Drawing / Sketching: Most Popular Articles

lulu_cat
drawing of a cat in colored pencil by lulu

Introduction to Drawing Part 1
learn how to draw with original free online drawing and sketching lessons for beginners

Draw a Horse Step by Step
How to draw a horse step by step - learn how to draw this horse in simple steps - ideal for beginners

How to Draw Hair
free online drawing Lesson - how to draw realistic hair in graphite pencil

Rose Drawing in Pen and Ink Outline
rose drawing flower sketch - image of roses

Draw a Dog Step-by-Step
draw a dog step by step - quick and easy step-by-step mini drawing tutorial

Top Drawing Mistakes
Drawing Tips - Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Make - find out the common mistakes beginners make when they learn to draw, and how to fix them.

How to Draw Eyes
Tips on how to draw eyes. The anatomy of the eyeball and detailed observation.

Drawing Flowers
learn how to draw flowers and get some tips on drawing flowers in this drawing lesson by Helen South

Proportions of the Human Head
structure and proportions of the human head and face

Doodle Analysis
doodle interpretation - discover the meaning and symbolism of doodling. Why people doodle, what the shapes mean and how to interpret doodle drawings and scribbles. analyze your doodles or do some doodle analysis

How to Draw Hands
drawing hands tutorial - learn how to draw hands from life - a free, original online drawing tutorial

How to Draw Dragons
How to Draw Dragons - tips on drawing dragons using real life as a reference.

Draw Two Point Perspective
How to draw a box using two point perspective.

Drawing Noses
Having trouble drawing noses? Here are some tips to help you get this important part of your portrait drawing up to scratch!

Draw a Tropical Fish Step-by-Step
draw a tropical fish step by step - quick and easy step-by-step mini drawing tropical fish tutorial

Draw a Horse's Head Step-by-Step
draw a horse head step by step - quick and easy step-by-step mini drawing tutorial

Draw Simple Perspective
How to draw perspective: draw objects using simple one and two point perspective (part 1).

Introduction to Perspective Drawing
A short introduction to linear perspective drawing - what it is and who invented it.

Sketching a Dog
Sketching your dog from a photograph is quite easy - at least you have a stationary subject!

Kanye West Portrait
Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

Drawing the Human Head from Life
drawing the human head from life using traditional structure

Human Figure Proportion
figure drawing proportions - proportions of the average human figure heroic figure and how to measure them

Learn to Draw the Human Figure
A learn to draw the human figure part 2 - parts of the human body, focussing on head and hands, eyes and hair

Draw a Dragon's Head Step by Step
How to draw a dragon step by step - draw a fire breathing dragon in simple steps - ideal for beginners

2-Pac Portrait
Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

How to Draw the Mouth
Tips on drawing the mouth. One of the trickiest parts of portraiture to get right is drawing the mouth. Here are some tips on drawing a lifelike mouth to make your portrait successful.

Celebrity Portraits
Celebrity Portrait Art - Drawing Gallery

Draw a Turtle Step-by-Step
draw a sea turtle step by step - quick and easy step-by-step mini drawing turtles tutorial

Draw a Frog Step-by-Step
draw a frog step by step - quick and easy step-by-step mini drawing frogs tutorial

Value Drawing
Value Drawing - Seeing values and using tonal values in pencil drawing. This illustrated tutorial on value drawing or shading highlights the difference between seeing lines and seeing values.

Drawing Gallery - Cartoon and Illustration
drawing gallery - cartoon drawings and illustrations submitted by forum members.

Introduction to Pencil Shading
The first step to successful pencil shading is to control the movement of your pencil, making sure that every mark you make on the paper works towards creating the shading or modeling effect that you want.

Drawing Fire and Flame
A step-by-step tutorial on how to draw flame using line or colour, with some tips to think about when drawing candles, fire or flames.

Drawing Basic Form
Sketching in the basic structure using simple shapes can help you to create a more convincing three-dimensional drawing. This article shows you how to go about sketching structure.

Graphite Pencil Drawing
Pencil drawing lesson - techniques for better pencil drawing, line and shading. Improve your pencil drawing with this pencil drawing tutorial and tips.

Introductory Drawing Lesson
beginner drawing lesson - learn how to draw with easy step by step pencil drawing lesson

Printable Draw a Cat Step-by-Step
printable draw a cat head step by step - print out cat drawing step-by-step mini drawing tutorial

Drawing Art Gallery - Portraits and People
drawing art gallery - portrait art submitted by forum members.

Drawing Gallery - Pencil Flower Drawing
drawing gallery - pencil flower drawing. flower drawing submitted by forum member

Draw a Bunny Step by Step
Here's an easy, fun bunny rabbit drawing. Use simple shapes then add details to draw a realistic rabbit.

lulu_hendrix
Jimi Hendrix - a portrait drawing of Jimi Hendrix by Lulu Pelletier

Emma Watson Portrait
Portrait Drawing Gallery - Your portrait drawings of friends and family. Want to learn how to draw portraits? Take a look at these examples drawn by drawing forum members.

