How to Draw Realistic Clouds & Skies – Drawing Tutorial Start by just looking up. Ever since a fellow artist challenged me to include a sky in one of my drawings, I have been keeping my mind in the clouds. I am continually amazed at the beauty of just looking up in the sky! Over […]
Rock Drawing Tutorial by Diane Wright
About the Artist In 2002, I picked up my art pencil again after 20+ years. During this break, I devoted my time to my family and building a career. Even though I earned my Bachelor of Fine Art degree at the University of Northern Iowa, my career path ventured away from the fine arts. I […]
Drawing Lesson – A Theory of Light and Shade
A Theory of Light and Shade ©Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty All Illustrations for a theory of light and shade are by Sheri Doty accept for Manet’s painting “The Railway” showing an undefined light source. Before you undertake your practice of the use of light and shade in your art you need to understand the significance […]
Introduction to Pastel Drawing Mediums
Pastels are one of the easiest mediums to work with and therefore are a very popular choice amongst artists. Pastels combine the immediacy of a drawing medium while at the same time provide the artist with a color rich, paint like environment. With pastel drawing, there is no need to prepare your drawing surface, as […]
How to Draw the Female Eye Step by Step
Enjoy this awesome tutorial on how to draw the eye by artist Faith Te (see bio and website link below). How to Draw the Human Eye by Faith Te Here is the first tutorial from Art Studio — a female eye. My method in graphite pencil drawing aims to render subjects as realistically as I […]
Colored Pencil Tutorial By Paula Pertile
Enjoy this wonderful step by step colored pencil tutorial by artist Paula Pertile. Step-by-Step Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial “Cotswald Cheese with Cherry Tomato” This is a lovely wedge of Cotswald cheese (which has bits of herbs in it) with a little cherry tomato on top. I will show you step-by-step how it was created. I […]
Pastel Portrait Drawing Demonstration
ABOUT THE ARTIST George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]
Pen and Ink Drawing Demonstration by Mike Budden
About the Artist Hello , my full name is Michael William Budden. I was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England in 1943. There were air raids, bombs being dropped all over the place. Entire streets were being destroyed while we huddled together with our brave mother in the air raid shelter at the bottom of the garden. My father […]
An introduction to Negative Drawing with Mike Sibley
The tools you will require are simple: Negative Drawing I often hear the phrases ‘negative drawing’ and ‘negative space’ used as if they are synonymous. They aren’t. Negative space is employed as a brain-fooling method of seeing shapes with clarity. Negative Drawing is a conscious method of working that isolates and protects areas of your […]