Interesting Pencil Sketching Exercises

By Darren WK Chow

First, let's talk a little bit about what makes a good pencil sketching exercise. 

Well, I don't know about you but I personally find shading squares and basic shapes to be the most boring pencil sketch exercises in the world. But you still find them around.

Some pencil sketch tutorials will ask you to shade squares just to get some blending practice. But I find that ineffective and exceedingly boring. And I tell myself there must be a better way to learn pencil sketching.

The problem with shading squares is that squares have no meaning. They don't represent still life, and they don't represent a living thing. Therefore, such exercises don't really stretch the muscles of the artist.

And anything that's not a real challenge isn't going to help anyone become a world class artist. If you're a beginner, you may want to consider some alternative exercises.

What you can do is that you may want to pick just one simple subject that you would like to draw. Don't be too overly ambitious if you're just starting out. Just one good one will do. I suggest choosing something like a soft toy or a plant. These subjects have simple basic forms and shapes and are perfect for sketching exercises.

Next, when you proceed with your drawing, keep in mind that this is just an exercise. So your primary goal is not to create the perfect sketch. Instead, you should constantly remind yourself that since this is just an exercise, you should try as much as you can to experiment. Be adventurous! This is just an exercise, so there's no need to be timid.

Draw all kinds of lines if you can. Experiment with all the different shades of pencils. Use different types of drawing paper and observe what happens. 

This will keep you busy for hours, and in my opinion, even though the approach is a little hap-hazard, it's still much better than just shading squares. No boring squares for you and me. Geez

Darren Chow is the founder and developer of MyArtPassion.com, an online website that offers free drawing lessons, home study courses, and other drawing related resources.

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Pencil Drawing Tutorials

By Darren WK Chow

There are many reasons why you are searching for pencil drawing tutorials. You could be looking to improve your drawing foundation, or you could be looking for more drawing tips that'll help you improve your overall drawing skills.

Whatever your reason may be, you should at all times, be able to recognize good drawing tutorials when you really see them. This article will help you distinguish the good pencil drawing tutorials from the poor ones.

The first thing that you should notice about the tutorial is whether it has a clear objective. What exactly is the tutorial trying to teach you? If the objective is hard to grasp, I can assure you it's not going to be a tutorial that you like. Without a specific goal, it's hard to imagine how the tutorial actually manifests itself.

Also, a good tutorial should only have one specific goal at any one time so as not to confuse or overwhelm the reader.

If it does have a specific goal, the next thing you should be looking out for is whether the problems or challenges are properly defined. How much does the author understand you? The more the author understands you, the better he or she will be able to define the problem.

Only when the problem is clearly defined can we arrive at the right solutions. The defined problems should be in support of the goal. These are roadblocks that need to be overcome. I constantly remind the readers of my Home Study Course of the roadblocks that they'll come across before presenting any solutions.

Sometimes, you may not even be aware of these problems. Here's an example. Do you know that there's a method to capture the proportions of any drawing exactly the way you want it? If you're not aware of it, you won't be seeking to overcome this roadblock.

So a good tutorial with clearly defined problems can really help you out. By the way, the key to nailing proportions is to follow a fixed system. But it's beyond the scope of this article to expand on this.

Coming back to the essence of this article, the final thing that you need to note is that good pencil drawing tutorials should have solutions that are presented in a conversational style.

The conversational style is the most effective communication style. It makes the tutorial easy to read and understand.

So there you have it. Looking for these three elements the next time you're searching for good pencil drawing tutorials.

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Pencil Drawing Lesson

By Darren WK Chow

The first question you should be asking yourself is, "What is it that you are going to draw". Choosing and deciding on the subject can make or break your pencil drawing.

I suggest choosing something that you're comfortable drawing (that means taking your skill level into consideration) and the subject should be something that you're interested in drawing. Also take into consideration the amount of time that you're going to spend on your drawing.

If you don't have the time, try not to choose a subject that's too ambitious. Two things may happen here. You'll either get bored with the drawing due to lack of interest, or you run out of time and so the drawing is left unfinished.

Try to avoid these mistakes.

Once you have decided on your subject, it's time to start your drawing. Prepare the following tools: (1) a range of pencils from 2B - 8B, (2) ordinary drawing paper, and (3) kneaded eraser.

You need a range of pencils because that will help you in achieving the many different tones of shades that's so crucial to your drawing. In a monochrome drawing, that's the only thing that'll help you describe shapes, contours, dimension and depth.

And if you're wondering if the paper matters in a pencil drawing, the answer is yes. If you're more particular about the surface that you're going to draw on, note that there's two types of drawing paper that you'll commonly come across.

The first type is cold pressed drawing paper (also commonly known as NOT paper). This type of paper has a textured surface and is commonly used with watercolors. However, you can use it for any drawing or painting if you feel it's appropriate.

The second type of paper is hot pressed drawing paper. This is the opposite of NOT paper. Its surface is smooth, making it the ideal drawing surface for pencil drawings. That's because it's easier to blend on a smooth surface. Experiment with both types of paper to see which type you prefer. I would recommend smooth surface drawing paper.

The kneaded eraser is a soft eraser that you can pinch and mold into any shape. It's dust free and commonly used to aid in creating highlights in a drawing by using it to pick up lead on the paper. 

And there's one more tool that will help you but it's optional. It's called a paper stump or a tortillion. A tortillion is used for blending and spreading lead around on the paper. It creates a more consistently blend than fingers.

Yes, you can use your fingers if you want but I like to keep mine clean. Besides, tortillions are very affordable. 

Once you have these tools ready, you're set to go.

