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How to Draw a Horse Created: Friday, September 26, 2008 Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012
An easy to follow, beginner tutorial that takes you through drawing a standing horse, step by step. Even someone with no drawing ability at all can get a good result with this easy tutorial.
Draw Horse Eyes Step by Step Created: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Draw a Horse Eye in Colored Pencil - learn how to draw horses' eyes in colored pencil following this tutorial by guest artist Janet Griffin-Scott
Life Drawing Class - Attending a Figure Drawing Class Created: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
your first life drawing class - what to expect. Don't be put off attending figure drawing classes - theses tips will help you get the most out of it and conquer first-time nerves.
How to Draw the Mouth Created: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Tips on drawing the mouth. One of the trickiest parts of portraiture to get right is drawing the lips and teeth. Here are some tips on drawing a lifelike mouth to make your portrait successful.
How to Draw Eyes Created: Monday, October 08, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Don't just copy eyes - learn how to draw any eye with this step by step tutorial. Get tips on eye anatomy and looking at the eye from various angles, and see how to draw the eyes step by step.
Woman's Profile - Portrait Drawing Created: Friday, March 17, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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 Using a Grid Created: Monday, August 04, 2003 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
draw with a grid - learn how to use method of copying from a photograph to a drawing
Drawing and Painting Ideas and Inspiration Created: Friday, November 25, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
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 mi..
Van Gogh Drawing Wallpaper Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Get inspired on a daily basis with an image and quote from Vincent van Gogh. Unique inspirational and motivational wallpapers for artists and art lovers
Why Painters Should Learn to Draw Created: Monday, April 20, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Can you be a good painter if you can't draw? Of course you can, but learning to draw will enrich your painting experience on many levels. Even if you never really master the drawn line, the drawing...
How to Make a Mood or Vision Board Created: Saturday, October 29, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Need inspiration? Learn how to make a mood or vision board to develop your ideas and creative themes. Used by artists, designers, writers and all kinds of creative people, mood boards or vision boa...
Dinosaur Art - Draw a Stegosaurus Dinosaur Picture Created: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Dinosaur Art for kids - draw this cute Stegosaurus dinosaur picture. This is the picture of the dinosaur that we will be drawing in this free online drawing lessons.
When is an Artist Not an Artist? Created: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
When is an artist not an artist? Does being able to speak the 'lingo' make one persons art more valid than one who can't? Does having total control of your art materials make you more of an artist ...
Foreshortening Created: Friday, August 06, 2004 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Tips to help you deal with drawing foreshortened objects. Foreshortening is the key to convincing drawing.
Ways to Better Drawing Created: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Are you stuck in a drawing groove? Once you've mastered the basics, it's easy to stick with 'safe' ways of working and familiar techniques and subjects. But that can be a recipe for average artwork..
Figure Drawing - Hand Study Created: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Figure Drawing - Hand Study
Drawings and Sketches Created: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Drawing and sketching gallery - various subject including still life, studies and exercises, and abstract and creative art.
New Year's Resolutions for Artists Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
New Year's Resolutions for Artists. Don't try to do all of them - just pick one that will give your creativity a boost, or help your technique develop the most.
Drawing Tips - Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Make Created: Sunday, April 18, 2004 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Drawing Tips - Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Make - find out the common mistakes beginners make when they learn to draw, and how to fix them.
Pencil Drawing - Tips on Better Graphite Pencil Drawing Created: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Improve your graphite pencil drawing with these quick tips and techniques - learn how to get better tone, keep your pencil sharp, and use mark making effectively in your drawings.
Two-Point Perspective Drawing Lesson Created: Saturday, April 12, 2008 Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012
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.
Merlin - Portrait in Deux Crayons - Share Your Story: Portrait Drawing Created: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012
A stunning portrait of a character entitled 'Merlin' for his resemblance to the legendary magician. Drawn on tinted paper with chalk highlights, a truly impressive portrait drawing.
A Bit of Fun - Informal Sketch - Submit an Entry: Your Still Life Drawing and Studies Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
A fun, informal sketchbook drawing of afternoon tea.
Learn How to Draw Created: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Learn how to draw with these step by step beginner drawing lessons, from how to hold a pencil through to perspective, pencil shading, sketching and portraiture. Learn how to draw what you see!
Portrait of Jeff Keller - Shane West - Share Your Story: Portrait Drawing Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A graphite portrait drawing of Shane West as Jeff Keller from Red Sands.
Draw an Ogiku Chrysanthemum Bloom Created: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sketch an Ogiku 'Big Chrysanthemum' or Irregular Incurve chrysanthemum flower following easy steps. Crisp clean lines create a fresh, graphic effect in this sketch of a Chinese style Chrysanthemum ..
Things to Draw Created: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
These drawing projects and lessons range from easy line drawings using simple shapes, to step-by-step demonstrations of fully worked drawings. A gallery of artist's reference photographs provides s..
Calling Yourself an Artist Created: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Are you a Fine Artist, illustrator or designer? Or perhaps a printmaker, cartoonist or animator? Do the 'titles' we attach to the arts and art skills limit you or define you in a good way?
Doodle Interpretation - Decipher Your Doodles Created: Saturday, January 10, 2004 Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2012
doodle interpretation - discover the meaning and symbolism of doodles. Why people doodle, what the shapes mean and how to interpret doodle drawings and scribbles.
Draw a Daisy Created: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Draw a simple but realistic daisy following this short and easy flower drawing tutorial.
Draw a White Lotus Created: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Draw a lotus flower step by step with pen, pencil or using Artrage as in this demonstration.
Flower Drawing - How to Draw and Sketch Flowers Created: Friday, January 08, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Flower drawing and sketching - learn how to draw and sketch flowers in pen and colored pencil. Learn how to draw flowers and find tips and ideas for flower drawing.

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