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Drawing a Cartoon Dinosaur - Finish Drawing the Head
To finish drawing the dinosaur's head, we'll just add some small details: the bottom of his shield connects to his jaw, a tongue, pupils in his eyes and eyebrows. Add a small nostril and outline the bottom of the Triceratop's nose horn.
Drawing a Cartoon Elephant - Finishing the Line Drawing
Drawing a Cartoon Elephant - completing the elephant line drawing. Now we wil finish her smile and add the tail.
Drawing a Cat - Completing the Eyes
Both eyes are nearly finished here using Bright Green, Cadmium Yellow and a turquoise for the darkest areas. The stripes coming away from the eyes are developed with many layers of Black.
Drawing a Likeness
Just how do you draw a good likeness? What makes the difference between a drawing of 'someone' and a portrait that actually looks like the sitter? This article
Drawing a T-Rex Dinosaur - Drawing the Dinosaur's Tail
Drawing the T-Rex - add the tail. Notice the darkest line runs along the top of the tail. The next two lines finish the shape.
Drawing and Art Blogs
Objects and Pixels features some interesting, emotive drawings, mostly of faces and figures, with some thoughts on the creative process. The Scientific Artist
Drawing and Drafting Tools: Cleaning Drawings
How do you keep your drawing clean? White space is very important in many types of drawing, especially photorealist drawing, drafting and architectural drawing. Fortunately there are some handy tools to help keep your drawing, design or cartoon clean and crisp.
Drawing and Painting Ideas and Inspiration
Stuck for inspiration? Before you run out of ideas, try one of these. Here are six sources of inspiration for drawing, painting - even scrapbooking. Sometimes when you look at a blank page, your mind goes blank too. So here's some ideas to get you started.
Drawing and Seeing
Its funny how your interests change how you look at the world. Not long ago, studying weather with the kids, every time we ventured outdoors we would discuss
Drawing and Sketching Birds
I live in country Australia, and get to see all sorts of beautiful birds - Wattlebirds, brightly colored parrots, rowdy cockatoos and Kookaburras - so I was
Drawing and Sketching Previous Features
Previous drawing - sketching articles updated weekly. Original, free how to draw tutorials covering graphite pencil and other media and a range of themes.
Drawing and Sketching for Painters
Drawing and Sketching for Painters
Drawing as Performance: Kseniya Simonova's Storytelling in Sand
Kseniya Simonova has just won a Ukraine talent show - with drawing. Not 'a' drawing; a continuous series of drawings, flowing one into another, telling a story
Drawing as a Psychomotor Skill
I spend a lot of time talking about the importance of seeing in the drawing process. I generally think that beginners tend to worry too much about paper and
Drawing for Animation
Drawing is an essential skill for animators, so if you are just starting out take a look at the beginner's lessons right here. I've also collected some
Drawing for Painting
Drawing for painting isn't about making an outline to mechanically color in. For most artists, drawing is fundamental to their art practice, and doubly so for
Drawing for Painting - Your Tips
Do you draw as well as paint? Do you draw for painting, or as part of your painting process, or do your drawings and paintings co-exist as separate entities? How has drawing helped your painting?
Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
Drawing for the absolute and utter beginner by Claire Watson Garcia - a drawing tutorial book review by your guide Helen South
Drawing for work and/or pleasure?
For a while there drawing was more work than fun - taking on too much, as always, and I had to force myself to do it. But now I'm really enjoying it again. I
Drawing from Imagination
Drawing from imagination. We all love to draw and have images in our head that we want to put on paper - but will drawing from imagination really create the vision we see in our mind's eye?
Drawing from Imagination
How do I draw better from imagination? This is an often-asked question. Here are some tips on bringing your creative fantasies to life, drawing from memory or imagination, and developing your own imaginative art.
Drawing from Imagination
I'm often asked,
Drawing from Imagination
Drawing from Line to Life - Mike Sibley
A review of 'Drawing from Line to Life' by Mike Sibley. Read the review to find out why this incredible resource on realist drawing technique is one of the few books that I've rated 'five stars'.
Drawing in Collage
Line and collage can work together in interesting ways. You can work over collage elements, or you can allow them to work alongside or even against each other.
Drawing on Inspiration
Some days it feels like your muse has packed up and left home, leaving you staring at a blank page. If you're finding yourself stuck for ideas, try one of these
Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain - Book Review
Drawing book review - Betty Edward's 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' - read your guide's review of the classic drawing book that uses left brain/right brain theory to help you develop drawing skills.
Drawing on a Budget
Drawing on a Budget - making art with low-cost art supplies
Drawing on a Budget
Drawing doesn't have to blow the budget. Try these tips on reducing your art materials expenditure, and you'll be able to afford that beautiful leather-bound
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Full Review
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a deservedly classic drawing book. Find out why I love and recommend this book to any student of drawing and art.
Drawing or Painting
In her FAQ on pastels, asked if their use is drawing or painting, Painting guide Marion Boddy-Evans writes:
Drawing the Background - Shading
These last two photos demonstrate how I was able to achieve the coloured variations in the background of the drawing.
Drawing the Cartoon Dinosaur - Begin Drawing the Triceratops Cartoon Dinosaur
Start off your dino with a long egg shape to outline his awesome shield. At the bottom, add two circles for eyes and then add his horns.
Drawing the Colored Pencil Background - Blending
After placing colour down I rub it with a Kleenex to smudge and blend the colours. This takes many many layers build up slowly, carefully and patiently so that the colour is flat and not uneven.
Drawing the Contour or Outline
Getting started with your drawing - beginning with an outline.... start near the top of the fruit, and draw the outline, following with your eyes slowly along the outside of the shape. Don't worry about erasing mistakes at this stage - just redraw the line you want or keep going.
Drawing the Distance First
But what does this mean when we draw? How does it effect how we work? We are going to use value contrasts to give the impression of depth in our drawings, beginning by lightly sketching the main shapes and shading the lightest tones. Ofen we draw our subject first, then add the distance as a background, but in landscape drawing, it can be useful to reverse this approach.
Drawing the Easter Bunny's Face
How to Draw an Easter Bunny. Drawing the face on the Easter Bunny.
Drawing the Face - Capturing a Likeness
Drawing a likeness - making your portrait drawing look like face of the person you are trying to draw - is the whole point of portraiture, right? Here are some tips to help you get your portrait to look more like the sitter.