Cartoon Drawing
Cartoon - David Skidmore

Shading Practice
Get control of your range of tone with this simple exercise in graduated tonal drawing.

Sketchbook Ideas and Projec...
sketchbook ideas - tips and ideas on what to draw and how to keep a sketchbook. Find out what do do with the blank page or start a project.

Wire Drawing Exercise
Beginner Drawing Exercise - Wire Drawing - an exercise in hand-eye co-ordination for beginners. Loosen up and have fun with a non-threatening drawing exercise that sharpens the hand - eye connection, developing observations skills

Bob Marley Portrait
Bob Marley portrait - Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

Drawing Gallery - Animal Art Drawings
drawing art gallery - latest animal drawings submitted by forum members.

Drawing Gallery - Nude Figure Drawing
drawing gallery - nude figure drawings submitted by forum members.

Colored Pencil Basics
Colored Pencil Basics - a first lesson in using colored pencils, beginning with basic pencil strokes

Outline Drawing
An introduction to basic contour outline drawing for beginners

Koala Drawing
Koala drawn by forum member Linda Weil

Kurt Cobain
A portrait drawing of Kurt Cobain. Sonja has captured Kurt Cobain's character in a strong composition using rich darks and heightened contrast to create a sense of drama.

Selena
Selena - Portrait of singer Selena - Celebrity Portrait Gallery

Drawing Hands - Sample Hand Sketches
sketchbook page showing drawings of hands in various poses.

Gesture Drawing
Gesture drawing is a form of expressive mark-making that emphasises an energetic and tactile approach to form. Gestural or gesture drawings are a great way to loosen up and can be great fun, too.

Buying Graphite Pencils
graphite drawing pencils - how to choose what to buy

Giclee Printing FAQ
Fine Art Giclee printing - about fine art giclee printing, incuding paper type and size, scanning your drawings, edition size and costs.

Symbolism - Geometric Shapes
the meaning of shapes - interpreting the meaning of geometric shapes, doodle drawings and symbol analysis in drawing circles and squares

Keys to Improving Your Drawing
How can I learn to draw what I see? Firstly, by training your mind and eye to work together with some simple exercises. Here are some top techniques that will help you learn how to draw what you see. The linked headings will take you to more information on each technique, with lessons to practice.

Drawing Gallery - Graphite Pencil and Charcoal Drawing
graphite pencil drawing gallery - graphite pencil and charcoal drawings submitted by forum members.

Figure Drawing Exercise - Quick Poses
figure drawing exercise - blocking in direction and movement - draw figures with broad strokes to capture energy and action

hrithik_roshan
A portrait of Indian actor Hrithik Roshan by Mahommed M. Islam. The artist writes: This is my sketch of Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik's entry into acting extended the Roshan family role in Bollywood to the third generation

Life Drawing / Figure Drawing
life figure drawing gallery

Dogs - pencil drawing
Dogs - pencil drawing of dogs drawn by Drawing forum member GK Lett

Copying Pictures with a Grid
gridding up, or grid drawing, is a useful way of copying drawings when tracing isn't an option. This illustrated step-by-step shows you how to use a grid to start your drawing.

Animal Drawing
Cats, dogs and horses are all favorite subjects, as are beautiful wild animals. Drawing animals offers many challenges for the artist. Shiny eyes, rough or glossy fur and hair all pose problems, as does complex anatomy.

Face Drawing - Likeness Tip
Drawing a likeness - making your portrait drawing look like face of the person you are trying to draw - is the whole point of portraiture, right? Here are some tips to help you get your portrait to look more like the sitter.

Drawing Flowers in Color
learn how to draw flowers in colored pencil and get some tips on flowers in pastel in this drawing lesson by Helen South

Manga Drawing and Japanese Art
Anime and Manga drawing tip - its a quick tip because its quick to explain, but don't expect a shortcut. If you are serious about improving your Anime and Manga drawings, check out this drawing tip.

Ink Drawing Textures
learn to draw ink textures - basic hatching, cross hatching and scumbling

Drawing Gallery - Pen and Ink Drawing
drawing gallery - pen and ink drawings submitted by forum members.

Manga Drawing Tip - Characters
Manga drawing tip - improve your Manga drawing with this manga drawing tip - get to know your character

Anatomy Drawing: Head and Neck
Drawing the head and neck - anatomical studies and points to observe when drawing the head and neck

Drawing Gallery - Cartoon Character Drawing
drawing gallery - Marvel cartoon character drawing. cartoon character drawing submitted by forum member

Art Gallery - Pencil Sketch Portrait
art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork - pencil sketch portrait

Drawing Books - Dragons and...
Your guide's pick of dragon and fantasy drawing books, from step-by-step to more general books on the art of drawing dragons, mythical beasts, knights and castles.

