Lesson 15 I Drawing ears Watch this lesson on our YouTube Introduction Let’s just admit it, ears actually look super weird. They look frumpled up and make me think of a crumpled up cloth. We tend to think of ears as super random and I have seen many artists simply drawing little squiggles to depict […]
Lesson 14 I Drawing the mouth Watch this lesson on our YouTube Channel Introduction Like the eyes, the mouth can convey a lot of emotion; happiness, sadness, excitement, and disgust. Drawing mouths can be tricky since everyone’s mouth is different. The shapes also change as the facial expression changes. So for this lesson, we are […]
Lesson 13 I Drawing the Nose Watch this lesson on our YouTube Channel Introduction Noses come in many shapes and sizes, and when they are prominent, they get noticed very quickly. But people get less excited about the nose than the eyes because it is much less critical to communicate emotion and facial expressions. The […]
Lesson 12 I The Eyes Watch this lesson on our YouTube Channel The structure of the eye First, let’s look at the structure of the eyeball. Also notice when looking at the eyeball, it is covered by the eyelids – the eyelids curve around the eyeball. When we view the structure of the eye from […]
Watch the lesson for free on our YouTube channel Lesson 11 | Drawing Faces -What is more important than reading books; reading people’s faces. – Anis Mansour Because we spend all day looking at people, we are very aware when something is a little off in a portrait drawing or painting. Artist Lillian Gray shows you […]
Watch the lesson for free on our YouTube channel Lesson 10 | Contour Drawing -A drawing is simply a dot going for a walk – Paul Klee What is contour drawing? contour (n.) 1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from French contour “circumference, outline,” from Italian and Medieval Latin contornear “to go around” The […]
Watch this lesson for free on our YouTube channel What is gesture drawing? Gesture refers to the movement between things. It captures the flowing movement. This movement connects contours, forms and tones. A gesture drawing is a laying in of the : rhythm, flow, motion, action, form, and pose of a model/figure. They all refer […]
Watch this lesson for free on our YouTube channel 08 Perspective Drawing It can be quite overwhelming and confusing. As an artist you need to understand 1-point perspective, 2-point perspective and when more confident move onto 3-point perspective. In this lesson we will look at 1-point and 2-point perspective. Where will I use perspective? We […]
Watch this lesson for free on our YouTube channel. Lesson 7 | Composition What is composition? Composition is a potent tool. The way you frame something says so much and evokes so much emotion. We can all draw from the same picture, but each will tell a completely different message in the way we frame […]
Watch this lesson for free on our YouTube channel Lesson 6 | Draw in proportion -Draw what you see – don’t draw what you think you see.- Laura Wenman What a waste of time if you add all the detail before the proportions are 100% correct. A bit like dressing a chimpanzee and trying to […]