Looking for Likeness? Draw an Eye-Opening Pencil Portrait with Medical Illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo

Medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo uses her deep knowledge of human anatomy to create beautiful, expressive portraits, and this is exactly what you will learn in this eye-opening lesson.

Be Unafraid of the Dark with Joan Martin

"Don't be afraid of the dark," Joan Martin tells her drawing students. Meant as literal encouragement, the saying also describes Joan's fearless approach to art making.

Paint an Autumnal Watercolor Portrait with Imola Dalma

Imola Dalma was an "overly precise" artist – until she embraced watercolor.

Incomplete a Drawing with David Tenorio

"When you do a drawing that is too laborious, you don't give your audience anything to participate in. You told them the entire story. Instead, give them something to finish."

Draw Like a 'Downhill Skier' with Ink Illustrator George Cwirko Godycki

"I think of direct drawing like skiing downhill, and I'm trying to avoid hitting trees, " says artist George Cwirko Godycki.

Solve a Drawing Puzzle with Zac Rybacki

Learn countless bits of drawing technique and creative wisdom, including a reminder that fixing mistakes takes courage but is always worth it.

Balance 'Strategy and Spontaneity' with Watercolor Artist Lee Grest

"Watercolor asks much of the artist in its unpredictability. It's much like people in that way."

Discover the Three Keys to Capturing Likeness with Justin Maas

Learn how to draw realistic pencil portraits from the guy who literally authored the book on the subject.

Draw a Flitting Charcoal Portrait with Cindy MacDonald

"I love charcoal for its immediacy. You can create such a broad diversity of stroke, expressing directly what you intend to capture onto paper with full emotion."

Draw the Face in the Fog with Darren Wells

"When drawing a face, I like to think of it as seeing someone emerging from a cloud of fog..."

Paint an Emotional Monochrome Portrait with Watercolor Artist Rocío González

"In portraiture we want to represent emotion," says watercolor artist Rocío González. In this lesson, she accomplishes that using a single color.

Draw Patiently, in One Direction, with Zach Atticus

Zach shares his meticulous process of drawing a pen portrait with single-directional crosshatching.