Drawing Tutorials

Greetings! Today, we'll be drawing a nude using charcoal, although there will be some graphite used in this drawing as well. This will be a short tutorial; what we are trying to achieve is a quick sketch. This post will give you practice with shading as well. Charcoal is good to use, because you can lay in a lot very quickly. The most difficult portion of this tutorial will be the line drawing of the nude figure. This is because of the difficulty of getting the proportions of the form correctly. If you are having trouble getting the line drawing to your satisfaction, may I suggest that you print the Step One line drawing on your drawing paper using your computer's printer. Make sure you print only a light copy, and not too dark. If necessary, set your printer to print lighter than necessary. Be sure to use some drawing paper with some texture, and not just a sheet of printing paper, as we will be using charcoal, and this media demands some quality paper with "to...

Welcome! Today, we'll be drawing another face. Materials Necessary for this Drawing: Pencils   HB 2B 4B 6B Drawing Paper Eraser Kneaded Eraser Pencil Sharpener Tortillion, or tissue Step 1 We start with the outline. I have drawn a rectangle around the drawing to suggest the format. To gauge whether or not you have the correct proportions, draw a grid first as shown in the above illustration. Make horizontal lines over the eyes, nose, and mouth, and make sure you have the proper angle. From our viewpoint, the woman's face is cocked to the left side (which is her right side). So the right eye (our perspective) is positioned lower than the left eye. A slanting vertical line is made from the top of the format through and over the woman's nose. One side of her is more visible than the other, so the position of the nose is adjusted accordingly; which more to the right of the drawing. Take note that the light source is from the top right-hand side,...

Greetings! I apologize for the extended lapse of time that has past since I last posted. I have been spending time with family overseas, and I didn't have much time for posting. It is great to be back! For this post, we will be drawing a horse . Horses can be difficult to draw, so don't attempt this tutorial if you are just starting out drawing. Of course, you can if you want to! But this subject requires much practice with the basics of drawing; that is, perspective and composition and learning to sketch and to layout the subject, in particular drawing shapes and contours, and shading and blending. Materials necessary for this Drawing Tutorial: Pencils HB 2B 4B Other Materials Drawing Paper Tortillion, or tissue (for blending) Kneaded Eraser Eraser Pencil Sharpener Step 1   To start off, we will layout the horse on the paper with several circular shapes. Use an HB grade pencil. Remember to go easy, and not be too heavy-handed with the pe...