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Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces

If you are intrigued by artists' abilities to capture those elusive qualities and characteristics that make a portrait so incredibly realistic, you won't want to miss these effective techniques.
 


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Colored Pencil Explorations

Explore the limitless creative possibilities of colored pencils combined with pastel, solvents, airbrush, watercolor, acrylic, ink and other media.
 


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Keys to Drawing

Teaches the "how-tos" of drawing: composition, proportion, shading.
 


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Colored Pencil Solution Book

Step-by-step demonstrations and solutions to common mistakes and difficult subjects.
 


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Colored Pencil Portraits...

Helpful step by step demonstrations with highlighted hints sprinkled throughout the text.
 


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Basic Colored Pencil Techniques

Teaches about layering, lifting, color interactions, error corrections, light and much more.
 

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Pen, Ink, and Watercolor Wash Sketching -- Download free pen and ink drawing sheets, watercolor wash tutorials, sketching tips, and reference photos for artists.

Drawing Tutorials -- Mike Malaska shares techniques for drawing shapes, lines, perspective, and people.

How to draw funny cartoons -- Martin Bérubé's website is for anyone who wishes to learn how to draw cartoons characters, animals, cars, planes, etc. His vector drawing tips are particularly helpful.

Learn-to-draw-expressively.com -- Doug Boomhower provides tips for drawing people, pets, and caricatures in charcoal pencil. Sections are dedicated to drawing difficult areas like hands, eyes, and clothing. The site has many excellent examples of his fine art portraiture.

Drawing Tutorials and Tips -- Brian Duey's online drawing tutorials focus primarily on drawing facial features and creating life-like portraits. His tips for attaining a wet, reflective look when drawing eyes are especially helpful.

Mini - Tutorial: Instruction for Charcoal & Graphite Pencil Artists -- J. D. Hillberry discusses the characteristics of graphite pencil and charcoal, his favorite brands and tools he uses for blending. He also gives a step-by-step tutorial demonstrating how to produce trompe l'oeil effects and a step-by-step drawing lesson demonstrating how to create a classical still life.

OnlyPencil Tutorials -- Lisandro Pena's blog includes pencil drawing tutorials for "Drawing the Human Eye", "Drawing With a Grid", "Negative Drawing" and more.

Learning To Draw Buildings -- Jim Stilwell offers a free easy to follow course on Architectural Illustration techniques. It includes basic perspective lessons, tips on drawing from a photograph, and the basics of watercolor painting. He also has a section on how to photograph architecture.

How to Draw Cartoons -- Learning how to draw has never been so fun and easy! Improve your technique in record time with simple step by step cartoon drawing lessons.

Colored Pencil Demonstration of a Flower -- Kristy Kutch explains the step-by-step process she uses to create her colored pencil drawings.

Colored Pencil Demonstration of a Dog -- Brigitte M. Botnick describes her process as she uses colored pencil to create pet portraits.

Grid Method -- Teaches how to use the grid method to get an accurate sketch.

DrawingCoach.com -- Mitch Bowler's step by step written tutorials and videos are designed to help people new to drawing learn how to draw - everything from flowers to portraits to cartoons.

Painting with Colored Pencils -- Barbara Newton discusses grisaille, juxtapositioning of colors, and preserving the white of the paper.

Color Pencil Tips & Techniques -- Advice from Carol Moore.

Basic Drawing Terms -- Carol Santora provides a good overview.

Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques -- Drawing lessons that explain various techniques for creating tones and textures: Cross Hatching, Stippling, and Ink Washes.

Sketching Wild Birds -- A sample of lessons from Trevor Smith's book which covers sketching techniques, behaviour, anatomy, composition and much more.

All About Drawings -- Features contour drawings that you can use as templates to easily create your own pencil drawings. Subjects include: cartoons, cars, animals, flowers, and more.

Bet Borgeson's Colored Pencil Studio -- This educational site offers both free and tuition-based online instruction in colored pencil drawing. Issues range from getting started with colored pencils to dealing with professional concerns such as approaching galleries.

About.com Articles -- A collection of drawing lessons and tips covering everything from perspective and anatomy to selecting and caring for paper.

How To Draw Animals -- Follow along and learn techniques for drawing animals in a variety of media: oil crayons, color pencils, chalk pastels, gouache, pencil, and charcoal.

Learn To Draw Tutorials -- Bob Davies provides several online demonstrations to help you improve your drawing skills: Learn to Draw Whatever You Want, Master Perspective Drawing the First Time, How To Draw Trees, How To Draw Faces, How To Draw Cars, How To Draw Hands, How To Draw Flowers, and an entire section for learning How To Draw Animals.

Art Studio Chalkboard -- Perspective, shading, and composition.

Portrait Series -- 11 lessons by Roger Elliott. Includes figures too.

Portrait Art Tutorials -- J.R. Dunster shares lessons on how to draw faces, drawing tips, tutorials on color, anatomy, and sketching people.

Pencil Portrait Drawing -- The instruction is organized so you can choose the area of interest to you: Proportions, Features, Shading, etc.

Demo by William F. Powell -- A step-by-step demonstration that shows how to draw some fairly complex objects (stack of books, eye glasses, pocket watch) in a still life setup.

Drawing Lessons -- A collection of brief drawing tutorials covering everything from contour drawing to gesture drawing.

Perspective Drawing -- Brief overview of perspective by Jan Garner.

Free Art Tutorials -- Digital artist Rasmus Andersen provides tips covering different aspects of drawing and painting, such as composition, the golden ratio, and perspective.

Pencil Drawing Lessons -- Carol Rosinski provides drawing lessons (free and for purchase) and discusses her techniques for achieving very realistic results in graphite.

DrawingStep.com -- Drawing lessons illustrated with colored pictures that teach you how to draw cartoon animals, fantasy characters, holiday themes and free-style artworks. The site is great for kids and/or adults to learn and improve drawing skills.

How to draw a frog in pencil -- Gina Mikel provides a brief demonstration in graphite pencil.

Creating Comics -- A source of information for comic writers, artists, letterers, and self-publishers. Here you will find links to various resources on the Internet for practically every aspect of comic creation.

Dragoart Drawing Tutorials -- Learn how to draw mythical creatures: dragons, fairies, unicorns, wizards, monsters, vampires, mermaids... and a whole lot more.

The Drawing Board for Illustrators -- Theresa Brandon discusses the profession of illustration. She provides information and advice on careers, marketing, portfolios, organizations and networking.

Picturedraw Tutorials -- Roger Simpson gives drawing tips for portraits, figures, pets, and more.

Deterioration of Artists' Papers: Causes and Prevention -- A very informative article for artists and collectors alike. Provided by Daniel Smith, manufacturer and supplier of fine artists' materials.

Paper and pH -- Daniel Smith explains the terms often used to describe a paper's acidity.

Useful Paper Terms -- Daniel Smith explains the terms used to describe paper and its various characteristics.

Blick Art Materials -- A huge selection of art supplies for drawing, including a wide variety of drawing papers, drawing boards, and several types of pencils, markers, and pens. They also have larger items such as drafting tables and easels. Free shipping on orders over $200!

MisterArt.com -- Art supplies for drawing: tortillions, pencils and pens, chalk, charcoal, erasers, fixatives, and more.
 
 
 

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