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Drawing Tutorials For Beginners

By Darren WK Chow

So what makes a good drawing tutorial for beginners? The keyword here is "beginner", so it's a little bit different from ordinary drawing tutorials that usually assume that you already know something about drawing.

There are many reasons why someone might want to pick up drawing. Some say it runs in the family, while others say they haven't been able to find time but would like to try it out now. Whatever the reason may be, if you're the kind of person who's very fickle minded and always change direction to pursue various interest, you may find that you'll not be very successful. Your attention will be diluted, and you'll find that your hobby will be short-lived.

But if you're really serious and passionate about learning how to draw, good for you! If you can stick it through and be patient when it comes to foundation building, you'll come to reap the rewards of drawing in the not too distant future.

Speaking of foundation building, that should be your primary goal if you're a beginner. Drawing is not difficult to learn, but it does require some practice. Remember that there's no magic pill, so no matter how good a drawing tutorial is, it's not going to help you if you don't practice.

Nevertheless, good drawing tutorials can still help you to accelerate your learning process. What you need is step-by-step instructions on how to draw, which is what I always stress in my home study course.

The best foundation building tutorials are those that isolate various elements of a drawing and walk you through how to accomplish each step. Afterwards, you'll be able to see for yourself how the whole drawing actually comes together.

Also, good drawing tutorials for beginners should also focus on repetition. That means if there's a key point to take note of, the good tutorials remind you of them. Otherwise, there's a very high chance that you may forget about the whole process once you finish reading the tutorial.

Again, don't forget to take the time build a strong foundation if you're just starting out. If not, you'll find that you may run into a host of unwanted problems later on when you learn the more advanced techniques.

Darren Chow is the founder and developer of MyArtPassion.com, an online website that offers free drawing lessons, home study courses, and other drawing related resources.

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How to Draw Great Pencil Sketches

By Darren WK Chow

It's easy to be impressed by any drawing that's drawn by a skilled pencil artist. A skilled pencil artist can sketch a drawing with such fine details that it looks almost like a black and white photograph. How do they achieve this realistic effect?

First, let's start by understanding that there's nothing complicated about making a pencil sketch. At least when it comes to the tools involved, there's just pencil and paper. There's no color mixing, no drying times, and other complications compared to working with paints. But if it's so simple, why do some art students still find it difficult to master pencil sketching? 

The answer lies in two areas: the observational skills of the artist, and the mastery of the pencil. Let's talk a little bit about using the pencil.

This is a technique thing. For instance, there are many different levels of pencil blends that can be achieved with different pencils, and not artists are able to achieve a wide range of blending effects. As a result, they're limited by their own skills in terms of expressing themselves on paper. 

One popular technique is called the hatching, or the cross hatching technique, which is basically shading by using lines. Another popular technique is called the caressing technique, where you use a paper stump or a finger to create smooth blends. A combination of these techniques allow the pencil artist to eloquently capture the desired effects on paper. 

The other thing that sets the students apart from the masters is the observational skills. Different artists observe and perceive things differently. They also have different concepts and thoughts about the things they see and usually come up with different interpretations based on their past experiences.

Some artists choose to draw close to reality, while others choose to express their ideas. Depending on what's more important to the artist, the end result can be very different.

But remember that the fundamentals of drawing remains the same. Strengthen the fundamentals and use your skills as a way to express your own artists. If you can do so, you're on your way to drawing great pencil sketches.

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How to Draw Lips

By Darren WK Chow

In order not to spoil a portrait, it's important for art students to practice drawing individual parts of the face so that when the whole drawing comes together, it'll come out right. Most students who fail to draw a portrait successfully find that they do not have a strong drawing foundation yet. In other words, when it comes to drawing lines, drawing shapes, blending, working with contours and shadows, they're still struggling. No wonder the portrait doesn't come out right. You can tell that an art student's foundation is weak when he or she tells you that the faces always come out looking the same.

That's because these students keep drawing the same shapes over and over again without realizing it. They are not drawing what they see, but rather what they think they see. And they keep drawing noses that look alike, lips that look alike and so on. That's why the faces always come out looking alike.

To avoid this problem. art students can try taking the different features of a face apart and focus on drawing just one part: e.g. the lips. Start by building a large collection of lips images. Use them as reference images and work on just drawing lips alone.

The whole point of doing an exercise like this is to allow the student to pay attention to the subtle differences on the lips. To achieve this goal, drawing close-ups of lips will be particularly helpful. 

Further separate the lips into the upper lip, and the lower lip. What happens when you have a thicker upper lip? What happens when you have a thicker lower lip? What happens when both lips are thin and so on. How do the lips appear when a person smiles? How about a laugh? 

You'll find that lips can indeed take on many shapes and forms. Don't be put off just because there are so many different shapes and forms that the lips can take on. Instead, try matching each shape and form with the behavior of the subject. For example, when a lady is pouting, what is she thinking? This will make your lip drawing exercises more interesting.

Darren Chow is the founder and developer of MyArtPassion.com, an online website that offers free drawing lessons, home study courses, and other drawing related resources.

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How To Draw Noses

By Darren WK Chow

Knowing that, what I've done is that I've gone ahead an isolated each feature of the face in my home study course to zoom in on how to draw each part really well.

When you sit done to think about it, drawing portraits is all about the sum of all features. When you can draw each feature really well, the only thing that's between you and a really great portrait is the proportions. There's a systematic way to nail proportions every time but for this article, we'll talk more about how to draw a nose.

There're many different types of noses that we may come across. Flat noses, pointed noses, long noses, short noses and so on. First, you have to decide if (for the face that you're drawing) the nose is a prominent feature.

Some people just have prominent noses naturally. For instance, the eyes and mouth can be very tiny, allowing the nose to stand out. 

