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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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Interior still life, Beaumont
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor on heavy gauge watercolor paper, 14 x 9 3/4 inches (352 x 248 mm), the full sheet. Titled in pencil in the lower left margin. With a garden landscape in watercolor on the ...
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Late 19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Schooner beached on the moors at sunset, Nothe Fort in the distance, Dorset.
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor on cream wove paper mounted to light weight card stock, 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (94 x 138 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with minor uniform toning.
Sophia Beale was...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Handmade Paper
French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 6.25 x ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Beautiful Manta" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beautiful Manta" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, pastel, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Pastel
"A Cut Flower Can
t Last I" Smoke and House Imagery in Grayscale Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "A Cut Flower Can't Last I" is an original piece by Graham Franciose, and is made from watercolor on panel mounted Rives BFK cotton rag, wax sealed, custom Douglas ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Cotton, Wax, Wood Panel
Mother and child, Signed painting on paper (unique), Hammer Galleries, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Vanderbilt
Untitled mother and child painting
Gouache on paper
Signed by the artist on the front
Frame included
A poignant painting of a mother and child from the 1960s. Whi...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker
Gloria VanderbiltMother and child, Signed painting on paper (unique), Hammer Galleries, Framed, 1968
$21,175 Sale Price
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