Dragons and Fantasy
Dragon Fantasy Art Gallery - a gallery of dragon and fantasy drawings, submitted by Drawing/Sketching readers and forum members.

Exploring Drawing Materials
exploring drawing materials - drawing lesson experimenting and warming up with pencil mark-making

Sketching Trees
Sketching Trees - how to draw trees simply and quickly

Drawing Children - Face Proportions and Drawing Tips
drawing children - children's face proportions and tips on drawing children's portraits. Learn to draw children.

Ink Drawing Pens
Your choice of ink-drawing pen will depend upon your style of drawing and personal taste. Marker pens with lightfast ink are available in various diameter nibs, as well as brush-style tips. If you use a fountain pen or drafting pen, choose ink made for those pens, as they clog with indian ink. My favorite is the old-fashioned split-nib dip pen and Indian ink.

Marilyn Monroe © Kevin Adrian
Portrait drawing of Marilyn Monroe - Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

Art Gallery - Drawing Animals
drawing of a wolf - art gallery of drawing forum member's artwork

Pen, Ink and Wash Sketching
Sketching with pen, ink and wash - tips on sketching using pen and ink with watercolor washes.

Cartoons, Comics and Manga
Cartoons, Comics and Manga - drawing gallery introduction page.

How to Hold a Pencil
There's no 'one right way' to hold a pencil, but some methods are better than others when it comes to drawing and sketching. This illsutrated article demonstrates the most popular pencil grips.

Beginner Drawing Books
Drawing books for beginners - your guide's pick of the best drawing books for beginners. Everyone can learn to draw, and these drawing books for beginners will help you gain the skills you need.

Draw Two-Point Perspective
How to draw perspective: learn to draw two-point perspective, step by step. This first exercise takes you through drawing a basic box shape in two point perspective.

Sketching Cats
sketching cats - learn how to draw cats in action - tutorial on how to sketch a cat

Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study

Teaching Children to Draw
teaching children to draw - how children learn to draw, teaching kids to draw and whether they should learn to draw realistically

Using Watercolor Pencils
Using Watercolor Pencil - getting started with watercolour pencils - hints and tips on sketching with watercolor pencils

Pure Contour Outline
Pure contour drawing - outline drawing. Pure contour line drawing is the simplest form of linear expression. The line describes visible edges of an object from a particular point of view. This lesson explains what linear contour drawing is and offers some approaches to contour drawing.

Colored Pencil Drawing Tips
Colored Pencil drawing tips - improve your colored pencil drawing technique with these quick and easy colored pencil tips from your guide.

Bollywood Stars
Bollywood Portrait Gallery

Drawing Clouds
drawing clouds - a step-by-step demonstration of drawing cumulus and cirrus clouds in graphite pencil

Man's Profile: 'Thinking'
Portrait Drawing Gallery - Your portrait drawings of friends and family. Want to learn how to draw portraits? Take a look at these examples drawn by drawing forum members.

Drawing Ideas and Inspiration
Stuck for inspiration? Before you run out of ideas, try one of these. Here are six sources of inspiration for drawing, painting - even scrapbooking. Sometimes when you look at a blank page, your mind goes blank too. So here's some ideas to get you started.

Blind Contour Drawing Examples
Here is a fun and worthwhile drawing exercise, a favourite with drawing teachers to develop hand-eye communication. Contour drawing is essentially outline drawing, and blind contour drawing means drawing the outline of the subject without looking at the paper.

Calligraphy Letter Form Tip
Calligraphy Tip - old writing habits will sabotage your calligraphy. Find out the 'attitude ajustment' that will help you make the change from scribbler to calligrapher.

Doodle Symbolism - Various
symbolism of doodles - interpreting the meaning of doodle drawings and symbols in drawing - psychoanalysis of drawings

Landscape Drawing
A gallery of landscape, seascape and architectural drawings by About.com's Drawing Forum members.

Flower Symbolism
meaning of flowers - interpreting the meaning of flower doodle drawings and symbol analysis in drawing flowers, analyzing flower doodles

Blind Contour Drawing
Blind Contour Drawing - a classic drawing exercise to develop eye hand co-ordination, blind contour drawing is useful for beginning and advanced artists.

Dragon Sketch
dragon sketch - a working drawing for a dragon idea based on dinosaur anatomy.

Learn to Draw at Drawing - Sketching
learn how to draw free online drawing lessons - getting started page 2

Draw a pyramid in perspective
Draw a 3D pyramid using easy one-point perspective.