If it is a key feature on the face, then you'll have to pay more attention to the shades and details of the nose to make sure that it stands out. To draw a nose, you have to know two crucial measurements. 

Measure the height of the nose (from top to bottom) and with width (from one nostril to the other). That'll help you determine the shape and form of the nose really quickly. However, just having these two measurements are not good enough. The drawing is still just two dimensional.

To make it look real, pay a little attention to the ball of the nose. You can't really use lines to bring out the ball of the nose. So you'll have to rely on your shading skills. Shading is always useful for bringing out three dimensional effects. 

Once you get the tones of the shades right, the nose should come out really nicely. Try drawing just noses for practice, then move on to the other features of the face.

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Portrait Drawing Techniques For Children - Ages 9-12

By Tara Scott

What would you think if I told you that children as young as age 9 years old can be taught how to draw realistic portraits of people? Impossible? You may think because of their age they haven't fully graduated from drawing animation characters, and using color markers, and construction paper. Yes, your child can learn how to draw realistic people portraits using the (five tones of shading, a high quality black and white photo, 8" x 10" plastic acetate sheet grid, gridded 8" x 10" drawing paper, and a 1/2" cardboard square viewfinder). By using these basic drawing techniques and drawing materials your child will be able to draw a realistic portrait within two hours without taking any previous drawing lessons from an instructor, or ever picking up a sketching pencil and drawing paper.

Are you still puzzled? I was, and I am still puzzled today. I was an independent Art Teacher teaching at Michael's Art and Crafts, located in Waldorf, MD on Saturday's. I noticed in my area a lack of art classes available for children ages (5-12). Most of the art instructors taught art to individuals ages 13 to adults. But know one wanted to teach the younger children, or it was hard to find an art teacher close by who would have the patience to teach younger kids, because of their short attention span.

I thought to myself. If a child can learn how to draw animals, landscapes, and animation characters using basic shapes such as a (circle, straight line, angle, curve, and square). They can apply these shapes to draw a realistic portrait of a person. I started reading articles on the Internet and other reference materials on how children learn how to read, write, and draw. I then incorporated my research into a six-week portrait drawing workshop for children ages (9-12).

I learned when a child learns how to read, write, and draw, everything is upside down, or right to left. In other words, they read from right to left instead of left to right. Instead of drawing right side up like adults do. A child will turn their photo upside down to draw, like they are looking in a mirror were everything is in reverse. So I came up with a fun and creative portrait drawing workshop by combining children's games, 5, 10, 15 minute drawing time drills, grid line drawing, light and shadowing or toning, upside down reverse drawing, etc . I had to think like a child, and reverse the way I was taught how to draw into the way a child learns how to draw.

For example, by the fourth week of classes the students were ready for time drills. You say time drills that sounds like they are in military school. Not quite, time drills helps the student to focus on the shapes, expression, and movement of the subject without using shading. The basics of this technique is to remind the students to draw the subject exactly the way they see it without stopping. The students were given a cartoon character to draw in five minutes such as Mickey Mouse or any cartoon character. I would tell them not to rush because five minutes is a long time. Some students finished sketching the character in less than three minutes. If they finished before the five minutes were up they could go back for the two additional minutes to correct their mistakes and erase out unnecessary lines. The students would do this exercise for one hour alternating between (five to fifteen minutes time drills) sketching as many as six drawings or more.

Another great exercise is the upside down reverse drawing. The students were given a 8"x 10" black and white photo, a plastic acetate gridded sheet, and 8" x 10" gridded paper. The students were instructed to turn the photo upside down, place the plastic acetate gridded sheet on top of the photo. What they are now seeing is the photo divided into (8) squares (horizontally), and (10) squares (vertically). The number of squares on the acetate gridded sheet, should be the same number of squares on the gridded paper. Instead of focusing on the photo the students are now focusing on the shapes, and tones of the subject in each square. The purpose of this exercise is for the students to draw and shade in the shapes exactly how they see it in each square. In other words, its like playing connect the lines, or connect the dots. Once the exercise is completed they now have a portrait of a person with the right placement of the eyes, ears, nose, mouth without spending time making corrections. All of the corrections of the portraits can now be finalized by turning the paper right side up and erasing unnecessary lines and heavy shading.

 You may think that you need years of drawing experience to draw a realistic portrait. However, I found that to be false. I have taught students with no drawing experience, and some with a few years of drawing experience. Anyone with the desire to want to learn how to draw can do it. The three key points to remember is:

1) Patience - Go at your own pace. Do not compare yourself to other artists, or you will get frustrated and want to quit.

2) Technique and Style - Everyone has their own unique style. Choose a drawing or painting medium that you feel comfortable using. For instance, if you enjoy using oil painting, but feel uneasy about exploring with watercolors. Stick to the oil painting.

3) Practice - I always say this to my students. Practice makes perfect. Then practice again and again.

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How to Draw People - A Beginner's Guide

By Sharon Rosa

A common challenge among artists, especially beginners, is learning how to draw people. The human form is complex and can be moved into an infinite variety of poses, making it difficult to draw a person accurately even once and especially difficult to draw someone consistently in more than one pose. However, there are a few simple steps which can be used to help draw any individual, in any pose.

Gesture Line The gesture line or "action line" is a curve which marks the general direction a body is moving in. Even in a seemingly static pose, the gesture line is useful to show the lean of the body and help when it comes time to lay in the angles of the hips and shoulders. 

Other Guidelines Once the gesture line is drawn in, other guidelines are placed to help ensure correct proportions. Exact proportions vary from person to person, but in general, an adult is about eight heads tall. The torso and upper arms take up the length of two heads, with the elbows reaching the waist. The pelvis takes up another head's space, with the wrists reaching the bottom of the pelvis. The remaining four head lengths make up the legs and feet of the figure.

