Want to learn how to draw perfect pinups? This can be a great way of getting your art seen by millions, so read on for some tried and tested techniques from the pinup pros! Ever since prehistoric man picked up a piece of slate and drew an attractive girl on the wall of his …
Drawing the Baby in Three Quarter View Start off drawing cartoon babies by sketching a circle for the cranium. Drawing this circle to start off the head should be starting to get much easier and feel more natural by now, and if not, then practice, practice, practice!You can really see how useful being able to draw …
Here’s a look at the finished image for this lesson on how to draw a smiling face Changing the Mouth into a Smile When learning how to draw a smiling face, the first modification you’ll need to make is to move the corners of the mouth upward and increase the amount of curvature in the line separating …
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Draw a Cartoon Girl: Drawing In The Torso When learning how to draw a cartoon girl and create a dynamic pose, you can start off by drawing an egg shape for the head on top of a ‘C’ curve for the spine. Remember from previous lessons how the different parts of the torso (pelvis, abdomen and …
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Take a look at the finished painting in this series So how do you draw cars that look awesome? In our previous lesson, you saw how our tutor, April Eriksson, used a variety of techniques such as masking and brushwork to render her 1967 Mustang in grayscale before adding new color layers. Now, you’re going to …
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Monument Valley creator Ken Wong has helped change the face of gaming, but what inspires him to think outside the box and come up with such innovative ideas? Find out in this exclusive podcast interview.
Detail from Letter To My Mom by David Jon Kassan. Copyright David Jon Kassan. A homeless man, a mother and a fabulous fashionista in her 70s. These are the subjects of the three incredible paintings shortlisted for this year’s BP Portrait Award. But what is it about these works of art that have captured the …
Want to learn about drawing a confused face? Here’s the final sketch in this part of our ‘Drawing Expressions’ series Drawing a Confused Face: Eyes To get started with learning about drawing a confused face, first drop the eyebrow over the right eye a little bit. You’re going to give the eyes an asymmetrical look to heighten …
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Learning the basics of color theory can make a huge difference to your art Primary and Secondary Colors What is color theory? Understanding color theory is a key part of becoming an artist. Yet may of us are put off at an early stage, thanks to musty old text books and yawn-inducing lessons. So it’s time to take …
What are intermediate colors? They’re the colors that’ll make your painting pop! Intermediate Colors For our next lesson on color theory basics, we’re going to cover intermediate colors. Have you ever wondered what intermediate colors are and the part they play in color theory? Let Kirbi Fagan shed some light on this gray area and …