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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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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In this art video I explain how to draw with shapes a complicated object simply. The easy drawing tutorial is designed for beginners, children and those looking to develop their drawing. This draw with shapes art tutorial is based around a woodman’s plane. The woodman’s plane is an object that has defined shapes which are […]
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