Keeping these proportions in mind, it is easy to add other guidelines to your gesture line. The most common form of guidelines is a stick-figure "skeleton" consisting of lines to mark the angles of the shoulders, hips, arms, and legs, with an oval for the head. Many artists will also add ovals for the ribcage and pelvis, small circles to indicate the elbows and knees, or roughly blocked-in hands and feet.

Filling Out the Figure With the skeleton complete, it's time to fill in the rest of the shapes to indicate the volume of the figure. Here it's especially important to pay close attention to your subject -- note whether the limbs and body are fat, skinny, muscular, average, etc. It's easy to make mistakes at this stage, so sketch in very lightly to begin with and continuously check your work. Avoid making any lines straight or flat -- the human body is full of curves and often even lines which look straight at first are in reality slightly curved.

Finishing the Drawing By this point you should have a rough drawing of your subject, and now you're ready to refine the details so the drawing is fully recognizable. Smooth out lines for the skin and sketch in the clothing, paying careful attention to how it folds and drapes around the body. Add fingers and flesh out the hands -- as with forming the overall figure, this is usually easiest if you start with a "skeleton" consisting of an oval or rectangle for the palm and sticks for the fingers, then add form from there. 

The hair and face of your subject are the most important elements in making a truly recognizable drawing. Use a vertical guideline to mark the middle of the face and horizontal guidelines to mark the location of the eyes, nose, and mouth. Be sure to have the guidelines curve to match the roundness of the face -- otherwise your drawing will look flat and unrealistic. When drawing the hair, start with the general shape and work down, drawing the hair in clumps before trying to draw individual strands. Except for a few places around the edges of the hairstyle or in very unusual styles, individual strands won't affect the look of the finished drawing. Drawing the hair in larger chunks and then texturing it with rough strokes is faster and will look the same. 

Now, you have a finished drawing which was made using steps you can easily repeat whenever you please. As you may have realized, some elements of the drawing process will be different for every drawing -- such as the gesture line, which changes from pose to pose -- but others, such as proportions, will be nearly the same or, in the case of drawing the same person repeatedly, completely identical. By keeping these elements in mind you can draw anyone accurately and consistently.

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How to Draw People

By Christopher Guiles

It's only natural that as people, most artists want to be able to know how to draw people. It's a handy skill to have, as well, as being able to sketch out a picture of a friend or loved one makes for a great gift.

A great place to start when learning how to draw people is the head. Start with some sketched circles, it doesn't have to be perfect. You'll be leading the facial features at the lower part of the front, but a basic circle will provide decent framework. Now that you've got your circle, draw a vertical and horizontal line from top to bottom and side to side, but stop for a moment. 

Try to think of your head as being three dimensional and slightly facing down and to the right or left. Now without looking straight on, but more off centered a bit, imagine where the eyes, mouth, and nose would be and draw the lines between the eyes for the vertical, and just above the mouth and below the nose. You can think of the head as more of a globe in these early stages. Once you have those two framing lines circling your globe, you can go about working in the eyes, nose, mouth, all of the basic facial features really. It's a lot easier once you have a reference point.

Moving along with how to draw people and down the form, we can go to the neck. Remember the neck in the back is largely a continuation of the head, whereas in the front of the head it the chin cuts in maybe a third of the way before coming down. Come out to begin to form the shoulders. Don't worry too much about muscle definition or anything towards that end yet. You can sketch in some toning lines here or there, but you can add the majority later, right now we're just concerned with getting the basic structure together.

The next step in how to draw people covered will be the chest. You can use another three dimensional circle like you did for the head here as well. The top side areas of the circle where it curves off can be used as a basis for setting the arm pits, and from there you can fill in the arms and connect them to the shoulders. Use the same idea for the vertical line to divide the chest and ribcage. 

Finishing up the lesson on how to draw people, it's pretty straightforward from here on. It's largely up to you as to where you want to begin to transition from the chest/stomach into the legs in terms of how far you want to expand and how high up you'll do it. Make sure you come out somewhat to make it more realistic and get away from the image of the stick man. The knee joints will have a little definition, and the calves will come out a little, as well, before narrowing out again and ending with the feet.

Now that you have the basic form down, you can add more features, definition, tone, and muscle and bone structure by adding in marks here and there. Remember sketching can go a long way. For hundreds of step by step illustrations as well as a wealth of information on the art of drawing, visit http://yourreviewsite.com/learntodraw/index.html and learn the secrets of drawing as well as the famous artists of past and present.

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How to Draw People - Simple Steps to Get Proportions Right

By Todd T Harris

Most artists will agree that learning how to draw people is one of the most challenging techniques to master. With so many distinct characteristics, proportions, settings, poses, lighting, and more, even the smallest mistake can ruin the entire work. This task can be simplified by keeping a few key elements in mind and following these easy steps.

Now take into mind, this is only one of many ways to draw people. There are several different methods that can be taught. This is one that is enjoyed by beginners because it helps to keep the proportions correct.

The first step when learning how to draw people is to keep proportions in check and start off by drawing the head. One of the best ways to keep proportion accurate on your page is to take your pencil, hold it up in the air in front of you and line it up with your model. Hold the tip of the pencil at the very top of where you see the model's head, and then use your thumb or forefinger to mark on the pencil where the model's chin is located. Holding this measurement, lay the pencil down on your paper and mark these guidelines. Once you have these rough guidelines you can then draw the head to the proper scale, adding details now or at the completion of your drawing.

