An Interview with New Masters Academy Founder Joshua Jacobo Many of us have been inspired to pick up a drawing pencil at some point in our lives. We may have been motivated to capture the beauty of a scene or depict a vision in our head, or perhaps, tempted by a row of instructional art books that sat unassumingly on the bookstore’s shelves. As children, we were all given crayons and markers to experiment in a world of colors and lines. One thing remains certain: Drawing can powerfully welcome us into new worlds, worlds that would otherwise remain trapped in our imagination. The question is, how does anyone really learn to draw? Joshua Jacobo is the founder of the reputable online art school, New Masters Academy. For Jacobo, the key that began to unlock the mystery of drawing was his trip to Florence, Italy, 15 years ago. His interest in …