Top 4 Tips When You’re Learning How to Draw Learning how to draw is intimidating for most people. Most won’t even attempt it because they’re absolutely certain that it’s an impossibility. They haven’t drawn anything since they were a child with crayons. And if they do try, they give up way too soon. […]
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Improve Your Drawing Skills
THE #1 Tip to Improve Your Drawing Skills THE #1 tip to improve your drawing skills is probably not the one you want to hear. In all honesty, there are lots of really great tips. A few years back, I wrote a post about the five (plus one bonus) most popular tips from professional artists […]
How Do You Draw
How Do You Draw Like That? The Question I Get Asked Most Often “How do you draw like that?” It’s the question I get asked most often in regards to my animal portraits. Most of the time I just smile and try not to blush. Honestly, I never really know what to say. I never […]
Stop Expecting Perfection
Stop Expecting Perfection Some of the Best Art Isn’t Perfect Stop expecting perfection. Oh, if only I were paid a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “I wish I could draw” I’d be a millionaire by now! If you want to draw, then just draw! There’s no reason why you can’t. I can […]
How to Draw Realistically
5 Tips for How to Draw Realistically -Updated When it comes to how to draw realistically, the simple answer is…it requires time and practice. That’s not the answer most people want to hear. They want the secret on how to draw realistically now. The truth is, there is no magic pencil that can help you […]
Improve Drawing Skills
6 Tips to Improve Drawing Skills All beginner artists want to know how to improve drawing skills as quickly as possible. Like all things, some will catch on quicker than others. Some have a natural inclination while others will really have to work at it. No matter where you fall on the scale, these 6 […]
How to Start Drawing
How to Start Drawing When one considers how to start drawing, it can seem completely overwhelming and intimidating. It’s strange when you consider that as very young children, we all drew without hesitation or fear. Much like walking or learning to speak, there was no fear about making mistakes or falling down. It wasn’t until […]
Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules I’m breaking the rules here (my rules, anyway) about not reposting old material. I really do try not to in order to always post something fresh. But in this case, it’s relevant and will be making a point in regard to next week’s post. The repost is Draw What You See, which covers […]
Drawing with a Grid
How Drawing with a Grid Can Help Drawing with a grid has been around since the time of the ancient Egyptians. Old masters like Albrecht Durer, John Singer Sargent, and Leonardo da Vinci used it. So, there shouldn’t be any shame in using this method. It isn’t cheating. It’s a tool that many, many artists […]
Drawing Realistically
5 Tips for Drawing Realistically Drawing realistically requires time and practice. That’s not the answer most people want to hear. They want the secret on how to do so now. The truth is, there is no magic pencil that can help you do that. And in fact, for many years, I did so with your […]
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