Posts Tagged ‘Basics

Drawing in perspective does not have to be hard. This video will explain to you what the basics are, so you can easily add depth to your drawings. http://youtu.be/felys-u4nfk

Learn How to Draw Hair

October 27, 2011 | In: Basics, Media, Pencil, Portraits

Knowing how to draw hair will always be one of those tricky things which requires practice, especially when you're still a beginner. That's why it's so handy that there are plenty of people out there willing to help. Like this tutorial, which will give...

How to Draw a Horse

October 24, 2011 | In: Basics, Media, Pencil, Techniques

It doesn't have to be difficult to draw animals. What looks like a very complicated shape to draw can actually easily be reduced to a few simple shapes, which, when combined, do most of the work for you. That's how it is for this simple but still very...

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,...

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...