Landscape and Architecture
Landscape Architecture Drawing Art Gallery

Thumbnail Sketching
Thumbnail sketching - find out what thumbnail sketches are and how to use thumnail sketches to help with your drawing and painting

Draw a Cat in Graphite Pencil
Draw a Cat in Graphite Pencil - a step by step guide to drawing a cat in graphite pencil using a photo reference

Negative Space Drawing
How do you do a negative space drawing? Find out what negative space is and how to use it in your drawing and painting.

Drawing with a Grid
draw with a grid - learn how to use method of copying from a photograph to a drawing

Draw One-Point Perspective
How to draw perspective: learn to draw one-point perspective, step by step.

Shahrukh Khan by Jamal Janua
Shahrukh Khan by Jamal Janua

Koala
Koala drawn by forum member Linda Weil

Sketch of the Day 3 Jan 2006
Sketch of the Day gallery for 2006 - Dragon Drawing. my daily sketchbook scribblings, along with guest contributions from forum members joining in our Sketch of the Day project for 2006.

Drawing Hints and Tips
Tips and hints on a range of drawing techniques and media.

COLOR PENCIL EXERCISE 1 : Experimenting with Texture
Colored Pencil Basics - a first lesson in using colored pencils, beginning with basic pencil strokes

Figurative Drawing
Figurative Drawing Art Gallery - compositions focussing on the human figures

Watercolor Sketch
A sketchbook scribbling of mine.

Figure Drawing: Structure
Figure drawing: drawing the basic structure of the figure. Using a structural drawing approach in life drawing.

Love is All
'Love is All' by Mili Agarwal

River © S. Varner
A gallery of landscape, seascape and architectural drawings by About.com's Drawing Forum members.

Foreshortening
Tips to help you deal with drawing foreshortened objects. Foreshortening is the key to convincing drawing.

Portrait Drawing
Portrait Drawing Art Gallery - a gallery of portrait drawings

Papillon Puppy © Tracey C
puppy portrait drawing in graphite pencil

Marilyn's Mouth
detail of Marilyn Monroe portrait © Kevin Adrian - Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

Drawing Gallery - Pastel Drawing
drawing gallery - pastel conte and chalk drawings submitted by forum members.

Drawing Shiny Metal in Pencil
How to Draw Shiny Metal in Colored Pencil - this tutorial shows you how to create the look of shiny metal in your drawings. Colored pencil is demonstrated, but you can also apply the basic principles to drawing shiny metal in graphite pencil.

Pen and Ink Materials
Pen and Ink drawing for beginners - what you need to get started. Choosing basic equipment for pen and ink drawing.

Alyssa Milano © Sonja
'Charmed' actress Alyssa Milano drawn by Sonja. This portrait of Alyssa Milano is part of the Celebrity Portrait Drawing Gallery - your drawings and sketches of your favorite celebrities - actors, singers....

Portraits of Children
Portraits of Children Art Gallery

January 2 Contour Drawing
Sketch of the Day gallery for 2006 - my daily sketchbook scribblings, along with guest contributions from forum members joining in our Sketch of the Day project for 2006.

Art Gallery - Pencil Drawing
pencil drawing portrait- art gallery of drawing forum member's artworks

Horizon Line
definition of drawing terms - horizon line

First Drawing Lessons for C...
Encouraging children to think about the world around them is the first step in teaching them to draw. This article offers some tips on teaching children to draw and drawing lesson ideas for kids.

Keeping a Sketchbook
Keeping a sketchbook is something most artists do. A sketchbook fills various functions, and you'll find your own way of using it. But where do you start, when you bring home that beautiful sketchbook with crisp, empty white pages. How do you fill them? Try some of these creative ideas for getting your sketchbook started

Shahrukh Khan - Detail
Detail of Portrait of Shahrukh Khan, with comments on drawing technique

FIgure Drawing: Contour Line
contour drawing as applied to life drawing or figure drawing. Using line to describe the human figure.

Misc Drawings and Sketches
Drawings and Sketches

Symbolism of 3D Boxes
meaning of box doodles - interpreting and analyzing the meaning of three-d doodle drawings and 3D symbol analysis in drawing

kelli_dog
A sketch of a dog by Kelli

Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Figure Drawing - Hand Study

lulu_moose
drawing of a horse in colored pencil by lulu

Learn to Draw: Lesson 3 - Blind Contour Drawing
This drawing lesson is on blind contour drawing (drawing without looking at the paper), an fun and effective way of improving drawing skills.

lulu_image0
Kurt Cobain - a portrait drawing of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain

sketchbooks
Artist's sketchbooks - top picks. A selection of recommended artist's sketchbooks recommended by your drawing guide. A range of sketchbooks for general use, as well as sketchbooks for specific media such as pastel and watercolor.

Draw A Manga Character in C...
how to color your anime manga style drawings with colored pencils. How to select a color scheme and achieve a clean fresh finish in your manga anime drawings.