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Apr 14 2008

Famous artists

Drawing skills have been used and passed down through the centuries. Many artists have excelled in using pencils, crayons, pens or charcoal.
Often the creation of a painting required hours preparation, with sketches and studies [...]

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Mar 14 2008

How to draw water

Water, Running water, Reflections, River water movements, Ripples and waves, The seaside, Underwater, Rocks

Water
Water always gives an aesthetic touch to a landscape drawing or painting. But, just like the clouds in the sky, water can assume so [...]

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Jan 14 2008

How to draw and paint skies

The sky
Clouds

Drawing the sky
The sky figures prominently in most natural landscapes. Apart from compositions of the undergrowth or the edge of the forest, the chances are that much of your drawing will be taken up by the [...]

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Nov 14 2007

Colour and colouring in your drawings

Colour and colouring in your drawings

Learn to draw lines
You must master your pencil, there are many types of lines to draw, not just straight or curved. The style of line will depend not only on the type of pencil and support but [...]

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Sep 14 2007

Drawing people

Drawing people

The human body
Arm, leg, torso, head, hand, every part of the human body respects proportions. The bones making up the body follow rules of movement and limitations in the directions and angles.
The Canon of Proportions (The standards)
How [...]

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Jul 14 2007

Animals and wildlife

Animals and wildlife

Form the earliest days of mankind, we have drawn images of the animals we have hunted, admired or feared. From the primitive cave drawings to huge bronze statues of galloping horses such as those in the Fountain of Trevi. Capturing the [...]

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May 13 2007

Learn how to draw a face

Learn how to draw a face

A step by step guide in drawing faces which look like people.
You can begin by just drawing circles then add the main features such as the nose, eyes, ears and mouth. To progress to a higher quality in [...]

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