Inking without Overthinking: Draw a Daring Pen Portrait with Vin Ganapathy
Ink-crease your mark-making courage in this 30-minute lesson.
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Baby Steps: Draw a Precious Pencil Portrait with David Tenorio
When drawing an infant, as with parenting, gentle lines and a lovingly light touch are essential
Capture Candid Character with Watercolor Artist Pedro Loureiro
Learn how to capture the vitality of a candid profile portrait, accessories and all.
Learn to Trust Your Eye While Drawing Eyes Closed with Alex Cooper
Discover one of the most freeing steps you can take as an artist.
Turn Your Creative Process on Its Head with Charlotte Hamilton
In this watercolor session, artist Charlotte Hamilton flips traditional portraiture on its head—literally—by guiding you through painting a subject upside down.
Practice Makes Playful: Draw a Pen Portrait with Tommy Lipkins
"The mission is to stay loose"
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."
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."
Explore The Power of a Limited Watercolor Palette with Imola Dalma
Create a rich, expressive portrait using a tight, four-color palette.
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..."
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.
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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.
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Orange You Glad You Got The Watercolor Blues?
Dive into a vibrant, sun-soaked watercolor adventure with artist Lauren Arno.
David Tenorio
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.
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Don't Dread the Profile: Draw a Pencil Portrait with Kate Higgins
Get ready to dive into the architecture of the profile.
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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.
Charlotte Hamilton
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.