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Travel the World Through an Artist’s Eyes

Daily
Prompt
Aug 08
Travel
Sketch

Muralist Mexico City (Mexico): Adolfo Best Maugard developed a "Universal" system of drawing based on seven basic motifs found in all world art, from the Aztecs to the Greeks.

Todays Challenge: "The Seven Motifs." Try to sketch a landscape using only these seven shapes: circle, square, triangle, spiral, "S" curve, "U" curve, and a straight line.

Travel Trivia: Best Maugard's drawing system was taught in Mexican schools and influenced many artists of the Mexican Muralism movement.

Drawing Destinations

From the Sketchbooks Community

Journey

Travel shapes your art—every step adds to your creative story.

Explore

Look deeper, notice more, and discover subjects you never knew you’d want to draw.

Create

Make something every day—small sketches add up to a rich visual record of your trip.

Share

Connect with others by sharing your art, your process, and the stories behind your pages.

Contributing Artists | Travel Urban Plein Air Journal Sketchers | ArtistEarth
These artists document cities, landscapes, museums, and fleeting moments with a sensitivity that reflects what it truly means to observe a place rather than
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Travel + Art = A Good Journey

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