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How To Shade Across An Entire Drawing (225 views)
By Mike Theuer
Shading a single subject like a sphere or a face is challenging. Trickier still can be shading a subject across the entire page. Let me explain... read more

Shading - Theuer Method (198 views)
By Mike Theuer
The following are lessons I teach my art students. I teach at the Pennsylvania State University CFAC, University Park. These lessons contain rules that are simple and exercises that are easy to do. Yet they have a great impact. Try them. Includes an exercise.. read more

Composition - Theuer Method (184 views)
By mike theuer
"Where do I place the subject on the paper?" This article explains an easy approach to placing objects on a page. It can be applied to any medium in art. Because every medium first starts with a good composition. Includes an exercise... read more

Use DETAIL to strengthen your drawing's FOCUS (187 views)
By mike theuer
Focus is not how clear your drawing is. Instead, the focus of your drawing is the subject. It is what you want the viewer to see.  And often it is what you want the viewer to feel... read more

How do I draw hair? (383 views)
By mike theuer
Hair comes in many shapes, sizes, twists, colors and turns. This is true for hair on people and on animals. As a result, drawing hair is difficult. How do I draw hair?.. read more

Tips On How To Sketch When Your Fingers Are Shaking (202 views)
By R. Schmidt
It appears to be a common problem - both amongst experienced and young artists: shaking fingers. My personal perception: maybe 1 / 2 of us all suffered problems with their hands shaking too excessively for painting more than one time... read more

Tutorial: How To Depict Motion And Movements (179 views)
By R. Schmidt
Your capability to draw objects and - even more crucial - living beings in motion is actually a significant factor for sketching vibrant and natural images... read more

How To Paint The Human Figure Proportionally Right (185 views)
By R. Schmidt
The easiest way to begin mastering human body proportionalities is usually to analyze this classic division of the human body into 8 equivalent parts, from the top on the head to the base of the toes. All these 8 pieces is roughly the size of a head. The four lower pieces would be the hip and legs. The knee cap is placed on the 2nd part. The midsection is usually on the 5th and the top section consists of the head... read more

Drawing Instruction: How To Sketch Hands And Fingers (205 views)
By R. Schmidt
Lately I gave you some hints on how to draft hands. Looks like a lot of of my students consumed these hints and demand now for further material. Particularly they asked me to go into detail about drawing hands. So let us take a look at it... read more

Start Drawing Trees And Foliage (524 views)
By R. Schmidt
If you want to learn how to draw trees - then you have to get this simple step by step instructions. You will start drawing trees as well as you get drawing instructions on drawing foliage and whole forests. So read on!.. read more

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