Hone your skills or learn to draw today with these informative articles.

How to Draw a Star - Step by Step to a Perfect One (12 views)
By Kurtis Hoeck
Stars represent many different things for us, so it is a common symbol to be drawn. If you aren't familiar with the best way to draw one you may benefit from some helpful tips. That way you can draw a perfect one every single time. It may be just to decorate your paper or it can be for advertising. There should be five points to a basic star, and they should all be found at particular locations... read more

Art Materials and Tools: Drawing - Pencils (16 views)
By Remi Engels
Drawing is probably the most immediate of all art forms. It allows you to put down your observations instantly. In addition, all you really need to draw is a pencil and a sheet of paper (even a napkin will do)... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Backgrounds (38 views)
By Remi Engels
Backgrounds are useful in enhancing your vision of how you want to represent your subjects. Backgrounds can soften the presentation or make it more energetic or dramatic... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Multiple Subjects (20 views)
By Remi Engels
When it comes to multiple subjects in one pencil portrait drawing, there are two possibilities: (1) all subjects appear in one photograph; (2) the subjects appear in different photographs. We will be concerned with the second possibility... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Composition (20 views)
By Remi Engels
Composition refers to the manner in which your subjects are positioned relative to each other on the page. More formally, it is the arrangement of forms and spaces within the format of the page... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on the Hands (19 views)
By Remi Engels
Drawing hands takes much practice. Hands are typically quite complex with many smooth transitions between darks and lights. Shapes overlap and need to be studied very carefully to yield acceptable realism. There are also lots of edges, crevices, and creases... read more

Pencil Portrait DrawingTips on Clothing (23 views)
By Remi Engels
Drawing clothing can be quite challenging. The challenge usually centers on the drawing of the folds. There is a lot of reflected light, lots of darks, and many lights. But it is exactly this variety of values that makes the drawing of clothes very attractive but also challenging. Learning to draw fabric well requires a concerted effort and a good deal of practice... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Hair (20 views)
By Remi Engels
Drawing hair is not all that difficult but it does take quite a bit of time to make the result to look real and natural. In fact, it usually takes two to three times longer to do the hair than it does to do the rest of the portrait. So, do not get frustrated and know that you will have to spend the time... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on the Eyes (14 views)
By Remi Engels
As with all features of the human face, it is important that we do not draw the preconceived ideas we have about eyes. The eyes are the windows to a person’s soul and reflect much of the emotionality and personality of that person. Therefore, they must be drawn exactly how they are... read more

Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on the Ears (28 views)
By Remi Engels
Drawing ears is not that easy. There are many different parts to an ear. However, here is where working with a refined grid can help you enormously. If you work with a small grid, the problem is reduced to that of a puzzle with plenty of hints as to how the pieces fit together. Note that only the part of your overall grid that covers the grid needs to be refined... read more

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