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Helen's Drawing / Sketching Blog April 2006 Archive

By Helen South, About.com Guide to Drawing / Sketching since 2002

SketchUp - Three Dimensional Drawing

Sunday April 30, 2006
Here's a free three-dimensional drawing program. No kidding. Unlike most 3D drawing programs, SketchUp is drawing-based, and apparently easy to learn. And you can download it for free. from Google. ... Read More

Relieve Stress By Being Creative and Learning to Draw

Sunday April 30, 2006
Elizabeth Scott, About.com's guide to Stress Management recently featured Drawing/Sketching in her article 'Learning to Draw: Relieve Stress By Being Creative'. Elizabeth has some great ideas for using drawing as ... Read More

Draw a Tropical Fish

Thursday April 27, 2006
Use pencils or your computer paint program to draw this easy tropical fish. To make a scrapbook border, draw some facing different directions (or just 'flip horizontal' on your computer) ... Read More

Just for fun: Draw a Pig - Personality Test

Tuesday April 25, 2006
For the grownups - your chance for some DIY psychoanalysis. Draw a pig then answer some questions. Don't think about it too hard when you draw, just do it! ... Read More

Draw Flowers for Mother's Day

Monday April 17, 2006
We've only just celebrated Easter, but before we know it, Mother's Day will be here - at least for those of us in Australia and the USA. Your mom will ... Read More

Models from the Toybox

Monday April 17, 2006
So you've got this brilliant idea for your next drawing, two Norse warriors fighting to the death... but the only person who will model for you is your wimpy brother ... Read More

Poll: How did you learn to draw?

Thursday April 13, 2006
I've always drawn, and I learnt a lot at university, but I don't think I ever really understood the process of drawing. I did it, and sometimes quite well, but ... Read More

Can you be an artist if you have no talent?

Tuesday April 11, 2006
Yes. Yes. Well, ok, you might never be a household name. But does that mean you should never pick up a pencil? Our media-saturated society, with its cult of celebrity ... Read More

Teaching Children to Draw

Wednesday April 5, 2006
Some people take a 'hands off' approach to children's art, which is something I find a little strange, considering they wouldn't dream of doing the same when it comes to ... Read More

Drawing Lessons from Walt Stanchfield

Sunday April 2, 2006
Talking about Walt Stanchfield, if you're thinking about a career in animation or cartooning, here's a great resource: Drawing Class Notes made by Walt Stanchfield at Walt Disney Studios. Read, ... Read More

Drawing Blogosphere

Sunday April 2, 2006
The Daly Blog's Donnachada mentioned a new blog by Dreamworks drawing guru Dave Pimentel (Tarzan, Pocahontas), who was taught by Walt Stanchfield (The Jungle Book, Winnie The Pooh and ... Read More

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