Drawing the Foreground and Final Details
With each step forward, more saturation or value changes develop, and more details are seen. Things “come into focus” as it were. You will be able to define shade and shadow more as well as contour. Things become more dimensional.
Drawing the Ghost's Body
The ghost's body is very simple. A long, stretched out
Drawing the Goofy Guy Character
Now you've got a basic framework for the goofy character, it's easy to draw an outline, making the arms and neck a little thicker, the legs quite a bit thicker, and drawing an outline for the body.
Drawing the Hair and Fur
Building heavy layers towards completion of the drawing
Drawing the Horse's Plaited Mane
More braids are added, using the photo to get it accurate in terms of how many, the shape, the shadows at the base of the braid and the neck line underneath. I also scrape off any spots of dark colour that collect in raised up spots that have alot of layers. Those blips can be carefully scraped away with an exacto knife without disturbing the layers and the surrounding work.
Drawing the Human Head
The proportions of the human skull are remarkably consistent, and allow a mathematical system of measurement to be applied to the human head. Once you are
Drawing the Human Head - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Drawing the Human Head - The proportions of the human skull are remarkably consistent, and allow a mathematical system of measurement to be applied to the human head. Once you are familiar with these proportions, mastering the subtle variations that define an individual becomes...
Drawing the Human Head from Life
drawing the human head from life using traditional structure
Drawing the Lips in Ink Wash
using an ink wash to define the planes of the mouth
Drawing the Lotus Flower or Water Lily
Continue drawing the lotus flower. Keep the detail simple and clear.
Drawing the Mouth
Drawing the Mouth
Drawing the Mouth
One of the hardest things about portraiture is getting the mouth right. You need to observe carefully, and really study how the mouth locks into the structure
Drawing the Mouth - Ink Wash and Line
using ink and wash to draw the mouth - completing the sketch of the mouth using ink wash
Drawing the Nose
Drawing the Nose
Drawing the Nose
Having trouble with your nose? This illustrated tutorial on drawing noses shows you how to use basic structure to get your nose correctly placed on the face,
Drawing the Nose - Line Drawing
Using implied line to suggest rounded forms when drawing the nose. In this line drawing, you can see how the rounded shape mentioned in the previous step is suggested by use of implied line.
Drawing the Nose - Placing the Nose on the Face
Drawing basic face structure to ensure correct placement of the nose on the face.
Drawing the Nose - Shading the Form
Avoid outlining and use areas of light and shadow helps to create a three-dimensional effect.
Drawing the Nose in Profile
How to draw the nose in profile.
Drawing the Rose from the Inside Out
Start drawing the rose from the Inside Out. When you're drawing in ink, so can't make corrections, it's a good idea to do a rough sketch in pencil first, to 'place' the bloom on the page and get the overall proportions right.
Drawing the Sky - An Overcast Day
drawing an overcast sky - how to approach drawing an overcast sky. Lack of shadows and contrast can make drawing an overcast scene very challenging!
Drawing the Sky - Choosing Tonal Values
Tips on how to draw the sky, looking at tonal values, light and different kinds of skies. Improve your landscape drawings and sketches with these tips on drawing skies.
Drawing the Sky - Exercise - Charcoal Clouds
Having trouble with drawing clouds? Try this charcoal drawing exercise to loosen up.
Drawing the Sky - Sunset
tips on observing sunsets for drawing - drawing sunsets in grayscale
Drawing the T-Rex Dinosaur - Begin Drawing the T-Rex Dinosaur
To begin drawing the T-Rex , draw three ovals as shown. Notice how the biggest oval has somewhat of an egg shape.
Drawing the Whiskers
When the coat colours behind the whiskers are nearly complete, I paint in the white with gouache to make the whiskers very clean and bright. It is impossible to erase enough colour to make them as white as I would like. White coloured pencil does not have enough covering power here so I do prefer the paint.
Drawing with Charcoal - Learn to Draw with Charcoal and Conte
Learn to draw with charcoal and conte. This versatile medium isn't just for life drawing. You can use charcoal for detailed tonal studies and large expressive works, with rich blacks and subtle tonal values.
Drawing with Charcoal - Soft Volume
This exercise starts 'in the middle', with a mid-value layer of charcoal, using an eraser to subtract the lighter shades and highlights, and adding dark tones without outlining, to create a softly modeled effect.
Drawing with Color
Drawing doesn't have to be just black and white. The purists might argue about whether pastels are painting or drawing (personally, I think they are either, or
Drawing with Colored Pencil
Well I finally finished that painting! Hooray! I think I'm really a bit fed up with watercolor at the moment. Its time for a change. I think the next major
Drawing with Thought
Drawing with Thread
Drawing with Thread
Drawing-Sketching Gallery
Take a look at some of the latest submissions to the drawing/sketching gallery, including this amusing caricature by Michael Takacs.
Drawing/Sketching Art Gallery
There are quite a few new artworks online in the gallery, including this portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Kevin. There's many more still to go! Feel free to
Drawing/Sketching Buyer's Guide
Visited the buyer's guide lately? Check out the updated Top Picks featuring Art Reference Books with all you need to know about art materials. Select a < a
Drawing/Sketching Community Features
a quick overview of the community features of the drawing/sketching website - find out about drawing forum, chat, gallery and newsletters.
Drawing/Sketching Community Features
Be a part of your drawing/sketching community right here at About.com. Check out this introduction the Forum, Chat, Gallery and Newsletter features that are
Drawing/Sketching Gallery - Art Gallery of Drawing and Sketchin
Drawing Gallery - The Drawing/Sketching forum member's gallery, and galleries of note from around the web. Displays of drawings and sketches in various mediums.
Drawing/Sketching Newsletter
Drawing/Sketching Newsletter
Drawing/Sketching Newsletter
I have an internet favourites list that must be pages long - hundreds of folders and sub-folders on all my varied interests. Sometimes I can't remember where a
Drawing/Sketching Problem Form
If you are having trouble logging in, subscribing or unsubscribing, think there are too many popups (ok, well we've gotta have a few or we have to charge people
Drawing/Sketching Website Gallery - Recent Submissions
Recent member submissions to the drawing/sketching gallery. Check out the latest drawings by forum members, and learn from their work and guide critique. You can add your own comments in the drawing forum.
