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Practice Makes Playful: Draw a Pen Portrait with Tommy Lipkins
"The mission is to stay loose"
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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."
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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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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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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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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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From Simple to Stupendous: Embrace the Basics with Crosshatching Virtuoso Robin Hilthouse
Mastering a simple technique is often the key to unlocking astounding possibilities.
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From Stick to Story: Sketch Expressive Figures with Pedro Loureiro
Learn an intuitive, story-driven approach to sketching people in motion.
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Uncap Your Ballpoint Skills: Draw an Expressive Pen Portrait with Stinna Kristensen
Create a bold, expressive likeness using nothing more than a humble ballpoint pen.
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Smile Lines: Draw a Lively Ink Portrait with Kimberly Petersen
Discover an intuitive, exploratory approach to ink drawing to capture a joyful likeness.
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Sketch Without a Net: Draw an Ink Portrait with Vin Ganapathy
This 30-minute lesson is a fast, loose, and fearless dive into perspective and composition.
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Draw a Reflective Pen Portrait with Tiffany S. DaVanzo
In this playful and skill-building portrait session (51 mins), certified medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo invites you to create a bold and expressive ballpoint pen drawing. Using simple black ballpoint pens—like BIC or PaperMate—and layering in vibrant color with colored pens, Tiffany walks you through her relaxed,