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Become a better artist with these drawing theory tutorials. By mastering the fundamentals, you'll soon see the results as you create more successful drawings.
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  1. How to Learn to Draw: Stage Two, Precision

    How to Learn to Draw: Stage Two, Precision

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do your proportions always look off, no matter what? Are you unable to copy a reference unless you trace it? Or maybe you feel your best pictures are a...

  2. How to Learn to Draw: Stage One, Manual Skills

    How to Learn to Draw: Stage One, Manual Skills

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you want to learn how to draw? Here's how to make the very first step. In this tutorial you'll find a bit of theory and a lot of practice on a beginner...

  3. How to Draw Furries, aka Anthropomorphic Characters

    How to Draw Furries, aka Anthropomorphic Characters

    Tutorial • Beginner

    What would a lion look like, if he were a human? If you find such a question inspiring, you should try drawing anthros—humanized animals and things. Though...

  4. Learn Colored Pencil Techniques and How to Create a Trio of Flowers

    Learn Colored Pencil Techniques and How to Create a Trio of Flowers

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial, we’ll create a beautiful floral composition and talk about simple yet powerful colored pencil techniques.

  5. Art Therapy: Paint What You Feel

    Art Therapy: Paint What You Feel

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Painting is fun, even if you're not an artist. Everyone can create an abstract painting about their emotions—and the best thing is, you can't do it wrong!

  6. How to Stretch Paper for Watercolour and Gouache and Avoid My Mistakes!

    How to Stretch Paper for Watercolour and Gouache and Avoid My Mistakes!

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Learn the traditional process of paper stretching. Discover the mistakes to avoid as you learn how to stretch your watercolour paper.

  7. Art Therapy: How to Draw a Mandala

    Art Therapy: How to Draw a Mandala

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Drawing a mandala can be a part of a mindfulness meditation and can be very restful. In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a mandala from scratch.

  8. How to Use Layers in Traditional Drawing

    How to Use Layers in Traditional Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Layers are very useful in digital drawing, but did you know you can use them in traditional drawing as well? It's quite simple!

  9. 10 Mistakes New Artists Make and How You Can Avoid Them

    10 Mistakes New Artists Make and How You Can Avoid Them

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you feel stuck as an artist? Do you want to get better, but you're not sure how? This article will cast some light on the most common artistic troubles.

  10. How to Use an Animal Skull for an Art Study

    How to Use an Animal Skull for an Art Study

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In this tutorial I will show you how to study skulls to become better at drawing animals from imagination.

  11. How to Draw a Banana

    How to Draw a Banana

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Let's have fun drawing a banana! In this tutorial, you'll learn the basic principles of sketching with ink liners.

  12. How to Draw an Apple

    How to Draw an Apple

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw an apple. We’ll create two illustrations: one of a whole fruit and one of an apple cut in half.

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