How to you get into the groove of drawing every day, especially when you have a full schedule? You know that improving…
Shading is the process of adding tonal areas to your drawings and paintings to make them look more life-like. How to shade…
Shading involves two concerns: actual technique and values. Contour line is where most people begin a drawing. Since line is all about…
If you're a designer or artist trying to wrap your head around what balance is all about, you're not alone. Balance is…
Most of us use line without thinking much about it. Since early childhood we’ve used pencils, pens and crayons to make marks.…
An Eye Level reader wrote: What would be the forward steps to draw realistically, in correct proportions, from imagination? Especially imaginary (though…
While I think that designers in general should be able to draw well enough to communicate their ideas, (Von Glitska @Vonster tweeted…
I want to preface this by saying that as you learn and apply design principles, and gain experience with organizing elements within…
Older people provide a varied facial landscape to draw. In many ways, it's easier to describe the external contours when there are…
In this Sketchbook Session I demonstrate my approach to drawing a hand. I start by sketching the general structure and overall shape,…
Whether drawing from photographic reference or from life, we can easily adopt what I call a line-by-line approach to drawing. We look at…
Light logic is a system of using value pattern to create the illusion of real space and form. It is simply the idea…
A proper understanding of eye level goes a long way when you want to draw something accurately. When asked,"What is eye-level?" the…
I had my sketchbook open while viewing televised Congressional hearings. US Attorney General, Eric Holder, was up to bat, answering questions pitched…
Here's a tutorial (in speed sketch mode) for my drawing class showing how to draw a bear from photographic reference (which is…
Since I practice two separate but related disciplines, I am very aware of the commonalities and differences in the process of each.…
One row forward and three seats over. I did this quick sketch in about 10 minutes in my sketchbook during a seminar.
If you want to improve at anything, you must decide to do it. You need to make a commitment and even schedule regular time in your week or your day to pursue drawing.
"Sequoia, In Part" - a pencil sketch of my dog, found in a sketchbook. I am currently in the concept stages of…
Last weekend I was over at the local Borders bookstore and cafe. I sat down with my sketchbook and began drawing…
By straddling two "worlds" in my design practice, I often think about one of them while engaging in the other. For instance,…