The next step for how to draw people is drawing the feet. Since you have completed the head to an accurate scale, drawing the feet second helps to keep the remainder of the body proportionate. This is done by using the common rule of thumb that assumes an average sized person is approximately seven heads tall (including the head). This means that the feet should be located seven times the length of the head downward. To do this, begin from the bottom of the head you have already drawn, even if you only drew a simple oval shape to mark the place of the head, and draw six more ovals of the same size end to end down the center of the page. This may look strange or seem as though the figure will be too tall, but once the remainder of the body fills in you will notice this is quite accurate. The bottom of the last oval marks the location where the bottom of the complete foot will be situated.

Now that you have the entire length of the body drawn, you can begin to mark other key points that will help your person take shape and come to life. The third step of how to draw people is to locate and accentuate the appendages (arms and legs), the hips, and the waist. This process is the same for both male and female drawings and begins with the third oval down on the page. This oval marks where the elbows will fall, as well as where the waist is located. Once you have the location of the elbows, the rest of the arm can be drawn from there. Half way down the oval below the waist is where the hips are located, and the legs can be drawn below that location. Now that you have the rough outline of the figure arranged in exact proportion, you can go back and add as much or as little detail as you desire.

The same basic principles can be followed for determining how to draw people in a sitting position as well. The instructions are the same as above, however instead of using seven ovals, only five are needed. This modification compensates for the space lost at the waist when sitting.

Todd Harris is a master artist who has been helping people learn how to draw people for years. He works for a multi-billion dollar company as a concept art director. He is trained in the Florence Academy Method. To see some free articles and tips on how to draw visit, [http://www.learning2draw.com]. For the best video instructions on how to draw people visit his new site at [http://www.alldrawnout.com].

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Tips on Pencil Portrait Drawing - The Line Drawing

By Remi Engels

In this article I will discuss the importance of a line drawing in producing a pencil portrait drawing. I will also discuss the details of rendering such a drawing. We start with a gridded reference image that has the same dimensions as the drawing we will produce. By the way, a gridded image which has the size of your actual drawing, will usually be too large for most printers to handle in one piece. So, print out the image piece-wise on regular 8.5 by 11 inch paper.

The first step is to draw the same grid on your drawing paper that you drew on your reference image. Use an HB or F pencil with a sharp point and draw very lightly. Remember that this grid eventually will have to be erased.

Once we have drawn the grid we are ready to start putting in the contours of the subject. 

The advantages of using a grid are many. Here are a few:

* You can draw the content of one square at a time.

* All proportions and placements are easily discerned.

* Negative spaces become more evident.

* Rendering the correct perspective is greatly simplified.

Here are some guidelines on drawing the outlines (line drawing) of the subject in the photograph:

* For now, only draw lines, i.e., do not do any shading yet.

* Draw lightly and loosely. Use maybe a 2B or 3B sharp pencil. Sharpen your pencils frequently.

* Although you should concentrate on one square, you should not loose sight of the overall structure of the drawing. For example, make sure that the subject matter smoothly transitions from one square to the next. Stand back once and awhile and inspect your progressing drawing from an overall perspective. While concentrating on a particular square, also use your peripheral vision to keep an eye on the neighborhood.

* At this stage, accuracy is of the essence. All drawing at this point is judging lengths and angles within a single square. Use short soft lines which, if needed, you can easily erase. 

* Put a sheet of bond paper under your drawing hand so you avoid smudging of the already finished portion of your drawing or of the grid.

* Also draw in the contours of the shadows and other worthy details you notice on your subject. At this stage your task is to produce a detailed map of your subject. We are actually in the process of readying the drawing for the next phase, i.e., shading.

* Try to see in terms of shapes or masses and draw the contours of these shapes and masses. Drawing is doing two things simultaneously (actually, more than two). On the one hand, you need to concentrate on that one current line you are drawing (its length and angle) but simultaneously you should always be aware that this line is part of a shape.

* Make use of the concept of negative space. Also, once and awhile, turn your reference image as well as your drawing upside down or sideways. This often gives you a better perspective on lengths and angles. 

* In fact, at this stage, try not to be aware that you are drawing a definite subject. Look at each shape as just a blob without meaning but with definite dimensions and a definite orientation. This will help you with seeing and reducing the involuntary introduction of preconceived notions about noses and such.

* Look at your reference image frequently and carefully.

* Make some choices. What is important? What can you leave out? Drawing is often an exercise in elimination of unnecessary detail. 

In this fashion, continue working out one square after another until you have a line drawing of your entire subject. By now, you should already see a fairly good likeness of your subject. Review in detail the entire drawing and make corrections wherever necessary. This is also the time to erase most of the grid. When you are satisfied, you can lightly spray the drawing with workable fixative, just enough so it does not smudge but you can still erase things if you have to.

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How To Draw A Good Portrait

By Darren WK Chow

Drawing portraits can be exceedingly challenging for many art students. But why are portraits so hard to draw? After all, portraits are essentially the same as all other drawings, and are made up of basic shapes and forms. The key lies being able to execute proportions with exact precision.

When you take a closer look at a portrait, you'll observe that there are thousands of combinations possible for portraits. For example, there are noses with many different shapes and sizes. There are eyes with different shapes and colors. There are lips with different thickness and there are all sorts of little details (like eyebags etc.) that are different. This makes it difficult for the artist to apply a fixed formula when drawing portraits.

The same technique for drawing a fixed object, or for drawing still life, can be used again and again. The basic shapes and forms of a table or a chair is easy to duplicate.

But when you put together a combination of all kinds of different features on a face, it's a whole different set of challenge. The nose is too small, the lips are too thick, the eyes look all funny, etc. You get into all sorts of funny problems that you can don't get whether drawing other stuff. That's why drawing portraits can be such a challenge to many art students.

