+ Year: 2022
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Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor
New York, The Harbour - Abstract Colorful Urban Still Life Collage Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
skip the light fandango- Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
The reunion- Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink


