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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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. How to Draw an Owl

    How to Draw an Owl

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial, you'll learn how to draw an owl from scratch, using a graphite pencil and ink liners.

  4. How to Draw a House Step by Step

    How to Draw a House Step by Step

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Perspective is confusing, but you can't draw a realistic house without it. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a house step by step in the two-point...

  5. How to Draw Transport: Drawing a Historic Plane From Scratch

    How to Draw Transport: Drawing a Historic Plane From Scratch

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, come along and learn how to draw a historic Spitfire plane from scratch. We'll cover areas such as setting up the right perspective,...

  6. What Is Composition, and Why Is It So Important in Drawing?

    What Is Composition, and Why Is It So Important in Drawing?

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Composition is a crucial part of every drawing, even though we don't see it. Some people feel it intuitively, but it can be learned as well. In this article...

  7. Draw the Elements: How to Draw Fire

    Draw the Elements: How to Draw Fire

    Tutorial • Beginner

    It's getting cold outside, so let's draw some fire to warm up! In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a candle flame, a campfire, and a thrown flame...

  8. How to Draw Clouds and Sky

    How to Draw Clouds and Sky

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You can draw a landscape without the sky, but some clouds or the sun can make the whole scene much more attractive. In this tutorial you'll learn how to draw...

  9. How to Draw Water in Nature

    How to Draw Water in Nature

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Water is very tricky to draw, because we can see it through its interaction with objects nearby, and it doesn't look like an object itself. But "tricky"...

  10. How to Draw a Flower

    How to Draw a Flower

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Continuing the series of simple, nature-themed tutorials for beginners, today I'll show you how to draw beautiful, realistic flowers: a daisy, an orchid, and...

  11. Why It's Not Too Late to Take Up Drawing

    Why It's Not Too Late to Take Up Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You gave up on drawing long ago, but it doesn't mean you can't appreciate beautiful art. However, you know that you'll never be able to create something like...

  12. How to Draw Grass, Ground, and Rocks

    How to Draw Grass, Ground, and Rocks

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do your characters float in the air, because you don't how to draw some kind of ground for them? This tutorial will help you! I will show you how to draw...

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