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Drawing a nose from the 3/4 angle is a little trickier than from the front or side, but I’ll show you an easy way to do it, plus how…
I’m Darlene and in this drawing tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to draw a face from the 3/4 view using Andrew Loomis’ method for drawing heads. It took…
In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw curls in 7 easy steps! Grab a pencil, paper, and eraser, and follow along with me :) Here are…
Hey, I’m Darlene and in this tutorial, I’m going to explain the Loomis method for drawing the face/head from the side view. It took me a long time to…
Hey, I’m Darlene and in this tutorial, I’m going to explain the Loomis method for drawing a face from the front view. It took me a long time to…
Hey, I’m Darlene and in this tutorial, I’ll break down how to draw a realistic male eyebrow into simple steps. Tools I Used I’m going to use a cheap…
Hey, you’re reading a detailed step by step tutorial on how to draw a realistic eye from the side, QUARANTINE EDITION! ✏️ TOOLS I USED: Since art supplies may…
I’ve always found shading to be the quickest way to add realism and depth to my drawings, be it portraits, concept sketches or even a quick doodle. In this…
One of the most distinctive features of southeast Asian eyes is that the eyelid crease is tapered instead of parallel with the top eyelid. You can easily make any…
In this tutorial, I’m gonna show you a few ways to give a flat drawing more depth. Go grab a drawing that you wanna work on and try some…
When you add light and shadow to your line-drawings, you can make your subject come to life by creating the illusion of form and depth. You can make a…
Here’s a quick and easy method for beginners to draw male and female faces. In this tutorial, I’ll draw 2 basic faces and then I’ll demonstrate how some easy…
This is hands down the most requested tutorial to date. It’s a long one too! Tools I used: Kneaded rubber eraser H, HB, 2B, 6B pencil from Derwent 4B…
Here’s a quick and easy way to draw closed eyes for beginners. I came up with this method by combining a few of my other ones, which turned out…
Struggling to draw female faces from the profile view? This tutorial gives you a great way to practice getting your proportions right and eventually being comfortable enough to draw…
Another highly requested tutorial fresh out of the oven! This one is, again based off my original method, but with a few small changes here and there to create a female face…
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to draw 6 different eye shapes: almond, round, monolid, hooded, upturned and downturned. You’ll get a chance to look at different…
Looking for a highly detailed tutorial on how to draw short hair? This is a very extensive one with plenty of examples, a full step by step tutorial and…
Learn how to draw an ear from the front in 11 easy steps! Tools: – HB, 2B and 4B pencils – Canson Bristol Paper – Ruler or Straight Edge…
Every now and then, I get questions about how to shade eyeballs and how to make them look round. It’s a little difficult to explain without pictures, so here’s…
Hey guys! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to draw realistic and subtle eyebrows. Learn how to draw eyebrows that compliment a drawing instead of sticking out like…
Hey guys! Today, I’m going to show you how to draw eyelashes and also how not to draw them. The format of this tutorial will be: examples with explanations…
This tutorial has 3 examples for you to draw from: Overbite, Normal Bite and Underbite. When going through the tutorial, please pick only 1 example to follow instead of drawing…
Struggle with drawing lips in the 3/4 view? With this method, you’ll be drawing perfect lips every time! Since my first lip tutorial was so successful, I decided to base this one…
If you haven’t heard of Inktober, it’s a fun challenge started by Jake Parker, where you…
If you’re new to drawing with graphite and wondering what are the best drawing pencils you should…
Need some art gift ideas for the visual artist in your life? Here’s my top…
Want to set up an artist website without the headache? Follow my step by step…
I’ve always found shading to be the quickest way to add realism and depth to…
Hey guys! This is the first article in a new series I’m starting. The series…
Below are 3 awesome drawing exercises that will improve your drawing skills dramatically. They will…
So, what is a kneaded eraser? Unlike the common vinyl or rubber pink erasers, kneaded rubber erasers…
A blending stump or paper stump is a stick of tightly rolled up soft paper…
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