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Map Shadows and Direct the Eye with Mike Creighton

Museletter x Museum

May 10, 2024 — 1 min read

Mike Creighton is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Portland, Oregon, who explores a vast array of media in his art. Thousands of students have taken his classes to improve their skills in drawing, painting, and more.

In this lesson (83 mins), Mike will teach you how to use shadow design and selective emphasis to direct your viewer's eye while drawing an inspiring Museum muse using graphite pencil. Let's get started!

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Draw a High-Contrast Portrait in Pen with Tiffany S. DaVanzo

Draw an Unmechanical Portrait in Mechanical Pencil with David Tenorio

Draw like a Sculptor with France Van Stone