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Drawing with Shapes

January 27, 2010 | In: Basics

As complicated as some drawings might seem, in the end they are mostly based on various combinations of simple shapes. Triangles, rectangles and circles. That's all it really is. You might find it hard to draw if you start off trying to draw something...

Helpful Drawing Tips and Hints

January 27, 2010 | In: Basics

This article is nothing more but a list of useful tips and hints put together by an artist to help. Nothing more than that, nor does it have to be? What could be better for an artist-in-training than to have a list of tips from an established artist?...

If you're just starting out with learning how to draw, then the drawing jargon and terms used in the tutorials you find online might scare you off. Do not worry, because this tutorial will lay all those tutorials out for you, and explain exactly what is...

If you're just starting out with drawing and you're having trouble, this could be happening because your brain might be trying to tell you what to draw. This can be a problem, because you're not supposed to be drawing objects, but the individual lines,...

Sometimes it is a good thing if you just try something different, something that is not standard. This short and simple tutorial will show you a way to digitally create an eerie zombie scene at night in the moonlight. You can even try to recreate the...

Creating a great composition takes a lot of thought and planning. This tutorial will give you nine great tips on how to make your compositions better. Click here to go to How to Create Better Compositions tutorial Source: Empty...

Lines are one of the most basic features of your drawing, and you will be drawing lines very often during your artistic journey. But just because they are basic does not mean that they are simple. This tutorial will show you how to use lines effectively...

How to Hold a Pencil

January 15, 2010 | In: Basics, Techniques

If you're going to be spending a lot of your time drawing, then knowing how to hold a pencil is very important. Properly holding a pencil means that your drawings will come out better, and your hands will not have to get tired because of it. This tutorial...

This tutorial is a nice, simple, clean and easy to read list of some of the tools you'll need to make your drawings come to life. You start out with a pencil, but you'd be surprised at how many other tools you can use to create great artworks. Click here...

Perspective is one the techniques you will need to master if you want to create realistic three dimensional drawings. It does not have to be hard, though, and this tutorial will explain to you in simple terms what perspective is, the three different kinds...

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