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Draw Patiently, in One Direction, with Zach Atticus
Zach shares his meticulous process of drawing a pen portrait with single-directional crosshatching.
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Crosshatch a ‘Dapper Chap’ with Kirsten Britt
How do you make drawing glasses 50% easier? Draw a monocle!
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Draw a Measured Pencil Portrait with Neil Rogers
Learn a simple, intuitive method of capturing a child's likeness using a grid and measuring tool.
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Paint Man - and Man's Best Friend - with Lauren Arno
A dog is man's best friend, but how friendly are pups and painters?
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How Drawing Strangers' Faces Can Help You Embrace Your Own 'Flaws'
“We’re so much better at looking at other people and recognizing their beauty, and we’re so hard on ourselves.”
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Draw a High-Contrast Portrait in Pen with Tiffany S. DaVanzo
Certified medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo creates illustrations for medical studies and anatomical textbooks. Tiffany is also a portrait artist who uses her deep knowledge of human anatomy to create expressive portraits that capture the essence of her subject's personality. In this lesson (42 mins), Tiffany shares her
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Draw an Unmechanical Portrait in Mechanical Pencil with David Tenorio
"When I was younger in my career, I was very mechanical about copying [my subject's likeness]," says illustrator and art instructor David Tenorio. David would fuss to get the shapes and lines just right, and in the end he'd achieve a respectable likeness. But
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Draw like a Sculptor with France Van Stone
When crosshatching a portrait, you may be tempted to cover every inch of your subject's face. But in this lesson (88 mins), drawing virtuoso France Van Stone advises taking a sculptor's approach, that is, knowing what to leave untouched. "I really like when there are
The Secret to Art's Biggest Challenge 🤫
Psssst. Want to know a secret? The hardest part about making art...
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Paint Hard and Soft with Liz Chaderton
If you struggle to loosen up artistically, Liz Chaderton will get you into the flow. A UK-based painter who has published five books on watercolor, Liz helps her students break through their self-serious tendencies and rediscover the joy of painting. In this lesson (57 mins), Liz shares her process of
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Draw Bold and Loose in Brush Pen with Patrick Hochstenbach
In our previous lesson, we learned how to create intricate, realistic graphite portraits. Now we're headed in a radically different direction in pursuance of the same goals: artistic growth and improved drawing skills. In this lesson (39 mins), illustrator and comic artist Patrick Hochstenbach teaches us how to