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Read more about the article How To Draw the Basic Forms

As with any discipline there are fundamentals that are often overlooked but which are absolutely necessary to draw and paint with accuracy. If…

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Read more about the article Don’t Let Drawing Mistakes Hold You Back

I respond to a reader's and viewers' questions about how to avoid making drawing mistakes, and explain two ways to shift your…

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Read more about the article Drawing Basics: To Draw Accurately, Draw Forms, Not Edges

Line is the most basic and expressive element of all the design elements. We can't develop a drawing without using them. Using…

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Read more about the article How To Shade Your Drawings

Shading involves two concerns: actual technique and values. Contour line is where most people begin a drawing. Since line is all about…

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Read more about the article Tips To Improve Portrait Drawing Using Structure

Do you draw mainly from photographs? People often do, and unless you've had the experience of drawing from life in a figure…

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Read more about the article A Guide To Drawing With Line

Most of us use line without thinking much about it. Since early childhood we’ve used pencils, pens and crayons to make marks.…

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Read more about the article How To Draw The Head — Front View

Beginning with the basic structure and proportions, here’s one approach to draw the head in a front view. You can apply these…

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Read more about the article Is There A Difference Between Depth and Volume in Two-Dimensional Design?

Is there a difference between depth and volume? And, if so, how are they different? This question was posed during a classroom discussion…

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Read more about the article How To Design A Drawing

An Eye Level reader wrote: What would be the forward steps to draw realistically, in correct proportions, from imagination? Especially imaginary (though…

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Read more about the article Drawing Basics: How To Find Angles and Proportions In Linear Perspective

This article is Part Two in a series of tutorial articles explaining linear perspective from a visual, non-technical approach. By visual, I…

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Read more about the article Drawing Basics: A Visual Approach to Linear Perspective

This is the first of a series of tutorial articles dealing with linear perspective. Read Part Two here. And there there's Part…

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Read more about the article Portrait Sketch Tutorial: Bonita at 102

Older people provide a varied facial landscape to draw. In many ways, it's easier to describe the external contours when there are…

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Read more about the article How To Draw A Hand

In this Sketchbook Session I demonstrate my approach to drawing a hand. I start by sketching the general structure and overall shape,…

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https://youtu.be/0NvDvkfmRvwIn order to form a habit of drawing daily, you can participate in or create your own drawing challenge. The thing is,…

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