The way around this is to strengthen the drawing foundation. That means drawing by applying sound drawing principles instead of just following rigid formulas. If the artist can get the proportions right, the likeness of the person will emerge. There's no need for other complicated techniques. The artist just have to focus on getting the proportions right.

The other area of concern is that many art students do not have the maturity to make sound decisions about the portraits they are drawing. Note that drawing is not the same as photographing. The drawing need not be exactly the same as the subject. There is room for the artist to make decisions on how the drawing will eventually turn out.

Therefore, a good portraitist will always bear in mind the background and the essence of the subject that he or she is drawing. For instance, if the artist is drawing a business person, he may want to capture the shrewd look on the face. Or if he's drawing a model, he may want the drawing to look Hollywood style. 

These are simple decisions, yet they have such a profound impact on the portraits. So good artists must use their judgment to make such decisions.

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Tip on Pencil Portrait Drawing - Six Elements of Portrait Drawing

By Remi Engels

Drawing in general entails four distinct elements: line, value, texture, and form. In the special case of pencil portrait drawing we can refine the list of elements to six: form, proportion, anatomy, texture, value, and planes.

In this article we will give a detailed description of each of those pencil portrait drawing elements.

(1) Form or Shape - The illusion of three-dimensionality in drawing and art in general has been central to Western art for centuries. The carving out of form using line, structure, and value was a vital component of almost all Renaissance art.

On the other hand, oriental and lots of contemporary art emphasize flatness of form although this period in contemporary art is drawing to a close.

All form in drawing can initially be reduced to 4 basic 3-dimensional solids: bricks, cones, cylinders, and spheres. The proper use of these forms together with perspective and value leads to the illusion of 3-dimensionality even though the drawing is, in actuality, located on a 2-dimensional sheet of drawing paper. 

In portrait drawing, the arabesque of the head, the square structure of the head, and all components within the head (nose, eyes, etc.) are all 2- and 3-dimensional forms that contribute to the overall illusion of 3-dimensionality

(2) Proportion - includes all sizing and placements of form. Proportion refers to the concept of relative length and angle size.

Proportion gives answers to these two questions:

1. Given a defined unit of length, how many units is a particular length?

2. How large is this particular angle? Answering these two questions consistently correctly will yield a drawing with the correct proportions and placements of all form. 

(3) Anatomy - refers essentially to the underlying structures of bone and muscle of the head. 

It is important to learn as much as you can about anatomy. There are many books available on anatomy for artists. For a portrait artist it is particularly important to understand the anatomy of the head, neck, and shoulders.

Anatomy studies unfortunately include a lot of Latin terms which makes it somewhat difficult to grasp. The idea is to study slowly and a little bit at a time because it can be quite frustrating. 

(4) Texture - in portrait drawing expresses the range of roughness or smoothness of the forms. The rough texture of a concrete walk way, for example, is quite different from the smoothness of a window. 

There exist several techniques and tricks to help you with the creation of the correct textures. Creating textures is an area in drawing that gives you the opportunity to be very creative and to use every possible type of mark you can make with a pencil. In portrait drawing textures occur in places such as hair, clothing, and skin. 

(5) Value - refers to the variations in light or dark of the pencil marks and hatchings. Powerful portrait drawings employ the full palette of contrasting lights and darks. Beginning artists often fail to achieve this full "stretch" of value, resulting in timid, washed-out drawings.

(6) Planes - produce the sculptural sensibility of a portrait. The head has numerous planes each with a different direction and therefore with a different value. 

The idea is to think of the surface of the head as a collection of discrete planes with a certain direction relative to the light source. You should try to identify each of the planes and draw its correct shape and value. 

The correct handling of planes contributes very much to the likeness of your subject as well as the illusion of 3-dimensionality.

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Learn How to Draw People - By Drawing Cartoon People

By Mike Monaghan

Have you ever wondered why learning to draw is believed to be difficult? Here's why... it's because everyone tells you so.

Those who can't draw tell you it's hard, those who can draw tell you it's hard, and, most of all, those who teach you to draw tell you it's hard.If you want to learn to draw you already hold the belief that you are going to have to put in a lot of work to learn, practice and master all the special techniques that "gifted" people get for free at birth.

So lets change that belief. Let's say you want to learn how to draw people... Now you could get a book on drawing people - study the anatomy of the human body, learn the general measurements of the head, where the eyes and ears are positioned relative to nose and mouth, how to divide the face up, where all the muscles lie and what happens to those muscles with expression change. You can learn about posture and balance, body proportions, movement, clothing,perspective, and so on, including special study of eyes, hands, feet, hair and other details.

And then there's the really difficult part - learning about shading technique and how to draw a portrait with likeness.

With all these instructions, it's not surprising anyone would give up trying to learn to draw people. But there is another way, an easier way, a quicker way - and that's by drawing cartoon people.

It's funny, but many instructions on drawing cartoon people begin by saying you should first understand drawing real people - but in my view it's better to work the other way round. Why? Because drawing cartoons is fun and easy, and because of this you are motivated and inspired to draw more and often - and the more you draw, the more you improve your observation skills and your drawing ability.

Here's how to go about it in practice. Put all the instruction books, rules and techniques away and start anew. Spend lots of time just looking at people, but look with your sense of humor. See the funny ways people stand, sit walk and talk, how they scrunch up their faces with expressions, the ridiculous ways they have their hair fixed, their personal fashion statements as they promote their individuality and personality to the world.

