How to Draw People, Animals and More!

Many people want to learn how to draw and have no idea where to start. We've got the content for you to learn everything from changing the way you think about drawing to beginner drawing exercises to more in depth courses.

In this "Learn How to Draw" learning guide, we'll show you where to start your journey and where to go next.

How to Draw People

How to draw human anatomy is one of our favourite series' of tutorials when learning how to draw. Joumana Medlej takes you from the basics of proportions to how to draw faces and how to draw hands.

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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Learning to See and Draw Energy

  This is the first of a number of articles teaching everything you need to draw the human body at its most lively. But before embarking on a study of anatomy,...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Basic Body Proportions

  In this human body drawing tutorial, you'll learn basic human body outline drawing techniques. Discover how to draw a body and start practicing!
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Advanced Body Proportions

  In our last session we learned the basic, generic proportions and joint alignments of the human figure, and if you've been practicing you should be ready for...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Balance and Movement

  This is our last session working with the basic structure of the body before we start clothing it in flesh. We have seen how it is proportioned and how those...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Muscles and Other Body Mass

  For the past few sessions we have become thoroughly familiar with the general structure and posture of the body in a range of variations. Now we're ready to...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Flexibility and Joint Limitations

  In this last session before we start putting faces on our characters, I'll be introducing flexibility. Flexibility is the ability to stretch a joint to the...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Basics of the Face

  In this tutorial, we'll look at the proportions, features and foreshortening of the face and head.
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Advanced Facial Features

  In this tutorial we'll go into more details about the face, with features individualized by gender, age or ethnicity.
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Mastering Facial Expressions

  A detailed study of 58 emotions and how to bring them to life on paper... you read that right, 58!
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: How to Draw Hands

  Everything you need to make sense of the hands and draw them without a headache.
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: How to Draw Feet

  The foot may well be the most neglected part of the body, largely because it's so often hidden inside a shoe, or simply left outside the frame of the drawing...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Additional Tips

  To round up our lessons on drawing human anatomy, here are some additional tips. We'll look at close-ups on some body parts, insights into motion, folds, and...
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  Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Drawing Characters Consistently

  As part of our series on drawing human anatomy, here are some final notes so that you can not only design and draw a character fully, but draw this same...

Easy Drawing Tutorials

If you're new to drawing or perhaps don't have as much confidence, maybe these easier step by step drawing tutorials will help.

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  How to Draw Simple Cute Animals in Chibi Style (With Videos!)

  Drawing doesn't need to be hard, if only you choose a simple topic! In this tutorial I will show you how to quickly draw five unbelievably cute animals: a...
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  How to Draw a Unicorn Step by Step

  Learn how to draw a unicorn in this easy unicorn drawing tutorial. If you're wondering how to draw a unicorn horn and how to do a realistic unicorn drawing,...
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  How to Start a Drawing: 5 Methods for Beginners

  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...
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  7 Sins of Beginner Artists: What Keeps You From Being Good

  They say practice makes perfect, but even though you practice so hard you're still not as good as your talented friend. What can you do to improve despite...
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  How to Draw Vault Boy From the Fallout Series Step by Step

  On the occasion of the premiere of the long-awaited Fallout 4, try this simple tutorial about drawing Vault Boy! You only need a sheet of paper and a pencil.
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  How to Draw Simple Christmas Icons—With Videos!

  Let's celebrate the beginning of the coldest season by drawing a few very simple illustrations.
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  100 Easy Drawing Tutorials for Beginners and Beyond!

  Do you want to learn how to draw, or just draw something here and now? Check out this collection of 100 easy drawing tutorials to find something you need.

Drawing Motivation

Our popular drawing guru, Monika Zagrobelna, has published several motivational articles over the years which have been reader favourites. They're worth a read if you're finding it hard to keep on pushing yourself with drawing or just simply need a pick me up.

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  Why It's Not Too Late to Take Up Drawing

  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...
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  How to Draw

  There's no simple answer to this simple question: how to draw? I have written many articles and tutorials tackling various aspects of this complex skill....
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  "Can I Draw?"—How to Tell If You're Good Enough

  The most popular reason not to draw is "I'm not good enough". But how is it that you can be not good at many other things and be fine with it? Why does...
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  10 Drawing Myths That Block Your Progress

  Are you frustrated about your art? Discover ten popular misconceptions about drawing that may have a negative impact on your progress
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  What's Your Excuse? Why Can't You Draw?

  You've tried so many times. You've looked at some amazing piece of art and felt this heat in your heart, only to get a few scrappy lines when trying to do...
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  Why Is It So Hard to Draw From Imagination? Here's How to Do It!

  Can you draw from a reference, but not from imagination? Are you constantly frustrated because of that? In this article I'll show you the reason for it and,...
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  Is There Cheating in Art? How to Be a Real Artist

  "It's not real art, it's cheating!" You might have heard it, but what does it really mean? How can you cheat... or win in art? What does it mean to be...

Know the Drawing Basics

We have several collections of tutorials based on the fundamentals of drawing. These will help you, step by step, learn the core topics often requested and searched upon for learning to draw:

• Human Anatomy Fundamentals
• How to Draw Animals
• Drawing Nature
• How to Draw Vehicles
• How to Draw Cartoons
• Geometric Design for Beginners

Hand Lettering & Calligraphy Tutorials

There are other areas of drawing you may be interested in. For instance, we have three dedicated learning guides on lettering:

• Hand Lettering Fundamentals
• Arabic Calligraphy for Beginners
• Mastering Calligraphy

If you'd like to delve deeper into hand lettering, why not try our video course on Mastering Script Lettering.

Drawing in Adobe Photoshop

If you're not going the traditional route of learning how to draw by using pen/pencil and paper and you're looking for tutorials to help improve or start your digital workflow, we have the content for you.

Digital Drawing for Beginners: A Video Course

Access all seven video tutorials for free on how to digitally draw with Adobe Photoshop. 

As well as this course, we have many digital drawing tutorials and articles to sink your teeth into.

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  Why You Shouldn't Get a Graphics Tablet

  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...
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  How to Remove Lines From a Drawing: Convert a Drawing Into a Digital Painting

  You may be good at drawing, but painting without lines is a different thing. In this tutorial I'll show you how to use your drawing skills to turn a piece of...
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  How to Remove a White Background in Photoshop

  Creating transparent line art is easier than you think. Read this tutorial to learn how to remove a white background in Photoshop and make a transparent...

Further Recommended Reading

There are hundreds of drawing tutorials available on Envato Tuts+ and keep on adding them on a weekly basis. Here is just a small collection of our favourites.