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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 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...

  2. 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"...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Four-Legged Animal Walking

    Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Four-Legged Animal Walking

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial I will be taking you through the steps of how to animate a four-legged animal walking.

  7. How to Draw Vehicles: Tractors

    How to Draw Vehicles: Tractors

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Motorised farm transport has helped for over 100 years preserve the livings and lives of people around the world. Come with me in this tutorial and learn how...

  8. How to Use Gestures to Draw Creatures From Imagination

    How to Use Gestures to Draw Creatures From Imagination

    Tutorial • Beginner

    To draw creatures fast, you need to know anatomy, but anatomy will give you nothing if you can't draw fast. In this tutorial I will show you a way of drawing...

  9. How to Use Optical Illusions to Be a Better Digital Artist

    How to Use Optical Illusions to Be a Better Digital Artist

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Optical illusions, apart from being simply entertaining, reveal secrets about our brains that we can use to create more convincing artworks. After all, every...

  10. How to Start a Drawing: 5 Methods for Beginners

    How to Start a Drawing: 5 Methods for Beginners

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You know what you want to draw, but how do you start? How do you create that first, most important line? There are many methods, and many beginners...

  11. How to Draw Vehicles: Motorcycles

    How to Draw Vehicles: Motorcycles

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, you'll learn how to construct a motorcycle from scratch using very basic shapes and methods.

  12. Geometric Design: Tenfold Star in a Rectangle

    Geometric Design: Tenfold Star in a Rectangle

    Tutorial • Advanced

    We end this series with a pattern both familiar-looking and different: slightly asymmetrical, based on a five-fold division, it can stand alone or be tiled.

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