Viewing people with a perspective of humor will impress all their characteristics much more firmly into your mind, and you'll notice subtle details that you wouldn't have seen otherwise. People are funny, often ridiculous, more often stereotypes of themselves... understanding and recognizing this will help in drawing them.

The next step is to draw. Begin with sketching these characters and their characteristics - quick and easy sketching just for you, for reference (you're not drawing to impress anyone, you're sketching to build up and train your visual vocabulary).

Then start cartooning them. Don't try to draw "cartoons"- just draw the characters as you can remember them, or imagine them, using your reference sketches. Keep them simple, they'll be funny enough and cartoonish enough without any help from standard cartoon-drawing techniques or style.

Learning anything is often a process of practice - the more you do something, the better you get. The trick is to stick at something long enough to get good at it. If something is fun to do, you'll stick at it, and that is the reason cartooning will help you learn to draw. With hours of "fun drawing" instead of laborious "drawing practice", and the deep level of observation and interest you achieve by looking at people through humor-colored glasses, learning to draw will never feel difficult again.

Drawing is easy and cartooning is easy, if you want it to be, and my website http://www.drawingcartoon.net is there to show you how you can become an original cartoon artist.

Or watch me in action on http://www.youtube.com/user/MonaghanMike and be inspired to unleash your own unique drawing talent.

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How to Draw a Realistic Portrait

By Igor Lukyanov

Drawing a realistic human portrait is probably one of the most difficult tasks for any artist. Even professional, well-known artists experience difficulties with drawing realistic portraits, not to speak of art students and amateurs who love drawing, enjoy the process and want to learn how to draw portraits.

So what does one need to draw portraits besides desire and a little bit of drawing talent?

• learn the basics of drawing;
• learn the basic proportions of a human face;
• lots of practice!

In order to learn basics of drawing you can purchase and read specialized literature discussing drawing techniques, styles, tools etc.

As to the basic proportions of a human face, they are the following:

• the distance from the chin to the eyes equals the distance from the eyes to the crown of the head (do not forget that you do not have to take into consideration a haircut in this case);
• the distance from the hairline to the eyebrows equals the distance from the eyebrows to the tip of the nose and at the same time equals the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin;
• the distance between eyes is actually the length of an eye itself;
• the width of the nose is the distance between the eyes;
• the length of the mouth is the distance between the eye pupils;
• the length of ears equals the distance from the brows to the mouth line;
• when drawing a half face (profile), the distance from the eye level to the chin equals the distance from the outer corner of an eye to the end of an ear.

The above face proportions are classical for an adult and can slightly vary depending on individual facial peculiarities.

The most common errors in realistic portrait drawing are caused by the failure to observe the above proportions. These errors are usually as follows:

• a truncated skull;
• too large eyes;
• too small nose;
• too small mouth;
• too thin neck;
• too small ears.

However such deviations in classical portrait proportions can be deliberately made for caricatures and cartoons drawing, and being able to make such "correct errors" in this case is also art as it is not an easy thing to accentuate and emphasize necessary details of a portrait in order to create a good looking caricature which at the same time allows model recognizing.

When drawing a realistic portrait, one must pay special attention to the following details of the model's face:

• whether the lip corners are tilted up or down;
• which lip is wider;
• which internal or external corners of the eyes are higher;
• shape of the face and cheekbones;
• strands and hair around the face as they must be drawn very thoroughly and with as much details as possible.

The most important in learning to draw is constant practicing which is a must for improvement your drawing technique. Practicing a lot, you will soon notice that your portraits get more and more beautiful and resembling the model. Good luck in your learning to draw realistic portraits!

Igor Lukyanov is a Ukrainian illustrator and artist. You are kindly invited to visit his personal blog of an illustrator and artist as well as his blog of a fashion illustrator if you want to learn how to draw and enjoy his illustrations, portraits, freehand drawings and other kinds of visual art.

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Pencil Sketches of Faces

By Darren WK Chow

Why is drawing faces such a great challenge for so many artists? We know we have the image in our head, and often times in our hands in the form of a photo, but we just can't capture it on paper with our pencils.

Have that ever happened to you before? You start drawing a face to find that when you're done, it's nowhere near the person that you're trying to draw?

The problem is that all faces are a unique combination of a set of features. When we take these features apart, we see that there are hundred and one different features. We all have different lips, different noses, different eyes, different ears, different hair, and different face shapes.

And when all these different features come together, it makes the task more difficult for the artist to capture the visual resemblance on paper.

Also, we have to take note of the age of the face that we're drawing. If you're drawing babies, the best time to draw them is when their asleep. Because you can't have them moving around when you draw them.

When drawing babies, keep the drawing simple with few lines and only capture the features of the face.

If you're drawing a child, the features are more defined compared to those of a baby. So you'll have to lock in the features with stronger and darker lines. But the skin is still smooth and gentle. Try not to add to many lines to the face of a child.

Teenagers are young adults. You may approach drawing the face of a teenager in the same way as you would approach drawing the face of an adult. The key to drawing a mature face is to capture the essence of the face.

That means capturing the personality of the face. Some people have a confident look. Some have a shy look, and some have a mischievous look and so on. Try to capture that in your drawing.

Finally, remember not to draw all your faces to look like hollywood stars. Human beings do not look like plastic in real life. So keep your drawings realistic by including any details that make your drawing look more human.

Darren Chow is the founder and developer of MyArtPassion.com, an online website that offers free drawing lessons, home study courses, and other drawing related resources.

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Pencil Drawing - Quick and Easy Drawing Exercises

By Murtaza Habib

A good pencil drawing can be easily achieved if the artist is willing to invest a lot of time and effort into acquiring the relevant techniques. Even those who feel that they have little or no drawing talents at all can very quickly ascertain how to produce a fine pencil drawing.

