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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
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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
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Sketchbook Tour: Brush Pen Inspiration with Patrick Hochstenbach
"When drawing," says Patrick Hochstenbach, "story is everything." Patrick is an illustrator and comic artist from Brugge, Belgium. He loves to work with brush and ink and draws influence from many Franco-Belgian artists such as Hergé, Franquin, Tardi and Giraud. In this tour, Patrick shares four
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Draw a Realistic Pencil Portrait Really Quickly with Kate Higgins
Kate Higgins often creates intricate, realistic graphite portraits that take many hours to complete. For example: But in this lesson... Kate shows how to create a striking, precise portrait in a much shorter period of time (76 mins). Her lesson covers everything from head construction to... ...blending and rendering hair