Learn about Drawing Theory

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. Digital Drawing for Beginners: Before You Publish Your Drawing

    Digital Drawing for Beginners: Before You Publish Your Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You have finished your drawing—now what? If it was a traditional drawing, there wouldn't be much to do. But a digital drawing requires special preparation...

  9. Digital Drawing for Beginners: Digital Shading

    Digital Drawing for Beginners: Digital Shading

    Tutorial • Beginner

    A piece of line art is still a drawing, but what if you wanted to make it more realistic? In this lesson, I will show you how you can use digital tools to...

  10. Digital Drawing for Beginners: From Sketching to Line Art

    Digital Drawing for Beginners: From Sketching to Line Art

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this video lesson, I'm going to guide you through sketching out a rose and then using this as a guide for creating the line art.

  11. Digital Drawing for Beginners: Before You Start Drawing

    Digital Drawing for Beginners: Before You Start Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this video lesson, we're going to look at the basic tools in Adobe Photoshop that are used when creating digital drawings. I'll introduce you to some...

  12. Digital Drawing for Beginners: An Introduction to the Tools

    Digital Drawing for Beginners: An Introduction to the Tools

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Welcome to Digital Drawing for Beginners, a five-part video series which will introduce you to methods and tools in digital drawing in Adobe Photoshop.

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