Drawing/Sketching: July 01, 2003 Archives
Sketching Cats - Cats are fun subjects, but it can be tricky to get them sitting still - When my cat was a kitten he was either asleep, or moving so fast that all the photos I took were blurry! Here are some...
Drawings
A gallery of art drawings and sketches. The gallery artists are Drawsketch readers and forum members who work in a range of mediums, from graphite pencil to charcoal and pastel, and in various genres including portraiture, landscape, figurative and still life.
Drawings and Sketches
Drawing and sketching gallery - various subject including still life, studies and exercises, and abstract and creative art.
Drawings for Memorial Day
Lulu drew these pictures in honor of Memorial Day. They are really lovely, thoughtful pieces, and I figured they deserved a special gallery page of their own.
Drawings from a Mexican
Drawings from a Mexican is Dave Pimentel's blog. Dave, you might remember, is the resident drawing genius at Dreamworks studio, and he shares his thoughts on
Drawings of Villard de Honnecourt
Discovering this image collection made my day. I've never seen any of de Honnecourt's drawings before. This enigmatic collection has given rise to a great deal
Drawsketch Gallery - Latest Submissions
Portrait Drawings Children's Portraits Celebrity Portraits Landscape and Architecture Animal Art Fantasy and Cartooning Drawings and Sketches...
Drawsketch Spam
I've had a few mails 'bounced' from servers because of a virus - it seems that someone has been using my email address as a fake sender (a common trick). I
Dressing the Part
One of the fringe benefits of being a freelancer working from home is that you sometimes get to work in your pyjamas. Well, when you're not running children to
Dry Cleaning your Drawing
Document Dry Cleaning pads like the one shown are designed to release a grit-free powder that absorbs dirt and other debris from your drawings and allows them to be brushed away without streaking. It can be use on polyester, film, cloth, vellum and papers.
Each to their Own: Learning to Draw
Often on this site you'll see me quote the illustrator Glenn Vilppu:
Eagle
Drawing Projects- daily or weekly practice drawings to keep you drawing
Easy Animal Drawing Step-By-Steps
Kids love drawing animals, but they can be quite challenging. Try looking at a picture of the animal they want to draw, and discuss it with them. Is its body
Easy Animal Drawing for Children
Draw animals step by step. Easy step-by-step animal drawing for kids - draw a cat, dog, fish, frog and horse, using simple lines and shapes.
Easy Animal Step by Steps
An easy way to start drawing animals is by using simple shapes to build the bodies and heads, then adding legs and details. Here are some simple, fun step by
Easy Children's Art and Drawing Activities
Bored kids? Here's some creative art and drawing activities for active entertainment. Learn to draw simple animals, or try your hand at cartooning. Adapt a
Easy Frog - add face and feet
adding face and feet to the frog
Eco - Friendly Drawing Pencils
Environmentally-conscious, eco-friendly, green, sustainable drawing implements - pencils and pencil extenders to help your art be a little greener.
Eco-Friendly Wrap for Art Gifts
I was just checking out The Art Guy's nice blog entry on my fire-drawing tutorial, and spotted this timely blog entry on using fabric to wrap parcels called
Ed Hall - Figure Drawings and Cartoons
It's funny how we stereotype artists - they're a 'portraitist' or a 'landscape artist' or whatever, when many artists can turn their hand to a great range of
Elements of Landscape: Drawing the Sky
Elements of Landscape: Drawing the Sky
Elements of Landscape: Drawing the Sky
How do you draw the sky? That great endless arc of blue? Sometimes, you might want to leave it white, but there are times when that creates more problems than
Emma Watson Portrait
Portrait Drawing Gallery - Your portrait drawings of friends and family. Want to learn how to draw portraits? Take a look at these examples drawn by drawing forum members.
Emma Watson Portrait
Portrait Drawing Gallery - Your portrait drawings of friends and family. Want to learn how to draw portraits? Take a look at these examples drawn by drawing forum members.
Emma Watson Portrait
Portrait Drawing Gallery - Your portrait drawings of friends and family. Want to learn how to draw portraits? Take a look at these examples drawn by drawing forum members.
Enduring Subjects
Have you noticed how many artists seem to be obsessed with particular subjects? So often when you look through an artist's oeuvre, you'll see the same motif
Ephemeral Drawing
When the barrista drew artful caramel swirls on my coffee today, I really wanted to ask if I could have a go....but I didn't. If you're as compulsive an artist
Establishing the Geometry of the Wolf's Face
Refining the geometry of the wolf's face. It's important to pay attention to these beginning steps so that everything will be in the right place later in the drawing.
Everyone Should Draw - Les Pardew
A review of 'Everyone Should Draw' by Les Pardew. A drawing book for beginners, published by Thomson Course Technology.
Examples of One Point Perspective Drawings
some more examples of one point perspective - try drawing some simple perspective in at different places around the vanishing point.
Exhibition Invitation: Visions of Music
I know many readers enjoy drawing portraits of their favorite musicians, and often the artworks you've shared in our gallery and forums have a musical quality,
Exhibition: Teaching America To Draw
The Grolier Club of New York currently has on show a collection entitled
Experiences VS Hard Skills - : Art School - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
Art School for me was more about experiences and getting just some basics across a range of disciplines. I'd like to have come away with more hard skills.
Explore Creative Ideas With Collage
Explore Creative Ideas With Collage
Explore Ideas with Images
Collage allows you to bring ideas to fruition quickly, without spending a great deal of time working up details, as well as incorporating pure photographic elements into a drawing.
Exploring Mark Making
Test out your art materials. Find out what each pencil can do by scribbling and shading, so that you know which one to choose for different drawing purposes.
Exploring Weight and Volume
Weight and volume are conveyed through broad, exploratory gestura drawing.
Expressive Cartoon Features
Cartoon eyes and mouths made of very simple shapes. See how greatly they change the expressions when mixed in new combos.
Expressive Sketching - A Bunch of Roses
Try drawing a loose arrangement of blooms - just laid in a heap - rather than a stiff formal arrangement. Use hatching and scumbling to add detail and texture in the shadows. Using a variety of flowers, some with more defined shapes such as tulips or lilies, and some with looser forms, such as David Austin roses, helps to add structure and interest.
Extended Pencil Grayscale
Extend the range of your grayscale by combining various pencils.
Eye Drawing - Draw the Outlines
Beginning the eye drawing with an outline of the eyelids, iris and pupil
Eye Drawing - Shading and Shadows
Now your drawing is starting to come to life. Adding shading and shadows, we look at the tones of our model and reserve highlights.
