Proportion and Dividing Lines Dividing a Line Equally without a Ruler Anyone who has picked up a pencil and wanted to make an accurate drawing knows the most important thing is proportions. That means you need to divide things up. Sometimes into several pieces. Now you can eyeball it but if you want to get …
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The Fundamentals of a Head Starting with the Classic method of Developing a Portrait from the Egg shape. Step 1 – We start with an oval or egg shape. Generally the oval is about a 1/3 taller than it is wide. If you are having trouble with drawing ovals grab an egg from the refrigerator …
Drawing a Portrait From The Classic “Egg” Shape Step 1 Starting with the Oval Draw in an oval. Be careful to measure the proportion of how tall the head is to how wide using a pencil held in your hand and extended at arms length use the tip of the pencil and your thumb to …
How to Draw a Simple Eye Eyes are one of the most important things when drawing people. Many people struggle when drawing eyes. These easy steps will help you draw eyes more accurately. Let’s start with the basic angle in the top lid. Step 1 – The Top lid is comprised of 3 main angles. …
How to Draw the Nose The Nose One of the most important features of the face. The nose seems like a simple lump on the face it is often overlooked. The nose is made of many subtle plane changes and structures. Let’s explore the drawing of this wonderful feature of the face. Step 1 -Breaking …
Drawing the Features of the Face: The Mouth The Mouth One of the most important features to be able to capture on the face. They seem so simple and yet they can be challenging to draw. Here are some steps that will help you draw mouths successfully. Keeping the Mouth Symmetrical We want the mouth we …
Art Tip Using Thumbnails for Planning Compositions Thumbnails are small quick sketches. These sketches aren’t to record details, forms or depth they are for planning out the elements of your compositions and designs. Design and composition are terms that people use a lot and they have a lot in common. Design is used …
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Another 5 Tips to Strengthen Your Drawings By popular demand I am including another 5 ways to improve your drawing. 1. Loosen Up- Drawing shouldn’t be stiff, it should be “controlled” when starting out the differences can seem like double talk but it’s not. Try holding your pencil further towards the back and using your …
5 Most Common Drawing Mistakes When you are starting out with anything there is a learning curve. There are common mistakes that all beginners make that can slow down your progress with drawing. Don’t worry everyone makes these mistakes the important thing is to break these tendencies so your drawings will improve. 1. Too Much …
