If you want to be an artist you have to be able to draw. In this art tutorial, aimed at beginners and students of art, I explain what drawing is. Drawing is a language, like any other language because it is a means of communication. Drawing has an ‘alphabet’ of marks, textures, tones, shapes etc. […]
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In this art tutorial, the third in my series on drawing basics:- Edges not Outlines, I look at drawing folds in paper. This method can be used to draw folds in clothes or any other similar objects. In this tutorial I explain how to draw folded paper accurately. If you want to learn how to […]
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This is my second drawing tutorial on how to Draw with Edges not Outlines. It takes the ideas from Part 1 a stage further. In this art tutorial I start with an outline drawing, but I use edges to create the 3D effect. I explain that establishing the direction of the light source first is […]
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Frida Kahlo was an amazing artist. Her work explores issues that affected herself with honesty and integrity, which is why her paintings are held in such high regard. She was born in Coyoacan, Mexico City in 1907 and died in 1954 aged just 47. She contracted polio when a toddler and was involved in a […]
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Want to just watch this art tutorial on how to draw a figure? Watch the time-lapse version MATERIALS: Staedtler Pencil 2B, Derwent-Artists -Pencil Ivory Black This is a pencil drawing of a person relaxing, lying down on the ground, propped up on his arm. It should be an easy image to draw. This art tutorial […]
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Easy Pen and Ink Drawing If you have seen the previous three pen and ink drawing tutorials you will be ready for this one. This art tutorial brings together line, dots and scribbles together with three different pens to create a drawing. Using sunflowers as the starting point, the art tutorial covers how to draw […]
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