Eye Drawing - Shading the Iris
Shading the iris instantly brings the eye to life. First check for any highlights cutting across the eye surface.
Eye Drawing - Smoothing the Shading
The eye drawing is almost finished. The shading in the eye is completed, making sure the white highlights are crisp. Notice the shadow drawn under the upper eyelid. This helps to give it a more three-dimensional look.
Eye Drawing - The completed Eye Drawing
To finish off the eye drawing, I've softened some of the shading further to create quite a smooth effect, and crisped up the highlights in the eye. Then I've added the eyelashes.
Eye Drawing Demonstration - Eye Drawing Step by Step
Learn how to draw an eye step by step with this easy eye drawing demonstration.
Faber-Castell watercolor pencils
Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils - these are my all-time favorite watercolor pencils. Read this review to find out why I rate Faber Castell's Albrech Durer watercolor pencils so highly.
Face Proportions - Cartoon Face Proportions
Using some basic human face proportions will help our cartoon look right. We dont' have to be too exact about it - these simple guides are all you need to know.
Faking It
Just for fun, check out this creative computer idea. You can produce an 'ink and watercolor' drawing on your computer, using the step-by-step instructions in
Faking It: When is an Artist Not an Artist?
Or perhaps, when is a fraud the real thing? Have you caught the UK TV series 'Faking It'? Regular people spend a month being coached in their 'dream job', then
Fan Art Drawings
Check out the new links in the Fan Art Drawings category, including a load of great Harry Potter pages, as well as Lord of the Rings characters. You can also
Fan Art Drawings - Drawings of popular film and tv characters including Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter
Fan art drawings - whether its Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings or Star Trek, we love to draw our favourite characters from Tv, films and books. Here is a collection of fan art including drawings, mostly by devoted amateurs.
Fan Art Gallery - Jennifer Lopez Drawing
jennifer lopez drawing - fan art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork
Fan Art Gallery - Portrait of Bob Dylan
portrait drawing of Bob Dylan - art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork of Bob Dylan
Fan Art Gallery - Portrait of Elvis Presley
portrait drawing of Elvis Presley - art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork of Elvis Presley
Fan Art Gallery - Portrait of Humphrey Bogart
portrait drawing of Humphrey Bogart - art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork of Humphrey Bogart
Fan Art Gallery - Portrait of Richard Burton
portrait drawing of Richard Burton - art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork of Richard Burton
Fantasy Drawing
What is it about dragons that makes them so fascinating? My earliest memory of dragons really capturing my imagination would be in Anne McCaffrey's stories. I
Fantasy Drawing by Dan
a fantasy drawing by Dan, done in pen and ink.
Fantasy Drawing by Dan
a fantasy drawing by Dan, done in pen and ink.
Fantasy Manga and Cartoons
A gallery of fanstasy, Manga, Anime and cartoon images drawn by Drawsketch forum members.
Fascinated by Eyes - : Portrait Drawing
Trying to draw the skin texture and capture the detail in the eyes.
Fashion Illustration - : Art School - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
Art school - a fashion illustration student shares her experiences
Fashion meets Function
One of the 'other lifetime' careers I might have had (other than astronaut, architect or palaeo-linguist) is industrial designer. It frustrates me that everyday
Fear of Failure
Do you ever think about drawing something... then decide you can't? Or maybe you don't actually decide you can't, but you find yourself procrastinating over it
Feather Study
First Feather - drawing of an decorative Native American (First Nations) Indian feather in Graphite Pencil
Feather Study
First Feather - drawing of an decorative Native American (First Nations) Indian feather in Graphite Pencil
Featured Artist: Anthony Ryder
Anthony Ryder is the author of figure drawing book
Featured Blog: 'Painting Fanatics Locked in an Attic'
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Featured Site: Anatomy Studies of Frank Frazetta
Revered fantasy artist Frank Frazetta's grasp of anatomical drawing is unquestionable. While he was a gifted artist from an early age, he was also fueled by a
Featured Site: Anatomy Studies of Frank Frazetta
Featured Site: Anatomy Studies of Frank Frazetta
Featured Site: Anatomy Studies of Frank Frazetta - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Featured Site: Anatomy Studies of Frank Frazetta - Revered by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta's grasp of antomical drawing is unquestionable. While he was a gifted artist from an early age, he was also fueled by a burning passion to draw and learn. When his boss handed him an...
Featured Site: Artcluster
This week's featured site, Hydra's Drawing Tips at Artcluster, is a must-see for anyone interested figure drawing or cartooning. There are some great tips on
Featured Site: Ed Hall, Cartoonist
Whenever I tell would-be cartoonists that they need to practice their figure drawing, they usually give me a slightly crosseyed look - I can almost see them
Featured Site: Lisa Call Contemporary Quilts
No, you haven't just taken a cyberspace detour. This is the drawing site. But I just love these pieces, and they have a certain drawing quality - at least in
Featured Site: Pen and Ink Stipple Drawings by Dave Daveant
Dave Daveant couldn't find a poster of his motorbike, being a Honda and not a Harley, so decided to do his own. Dave says 'I started doing the drawings at work
Featured Site: Portrait Artist Nancy Gawron
I read about portrait artist Nancy Gawron in 'The Artist' magazine around this time last year, and stumbled across her website today. Nancy has been drawing
Featured Site: Prodigies by James G. Mundie
There is a raft of reasons for visiting this week's featured site, not least of which is the intriguing imagery and restrained technique of artist James G
Featured Site: Taos Art School
Need some sunshine? Discover new motivation and inspiration, with Southwestern art and architecture, awesome landscapes and beautiful horses - not to mention
Featured Sites: Scientific Illustration
Sometimes you need to look a little differently at the world - in this case, erasing the divide between Art and Science to forge a career in scientific
Figurative Compositions
Drawings of people and figurative compositions.
Figurative Drawing
Figurative Drawing Art Gallery - compositions focussing on the human figures
Figure Drawing
Rachel's sketchblog reminded me of how fundamental figure drawing is to most areas of creative work. Games, graphic novels, animated features, any form of
Figure Drawing - Blocking In Forms
The structure of a figure and the dynamics of the pose are critical to the success of a life drawing. The most exquisitely detailed line will be wasted if the
Figure Drawing - Figure Drawing Tips and Lessons
Figure Drawing - sketching the nude fiugre - free online figure drawing lessons, life drawing resources, studio listings and galleries.
