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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. Geometric Design: The North Rose Window in Chartres

    Geometric Design: The North Rose Window in Chartres

    Tutorial • Advanced

    This lesson's project gives us an insight into the wonderful Gothic rose windows, where the work starts large and then the scale shifts to ever smaller details.

  2. Why You Shouldn't Get a Graphics Tablet

    Why You Shouldn't Get a Graphics Tablet

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you love drawing, but you feel you'll never be good without a graphics tablet? Do you feel limited by your pencil? Do you struggle to create digital art...

  3. Introduction to Traditional Media: Chalk Pastels

    Introduction to Traditional Media: Chalk Pastels

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial I will introduce you to chalk pastels, what they are, and how to use them, setting you on the path to bright and colourful work that never...

  4. Drawing From the Shoulder vs. Drawing From the Wrist: Pros and Cons

    Drawing From the Shoulder vs. Drawing From the Wrist: Pros and Cons

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Have you ever been told that drawing "from the wrist" is unprofessional, and that it's not what real artists do? What do you think, what's the reason for it?...

  5. dGeometric Design: Two Variations on an Islamic Tiling Pattern

    dGeometric Design: Two Variations on an Islamic Tiling Pattern

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Today we construct an impressive, classic Islamic pattern with great creative potential, using first a square then a rectangular grid.

  6. Introduction to Traditional Media: Pencils, Charcoal, Erasers and More

    Introduction to Traditional Media: Pencils, Charcoal, Erasers and More

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial I will introduce you to the types of drawing materials you can use to set you on the path to sketching and doodling, wherever and whenever...

  7. Geometric Design: Knots and Weaves

    Geometric Design: Knots and Weaves

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to give an interlaced appearance to motifs and patterns created on paper, a method that can also be used to turn separating...

  8. Digital Painting 101: A Beginner's Guide to Photo References

    Digital Painting 101: A Beginner's Guide to Photo References

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Photographs are an important tool for any artist because they show you how things actually appear in nature. In today's continuation of Digital Painting 101,...

  9. Digital Drawing vs. Digital Painting: What's the Difference?

    Digital Drawing vs. Digital Painting: What's the Difference?

    Tutorial • Beginner

    You can draw with a pencil, but when you grab a graphics tablet pen this skill seems to evaporate. Why does it happen? Why is digital drawing so much harder...

  10. Geometric Design: Working With Circles

    Geometric Design: Working With Circles

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this lesson that rounds off the basics of geometry, we learn to draw spirals and to fit circles inside other shapes.

  11. 10 Drawing Myths That Block Your Progress

    10 Drawing Myths That Block Your Progress

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Are you frustrated about your art? Discover ten popular misconceptions about drawing that may have a negative impact on your progress

  12. Quick Tip: Five Uses of Coil Drawing

    Quick Tip: Five Uses of Coil Drawing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Discover a very simple technique that will solve five of your problems with drawing: copying proportions from a reference, achieving depth, creating...

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