Drawing can be an act of self-care — releasing stress, boosting creativity, and promoting mindfulness. Share on Pinterest JasonDoiy/Getty Images Drawing therapy, while not an official name, is essentially drawing as a form of coping and self-care.

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We were all freshmen, mostly, in the life-drawing class. First-year art majors. How curious, thinking about it now—that the art department hired other college students as models. It’s impossible that they still do this. But it was true back then.

Sketching and drawing have grown in popularity in recent years – why? Beverley D'Silva explores the healing power of mindful drawing. Drawing is arguably the most ancient form of visual art – whether on the body or on stone. The earliest known drawing ...

Digital drawing tools, adult coloring books, painting events at bars. Art is making a comeback as a hobby for grown-ups. People who wouldn’t normally consider themselves “artistic” are rediscovering the feel-good effects of drawing, coloring and painting

Everyone has their own way of decompressing. Mine is drawing. Specifically, it’s drawing to the soothing sounds of Bill Callahan with a Modelo Especial or a cup of mint tea by my side. Like yoga or meditation, drawing has been a powerful tool for me in ...

When the weather’s bad and there’s no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a fun activity. It has wide-ranging benefits for children ...

AI toys for kids can be a tricky proposition. Give the technology too much control, and it risks doing the fun and potentially the learning for them. Luka Kids is taking a different approach with its new Drawing Projector, which uses AI to get children ...