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Measuring Angles
figure drawing - measuring up the model - how to use a pencil to judge relative angles in the model's pose
Figure Drawing - Proportions of the Human Figure
Figure drawing proportions - find out the proportions of the average human figure heroic figure and how to measure them. Improve your figure drawing by using accurate proportions.
Figure Drawing Blogs
One of the great things about figure drawing classes is that they force you to draw seriously on a regular basis. Although there are plenty of casual classes
Figure Drawing Exercise - Quick Poses
figure drawing exercise - blocking in direction and movement - draw figures with broad strokes to capture energy and action
Figure Drawing Exercise - Quick Poses
Often when figure drawing, we can be daunted by the complexity of the figure, resulting in stiff, awkward drawings. Sometimes we focus on the surface detail,
Figure Drawing Exercise - Quick Poses - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Figure Drawing Exercise - Quick Poses - Often figure drawing is so daunting that we freeze up and produce stiff, awkward work. Sure, its important to observe carefully and get those tricky bits right, but first try this approach to quick sketches to free up and capture...
Figure Drawing Gallery
Figure Drawing Gallery - nude figure drawings and life drawings. Parental advisory: frontal nudity. Not suitable for viewers under the age of 18. A gallery of images contributed by Drawsketch forum members
Figure Drawing Workshop - Book Review
Figure Drawing Workshop - review of Allan Kraayvanger's book 'Figure Drawing Workshop', an excellent instruction book on all aspects of figure drawing for the intermediate artist.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour
contour drawing as applied to life drawing or figure drawing. Using line to describe the human figure.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour
Exploratory line is, as the name implies, an indirect approach to the contour, 'looking for' the line through space.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour - Continuous Line
Continuous line moves between contour and cross-contour in a flowing exploration of the figure. These can be short poses, as in this example, or longer, more detailed drawings.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour - Expressive Line
Confidence is critical in figure drawing. You can get away with murder so long as your line is sure.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour - Gestural Structure
A common problem with pure contour drawing is that as the tempo of drawing changes, and as we focus in on one small area at a time, it can be difficult to preserve the proportions of the figure. Gradually errors compound and the figure becomes distorted. To remedy this, practice using structural composition methods.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour - Selective Tone
Selective Tone: In this drawing I attempted to keep the line as simple and elegant as possible, using just a little tone to describe the shadows under the hair., and slightly model the face. The modeling of the face has gone awry - at this time, I hadn't learned any strategies for tackling the head - but it is otherwise successful, I think.
Figure Drawing: Line and Contour - Short Pose
The short-pose contour drawing asks the artist to visualize the figure as a whole, observing the entire composition, choosing the essential lines and capturing them in a few moments. These are excellent practice in developing a confident, flowing line.
Figure Drawing: Sketching the 'Armature'
Beginning the figure drawing by sketching a simple armature.
Figure Drawing: Structure
Figure drawing: drawing the basic structure of the figure. Using a structural drawing approach in life drawing.
Figure Drawing: Structure - Exploring Form
This drawing builds on basic structure with broad, loose shading and expressive contours. The sense of volume is particularly strong through the torso and thigh, largely due to the use of cross-contour; the shading in this drawing has more of an expressive, rather than descriptive function.
Figure Drawing: Structure - Gestural Structure
Building structure doesn't have to be a laborious process. It quickly becomes instinctive. In this short-pose example, the underlying structure is sketched in a matter of moments, with a handful of brief, eloquent lines describing the contour of back, breast and arm.
Figure Drawing: Structure - Volume and Cross-Contour
a simple ellipse offers a lot of information when describing a form.
Figure Drawing: Structure - Volume and Gravity
Correctly align the center axes of the limbs and torso, and place the feet carefully to establish the center of gravity.
Figure Drawing: Structure - drawing the 'mannikin'
Using simplified forms to develop the structure of the figure.
Figure Drawings by Ed Hall
Figure Drawings by Ed Hall
Final Layers of Colored Pencil
The process of layering is continued on each petal, first layering dark tones with reds in the shadows then bringing the reds forward to the tips of the petals. Using the red pencils with colorless blender on the edges of the petals keeps them bright and luminous. Where they are too dull, a little pink or white can be used, though I prefer to minimize use of white, as it can look dull.
Final Layers of the German Shepherd Drawing
Here I have put in white highlights in her eyes, which really help add dimension. I darken her pupils and the hair around her eyebrow areas by pressing harder on the pencil and going over the same strokes again and again.
Find out if Art is Your 'Life's Work'. Or not!
A life-coach blogger I often read, Jonathan Fields, writes in The Life-Purpose Lie of the current trend for workshops, books and psychological tests to discover
Find the Center of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective
This quick and easy step by step shows you how to find the center of any quadrilateral, square or rectangle in perspective. Once you've learned this simple trick, you can use it to evenly space building features like tiles, bricks and windows, or position a door or roof.
Find the Center of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 2
Find the Center of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 2 - now you have found the center, what can you do with it?
Find the Centre of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 3
Find the Center of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 3
Find the Centre of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 4
Find the Centre of a Square or Rectangle in Perspective Step 4 - repeating the process to further divide your square or rectangle.
Finding My Inner Caveperson
We have just moved house, and my new home has a small wood-fired heater. It's a wonderful thing, gathering twigs and old pinecones from beneath our own trees
Finish Drawing Santa's Hat
Finish drawing Santa's hat. The top of his hat has a soft, heavy ball hanging down. Draw lines on each side from the bottom part of his hat.
Finish and Color in Your Cartoon Snake
Finish your drawing of the cartoon snake and color him in. Print and color this pitcure of a cartoon snake.
Finish the Bow and Add Baubles on the Tree
To complete the drawing we'll add a big bow and baubles. You could also draw stars if you prefer.
Finish the Pot o' Gold
Color in the pot and add some shiny gold!! Overlapping circles will wrok great for this effect. There you go! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Finished Outlined Bricks
The competed bricks-and-mortar wall. For a crisper finish you might want to trace your drawing onto a fresh sheet. For a more subtle result, use the eraser to soften detail and add some texture with pencil.
Finishing Your Horse Drawing
Finishing the your horse drawing by tidying up your construction lines, ready to color in!
