19 Drawing Principles
These are the principles I use to make my Essential Knowledge drawings.
Essential Knowledge with Colin Matthes
Artist using storytelling, research, and humor to solve problems through art. My career nearly died with kids and a full-time job. After years of struggle, I built systems that work with reality. Here to share bi-weekly visual strategies that work.
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