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Practice Makes Playful: Draw a Pen Portrait with Tommy Lipkins
"The mission is to stay loose"
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Don't Over Ink It: Draw a Simple Pen Portrait with Marc Scheff
"Style isn't something you have to force—it emerges naturally from how you respond to constraints."
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Eschew Perfectionism and Capture Character with Graphite Artist Margriet Aasman
"I don't think anything is perfect, and if you're after perfection, you may as well stop right now."
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Explore The Power of a Limited Watercolor Palette with Imola Dalma
Create a rich, expressive portrait using a tight, four-color palette.
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Find the Right Lines by Making "Wrong" Marks with Graphite Artist Zac Rybacki
"I have to make a lot of wrong marks so that I can see where the right marks are supposed to be..."
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Graphite Guidance: Draw a Focused Pencil Portrait with Artist Sean Buckingham
Learn how to set the focal point of your drawing and guide your viewer's eye there.
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Give Your Creativity a Curl with Mixed-Media Artist Christa Forrest
Learn how to embrace hair as the true expressive focal point of a portrait.
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Dramatically Improve Likeness in Just 20 Minutes with Ballpoint Virtuoso Robin Hilthouse
Learn essential spatial measurements that will help you capture believable, proportional likenesses.
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Practicing Imperfection: Paint a Fast, Joyful Watercolor with Dylan Sara
Practice a fast, fluid, and beautifully imperfect practice to free your hand and sharpen your eye.
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Embrace Your Ink Instincts with Juan Perednik
Draw a super-expressive, slightly creepy, and utterly captivating screaming portrait using just two colored pens.
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Apply Pressure Fearlessly with Natalia Tomás Segovia
"Our drawings don't look contrasted enough because we are afraid to apply pressure. We need to let go of that fear."
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Brush Bravely: Draw a Direct-Ink Portrait with Pau Tremouilles
Embrace the thrill of direct ink drawing using a brush pen.