Finishing the 2-point perspective pyramid
draw the sides, add some sand and camels.....
Finishing the 3D Box Outline
Draw the back edges of the box in three d perspective
Finishing the Sketch in Photoshop
photoshop is a useful tool for finishing drawings. Here I'm using it to sharpen up and clean up the drawing and saving a digital copy.
Finishing the pyramid perspective drawing
finish off our pyramid drawing, erasing the construction lines
Finishing your 2-point perspective box drawing
completing your two-point perspective drawing
Finishing your frog sketch
finish you frog sketch, adding detail and cleaning up unneeded structural lines.
First Drawing Lessons for Children
Encouraging children to think about the world around them is the first step in teaching them to draw. This article offers some tips on teaching children to draw and drawing lesson ideas for kids.
First Layers of Colour
Laying down the first base layers of color onto the drawing.
Five Ways to Ruin a Drawing
Five Ways to Ruin a Drawing
Fixing Colored Pencil Mistakes - Erasing and Brushing
This shows the use of a house painting brush to easily and quickly brush away eraser crumbs. I normally use Vinyl Staedtler Mars erasers when working in coloured pencil. They can also be used on their flat sides as a smudging and blending tool with very little pressure used. They have also sharp edges that can be used to do very small areas.
Fixing Pigment Blobs - Cleaning With A Blade
How to fix a blob of pigment or mistake on a layered colored pencil drawing. Removing wax buildup and excess pigment with a blade or knife.
Flame is a Light Source
remember that flame is a light source, and will affect everything in its vicinity.
Flower Drawing - How to Draw and Sketch Flowers
Flower drawing and sketching - learn how to draw and sketch flowers in pen and colored pencil. Learn how to draw flowers and find tips and ideas for flower drawing.
Flower Drawing - Hyacinths
Hyacinth Sketch - a sketch of a bowl of hyacinths drawn in ink and coloured with gouache
Flower Drawing - Hyacinths
Hyacinth Sketch - a sketch of a bowl of hyacinths drawn in ink and coloured with gouache
Flower drawing - how to draw flowers -
Flower drawing - learn to draw realistic flowers in various mediums with these flower drawing lessons, including step by step tutorials. Draw roses step by step.
Flowers for Valentine's Day
Why not impress your beloved with an original card featuring your own sketch of a bunch of flowers. Check out these tips on Drawing Flowers with tips on
Follow along with this easy step by step drawing lesson on how to draw a cartoon ninja.
Follow along with this easy step by step drawing lesson on how to draw a cartoon ninja.
Follow along with this easy step by step drawing lesson on how to draw a cartoon ninja.
Follow along with this easy step by step drawing lesson on how to draw a cartoon ninja.
Following Shapes and Using Negative Space
when using a squared grid to copy a drawing, work a few squares a time.
Foreshortening
Tips to help you deal with drawing foreshortened objects. Foreshortening is the key to convincing drawing.
Foreshortening - What is Foreshortening
Foreshortening is when an object appears compressed when seen from a particular viewpoint, and the effect of perspective causes distortion. Particularly effective when well rendered on the picture plane to create the illusion of a figure in space.
Forget the Text, Just Look at the Drawings
I'm usually pretty keen on reading gallery notes and considering the curator's intentions when I observe an art exhibition, if for no other reason than to enjoy
Format - What is Format
Format refers to the size, shape and orientation of your paper or canvas. Portrait format means the paper is oriented with the shorter sides horizontal, while landscape describes paper with longer horizontals.
Forum and Galleries
Join the drawing/sketching community - share stories, advice, find a shoulder to cry on and show off your latest successes.
Fosdinovo Castle
A view of vapour trails and moon from Fosdinovo Castle
Francois Boucher Drawings - Page 2
Francois Boucher drawing exhibition at the Frick Collection - page 2
Fred Astaire - Portrait Drawing of Fred Astaire
A portrait of Fred Astaire, classic movie star, drawn by Eddie Smyth. This drawing captures Fred Astaire's charisma in a simple, classic portrait of the Hollywood movie star.
Fred Astaire - Portrait Drawing of Fred Astaire
A portrait of Fred Astaire, classic movie star, drawn by Eddie Smyth. This drawing captures Fred Astaire's charisma in a simple, classic portrait of the Hollywood movie star.
Fred Astaire - Portrait Drawing of Fred Astaire
A portrait of Fred Astaire, classic movie star, drawn by Eddie Smyth. This drawing captures Fred Astaire's charisma in a simple, classic portrait of the Hollywood movie star.
Frederick Frank on Drawing
Free Holiday Clipart
Brighten up your holiday correspondence, or make your own greeting cards with these free clipart images and coloring pages from your guide. Print out and use
Free Holiday Clipart from Drawing-Sketching
a collection of free holiday Christmas clipart from your guide to drawing-sketching.
Free Holiday Clipart from Drawing-Sketching
To create your own greeting cards, gift tags or notepaper, try copying these original Christmas designs. To save or print images, right-click and select 'save
Free iPad Art App
Our Graphics Software guide, Sue Chastain, spotted a great iPad freebie that you might be interested in. Now I wish I had an iPad! 'procreate' iPad App for
Freelancing: Create a Memorable Portfolio
I often check out art and illustration portfolios. Sometimes artists among my Twitter friends comment process of developing their portfolios and finding clients
From Paper to Pixel
From Paper to Pixel
From Rock Star to Art Star
I know several artists who play a musical instrument, but I was under the impression that musicians don't tend to be into visual art as much. Something to do
From the Archive: Humane and Eco Art Supplies
From the Archive: Humane and Eco Art Supplies
Full Free and Budget Software for Drawing
Full Free and Budget Software for Drawing
Fun With Creative Language
I was just trying to read a colleague's Facebook page with an entry in German... Google Translate's approximation was, it turns out, woefully wrong. Having
Fun with Wacom
I've finally had the chance to properly try out my Wacom Intuos graphics tablet - some of the drawings for my 'drawing noses' tutorial were done with it. It was
Funding, Pensions and Health Care for Artists
The Los Angeles Times has an article by Dave Carpenter entitled ' Creative financing for struggling artists', which as points out the usual financial struggles
Gargoyle - Photo Reference of a Gargoyle Statue
Reference photo of a Gargoyle - draw this gothic fantasy gargoyle.
