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.
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.
Dramatically Improve Likeness in Just 20 Minutes with Ballpoint Virtuoso Robin Hilthouse
Learn essential spatial measurements that will help you capture believable, proportional likenesses.
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.
Embrace Your Ink Instincts with Juan Perednik
Draw a super-expressive, slightly creepy, and utterly captivating screaming portrait using just two colored pens.
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."
Brush Bravely: Draw a Direct-Ink Portrait with Pau Tremouilles
Embrace the thrill of direct ink drawing using a brush pen.
Orange You Glad You Got The Watercolor Blues?
Dive into a vibrant, sun-soaked watercolor adventure with artist Lauren Arno.
Values,Velocity, Valiance: Draw a Pen Portrait in Under 30 Minutes with David Tenorio
Don't let perfectionism keep you from the "valiant pursuit" of expressing your creativity.
Don't Dread the Profile: Draw a Pencil Portrait with Kate Higgins
Get ready to dive into the architecture of the profile.
Paint from the Heart and Nose with Andreas Liss
Learn how a portrait can emerge almost by accident through a focus on organic shapes and values.
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Empty Pen, Full Beard: Draw a Comely Portrait with Bridget Clutten
Don't toss that dried-up ballpoint pen into the bin just yet.
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Draw a Powerful Pencil Profile with Darren Wells
Your drawing should be in a "constant state of flux," says Darren.
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The Art of the Silhouette: Capture Character (and Cat) in Under 30 Minutes
Learn how to simplify a portrait into its most basic shapes and values to create a "chiaroscuro" image in under 30 minutes.
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Make 3/4 Feel Complete in Just 30 Minutes with Tiffany S. DaVanzo
Join illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo for a session that embraces the beauty of the unfinished.
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The Plane Truth: Carve a Graphite Portrait with Milla Weideman
Discover the simplicity behind the complexity of the human face.
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Marker Magic: Create a Bold, Colorful Portrait with Adrian Drott
Embrace a playful, painterly approach to portraiture with a Swedish video-game artist.
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Plumbing in Pencil: Draw a 'Wacky and Wild' Graphite Portrait with Alex Cooper
Balance the interplay between loose, expressive energy and the grounding precision of measurement.
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The Bold Statement: Find Truth in Your Sketchbook with Oil Painter Andreas Liss
Learn to trust your eye and embrace the "magic" that happens when a collection of brushstrokes suddenly transforms into a human face.
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Find Artistic Freedom through Creative Constraint with Kirsten Britt
Create an expressive ink-and-watercolor portrait with one pen and just two paint colors.
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Don't Fear Your Portrait's 'Ugly Stage': Get the Blues with Watercolor Artist Alessia Battain
"Every portrait will have a so-called ugly stage. Never be afraid of going on. You always have to trust."
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Follow the Flow: Paint a Watercolor Portrait with Jordan M. Rhodes
Embrace the beautiful tension between control and letting go.
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Contour Courage and Magic Moments: Draw a Head in the Clouds with Dylan Sara
Draw an ink portrait with courageous lines and partly-cloudy whimsy.