Gearing Up for the New Year
Have you thought about your New Year's Resolutions yet? I have. I'm going to do a sketch every day. Every single day. And now I've told everyone, I have to
Gestural Drawing - Using Expressive Marks
Gesture drawing allows the artist to use the energy of the marks to express feelings about the subject, or to reflect its internal energy.
Gestural Drawing and Visual Memory
While detailed realism can be very impressive, as an artist I particularly enjoy work where I can see the artist's hand in the work - mark making, the 'thinking
Gesture Drawing
Gesture drawing is a form of expressive mark-making that emphasises an energetic and tactile approach to form. Gestural or gesture drawings are a great way to loosen up and can be great fun, too.
Gesture Drawing
Do you need to loosen up? If you're focusing on realism, your mark-making can become over-controlled, stiff and lifeless. Sometimes you want precision, for
Get Free Drawing and Crafts Newsletters
Have you signed up for the Drawing/Sketching Newsletter yet? It's a great way to find out about the latest articles right from your inbox. If you've got
Get Lost Lessons for Drawing for Beginners
A drawing course for beginners, starting from the very beginning.
Get Motivated
'The War of Art' has been out for quite a while, and If you haven't read it already, I thoroughly recommend it for your holiday wishlist. If you're a creative
Getting Started With Drawing - Supplies
Drawing doesn't involve a lot of 'stuff', and you can make do with very simple paper and pencils. But it's fun to experiment with a range of pencils - varying
Getting and Giving Art Supplies
Don't you just love getting art supplies as gifts? They are always a bit of a luxury item. Now's the time to start putting your wishlist on the fridge (leave
Giclee FAQ - How good is the resolution on Giclee prints?
Giclee FAQ - How good is the resolution on Giclee prints? is the commercial giclee printer any finer than the printer you have on your desktop?
Giclee FAQ - How many copies should I print?
Giclee FAQ - Edition Size. How many copies should I print? Find out what a print edition is and the number of copies that you can issue from a giclee print run.
Giclee FAQ - How much should I charge for my giclee prints?
Giclee FAQ - How much should I charge for my giclee prints? Pricing your artwork is always difficult. Find out how to figure out a fair price for giclee reproductions of your original artwork.
Giclee FAQ - Should I scan or photograph my artwork myself?
Giclee FAQ - Should I scan or photograph my artwork myself?
Giclee FAQ - What size can I print my artwork?
Giclee printing FAQ - what size can I print my artwork? Find out what size to create your giclee fine art print.
Giclee FAQ - Which Paper should I use for Giclee Printing?
giclee printing faq answer - which paper should I use for giclee printing? Learn about the papers that are available for giclee printing of fine art prints.
Giclee Printing FAQ
Giclee Printing can be a cost-effective way of making your artwork affordable to the public. While it doesn't have the 'hands-on' originality of traditional
Giclee Printing FAQ
Giclee Printing FAQ
Giclee Printing FAQ - Can I print on Canvas?
giclee printing FAQ - Can I print on Canvas? Well, yes and no... find out if canvas is the right choice of substrate for your giclee fine art print edition.
Giclee Printing FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Fine Art Giclee Printing
Fine Art Giclee printing - about fine art giclee printing, incuding paper type and size, scanning your drawings, edition size and costs.
Giclee Printing and Printers- Creating Giclee Art Prints
Find out about giclee printing - what giclee prints are, how giclee prints are made and where to get your art turned into a giclee print.
Gift Ideas for Artists - Big Ticket Drawing Gifts
Looking for a special gift for the artist in your life? Choosing gifts for artists can be a bit daunting. Here's my pick of big ticket gifts that any artist who draws will enjoy.
Give it a Name: Choosing a Title for Your Artwork
What's in a name? Plenty, if its a work of art. What you title your drawing tells your viewer how to approach the piece. Here are some tips on naming your artwork.
Give it a Name: Choosing a Title for Your Artwork
What's in a name? Plenty, if its a work of art. What you title your drawing tells your viewer how to approach the piece. Here are some tips on naming your artwork.
Give it some passion!
Today at my cello lesson, we worked on getting a bit of passion into my playing. As a beginner, I've been concentrating on just playing the right notes, in
Give the Easter Bunny a Fluffy Tail
How to Draw an Easter Bunny - draw this fun cartoon Easter Bunny. Step three - adding the bunny's tail and arms.
Giving Art Supplies - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Giving Art Supplies - Buying art supplies as gifts? Yes, it is a great idea, even if you are unfamiliar with art materials yourself. Most art materials are consumable, so you can never have enough, and creative people love trying something new. Just try...
Giving Art Supplies - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Giving Art Supplies - Buying art supplies as gifts? Yes, it is a great idea, even if you are unfamiliar with art materials yourself. Most art materials are consumable, so you can never have enough, and creative people love trying something new. Just try...
Giving Art Supplies - Drawing/Sketching Archives
Giving Art Supplies - Buying art supplies as gifts? Yes, it is a great idea, even if you are unfamiliar with art materials yourself. Most art materials are consumable, so you can never have enough, and creative people love trying something new. Just try...
Giving the Ghost Some Swish
Now you need to draw the 'draped sheet' folds with a bit of swish to give the ghost some movement. We'll start off with 4 simple lines, and as the red guide shows you, these lines need to follow the shape of the sides, and flow upward toward the top.
Glass Framed Pendant
I thought it was serendipitous that just as I went looking for her de-stashing post, Tammy had posted a project featuring a glass frame pendant. I LOVE the
Glenn Vilppu's Tutorials on Animation World Network
I probably shouldn't give you this link, as it will put me out of a job. These lessons are brilliant. Regular readers will know that Glenn Vilppu is one of my
Global Wind © Janet H
A mixed media drawing by Janet H
Global Wind © Janet H
A mixed media drawing by Janet H
Go Abstract - Exploring Abstract Art
What is abstract art? What does it mean? Here are the 'short answers' to those questions, with some ideas to get you started in creating abstract art.
Going Abstract - How to Create Abstract Art
Having trouble with abstraction? Here are some ways to approach abstract art. If you are used to realist art, taking a step into abstract painting and drawing can be daunting but refreshing. Find out how.
Going Abstract: Getting Started with Abstraction
Leaving the security of a 'real' subject behind for the relative freedom of abstraction can be exhilarating - but for some, it can be rather bewildering. This
Going Freelance - Look Before You Leap
If you're going to go freelance, it's important to do your homework and have some idea of what you're in for. 'Seize the day' is a nice mantra for personal
Going Green
For the artist there's a peculiar tension between biodegradability and longevity: how do we reduce our ecological footprint, yet preserve our work for
Going Nowhere - Detail
a detail of the 'Going Nowhere' image
Going Nowhere - Misty Pier
A lone figure dissappears into the mist on the end of a long, dark wooden pier. An evocative image to inspire your imagination.
Good Shepherd Cartoon
A caricature of a shepherd carrying a sheep. A newspaper-style illustrative caricature of a Jesus-like 'Good Shepherd' character.
Good Shepherd Cartoon
A caricature of a shepherd carrying a sheep. A newspaper-style illustrative caricature of a Jesus-like 'Good Shepherd' character.
Goofy Guy to Funny Dragon
Now it's time to start adding some features to the cartoon dragon. Adding features like buck teeth, a pronounced adam's apple, and a big nose follow the typical pattern for creating this type of character.
Goose Drawing Reference Photo
Drawing Projects - Goose reference photo. daily or weekly practice drawings to keep you drawing
Gothic Art Drawings - Goth Drawing and Gothic Design
Gothic art - drawing is an important mode of expression in goth culture. Find goth band fan art and individual interpretations of gothic themes of life and death.
Grape Vines - Landscape Reference Photo
A close-up shot of grape vines with hills in the distance. Drawing reference photo.
Graphite - What is Graphite?
Graphite is the 'gray lead in your drawing pencil. Graphite is not lead at all; the misnomer arose because it was mistaken for a form of lead when first discovered in England.
Graphite Pencil Drawing
If you have done a bit of sketching and your contour (outline) drawings are pretty accurate, you'll probably want to learn tonal value drawing (shading). While
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Can I use an Eraser?
Isn't it cheating to use an eraser? No! Absolutely not. That's one of those silly urban myths made up by people who are too fond of rules. Read the answer to this question to find out where and how to use an eraser.
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Choosing and Using Pencils
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Choosing and Using Pencils
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Choosing and Using Pencils
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Choosing and Using Pencils
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Choosing and Using Pencils
Need to know what the 'H' and 'B' and those numbers mean? Which one to pick for line drawing, which one for shading? And can you use an eraser, or not? This
Graphite Pencil FAQ - The Basics of Graphite Pencils
Find out the answers to common questions such as - which pencil should I use? do I have to buy a set? Can I use an eraser? Should I shade with a blunt or sharp pencil? What's the difference between a lead pencil and a graphite pencil? How do I sharpen my pencils?
Graphite Pencil FAQ - What do the H and B and numbers mean on a pencil?
Are you wondering what those letters - the H, B, F - and numbers mean on a pencil? - Find out what they mean, and how they relate to the numbers on American writing pencils - pencil hardness and grades.
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Which pencil should I use for line drawing?
Ok, so you've got a lovely tin of drawing pencils. But which one do you choose? It can be hard to know which pencil to select for different drawing tasks - here's a guide to choosing which graphite pencil you need to use for line drawing.
Graphite Pencil FAQ - Which pencil should I use for shading?
There's such a range of graphite pencils to choose from, its hard to know which to pick. Use one pencil for everything? Use a different one for every tonal value? Here's what to do.
Graphite Pencil FAQ Index - Choosing and Using Pencils
Find out the answers to common questions such as - which pencil should I use? do I have to buy a set? Can I use an eraser? Should I shade with a blunt or sharp pencil? What's the difference between a lead pencil and a graphite pencil? How to sharpen pencils?
Graphite Pencil Hardness
Readers often ask which pencil they should use for drawing and shading. The short answer is, It depends..... Hmm. I guess there is no really short answer!
Grid Drawing
When you copy a photograph, you don't have much room for error - a fraction of an inch either way and an expression is totally changed. And if major outlines
Grid Drawing
Grid Drawing
Grid Drawing - Copying Pictures Using a Grid
gridding up, or grid drawing, is a useful way of copying drawings when tracing isn't an option. This illustrated step-by-step shows you how to use a grid to start your drawing.
Grid Drawing - Setting Up
Grid Drawing Page 2 shows you an example of a correctly sized grid ready for copying.
Grid Drawing A Few Squares at a Time
beginning your grid drawing, doing just a few squares at a time.
Grid Drawing Tip - Photocopying Enlargements
Sometimes you don't want to spoil your picture by drawing lines on it, and sometimes the image is too small - you need more detail, or you want your drawing to be bigger. This grid drawing tip is just what you need.
Grid Drawing Tip - Tracing the Lines
One major problem with grid drawing - those pesky lines that are hard to erase, especially once you start shading. Here's a tip on avoiding the problem when using a grid to copy a drawing or photograph
Grid Drawing Tip - Using a Computer
If you need to copy a digital photograph, or can scan a photograph into your computer, why not try using your computer graphics software program to make gridding your drawing a bit easier?
Grids / Copying / Tracing
When I last featured an article on Grid Drawing step-by-step, some of our forum members shared some brilliant ideas for making it a bit easier. Try some of
Grids, Copying and Tracing - Mechanical Aids to Drawing
a guide to traditional and contemporary aids to accurate drawing, what they are and how to use them, including the pinhole camera and Camera Lucida.
Guest Artist Biography - Shawn Encarnacion
Biographical note for guest artist, cartoonist Shawn Encarnacion
Guest Artist and Writer Biographies
Find out more about the guest artists and writers whose work features on the About.com Drawing/Sketching GuideSite.
HHow To Draw Cartoons - Draw The Dolphin’s Fin and Flippers
Follow along with this drawing lesson and use easy, step-by-step instructions to teach you how to draw a dolphin.
Haircuts and Sketchbooks
I went to the art shop yesterday, to stock up on a variety of paper so that I can show you how different media looks on different paper. But of course, you
Halloween Art - Halloween Ghost
Draw a halloween ghost cartoon to use as a decoration or greeting card.
Happy New Year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai! to readers celebrating Chinese New Year, wishing you all the best for the coming year. Here is a little Wacom Tablet sketch of a lucky Fu Dog I
Happy New Year!
I almost missed it! In honor of the Year of the Pig, here is a sketch of a happy little porker grubbing about in a muddy field. I used a combination of hatching
Happy New Year!
I've never really been able to revisit old New Years Resolutions, because I never wrote them down - I kept an art journal, but not a diary. But since I thought