There are many good ways of learning these techniques such as attending an art class, joining an online art course and of course, reading or watching books and cd. Alternatively, trial and error with some quick and easy drawing exercises can help to kick - start the learning process.

Try these drawing exercises:

1. Have a look around your house and see if there are any items which you would like to draw. It should be something that you are visually attracted to, a flower for example, a ring, or picture frame? Make your choice and then allow yourself ten minutes to be able to draw it. Once you have attempted your pencil drawing, evaluate your work and be honest but fair about the result.

2. Now find a photo in a magazine that you are drawn to. This could be an image of a person, a place or an object. As you flick through the pages, think about how you would try to draw the images on the pages in front of you. Once you have made your choice, try to connect with the picture and then commence your drawing. You have ten minutes to complete the project, and after you have finished, conclude by evaluating how you did.

3. If you have any animals then your next exercise is to draw the family pet. Once again, allow yourself ten minutes to quickly see if you can capture the likeness whilst drawing quickly. Focus on your pencil drawing and pay special attention to the fur or feathers for example. There is no need to draw everything painstakingly, simply draw what you need to be able to capture the likeness.

4. Now find something else in your surroundings and this time, allow yourself half an hour to focus not only on the drawing but to work on light and shade. By allowing yourself a little extra time, you will be able to work on the pencil drawing and watch it develop. The previous exercises will allow you to feel relaxed and be in touch with your drawing technique and this will ensure that you can then produce your best work.

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Proportions and Measuring in Drawing Faces and People Made Simple!

By Todd Harris

Proportion and Measuring

Proportion is a word often associated with another word for artists, stress.  But I'm here to share with you that it doesn't have to be a stressful word.

Proportion...How big should the head be?  How long should the legs?  How long should I draw this line?  These are questions, we as artists, face everyday.  There are several tools and methods to help artists with proportions.  

There are certain proportion formulas, such as the figure being a certain many heads tall, or the head of the figure being so many eyes wide.

I like to know these formulas and use them as a guide.  The human form being so individual you can never go strictly off of these formulas alone.  As an artist, it's important to know these formulas to be able to recognize the deviations from the formulas in the model/subject you are drawing.

Measuring is a little bit different for every artist.  It is a tool for proportions not to overlook.  Just as someone aiming a poolstick or firing a gun does it differently than the next person, so goes it for the artist.  Some artists, while measuring, will shut the left eye and some the right, while others will keep both eyes open (just never keep both shut LOL).  You'll need to see what's right for you.  Then, hold your pencil between your thumb and fingers with your fingers wrapped around the pencil.  Measure from the top of your thumb to the end of your pencil.  You can hold your pencil vertical or horizontal for this technique, keeping it at shoulder high.

Your measurement from your thumb to the end of your pencil may only be ½ inch, but on your drawing it could be an inch or more.  All of your measurements are comparative.  For example, if an artist wants to know how long a leg is, he can compare it's length with the length of the subjects head.  Using the measurement method we discussed with the pencil, it's easy to compare.

This is a brief overview on proportions and measuring.  For more information on proportions, measurements, drawing people or faces, and much more...Please see http://www.learning2draw.com or email us at  [mailto:info@learning2draw.com]info@learning2draw.com.

Learning2draw.com is a resource web site that focuses on elevating artists of all levels in figure drawing and drawing faces.  This site will teach you tips, tricks, techniques, and more on how to draw the human figure and make it come alive. Todd Harris is a concept art director for a multi-billion dollar company who was trained in the Florence Academy Method for figure drawing. For more information or for any questions please email  [mailto:info@learning2draw.com]info@learning2draw.com or visit our site at 

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Learn How To Draw Faces Realistically

By Adam Reeder

Drawing a face isn't as hard as it looks. To draw a realistic human face, it takes mapping out the face correctly before you fill in the finer detail. If you would like to get the most out of this article, I recommend sitting down with a pad and paper and drawing each step as you read it.

To begin, start with an egg shaped oval.  Draw a line down the center of this egg.  This line will give you a midpoint for measuring eye separation, nose width, etc.

Next, separate the egg shape into 3 equal portions (horizontal lines) with 2 lines.  The top of the egg will be be the top of the hairline and the bottom of that segment will be the eyebrows.  The second segment goes from the eyebrows to the bottom of the nose.  The third segment goes from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the chin.

Two of these segments turned sideways will give you the measurement sideways from cheek to cheek.

The measurement of one eye should be equal to the distance between the two eyes.  The corner of each eye should line up with the wings of the nose.

If you divide the third segment (under the nose) in half, with a horizontal line, you have the line for the bottom of the bottom lip.  The corners of the mouth should line up with the middle of the pupil of the eye.

The ears should be visible from a front view as they do not sit flat on the side of your head.  These points can be found by finding the middle segment from the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose.  The ears should only stick out about as far as from the center line of the head to the wing of the nose.

The hair can be drawn by drawing the hair from the edge of the ear up.  The top of the hair is ¾ of one of the segment lengths up from the hair line.

Adam Reeder is a professional artist who is currently working on a masters degree at The San Francisco Academy of Art University.  Visit his website at Adam Reeder.

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Face Drawing - Know Basics and Become Expert

By Murtaza Habib

The art of drawing is mainly done in 2 dimensions and it will find perfection when the artist creates all dimensions with equal measurements. Immense concentration is required to learn face drawing.

The key features in this type of drawing are face properties such as eyes, hair and nose. 

The meaning of face drawing is to create the drawing perfectly similar with respect to the face of the person that you want to portray.

For this art you will require some basic things like sketch paper or drawing paper of size 8x10 or 9x12, a pencil having range between HB or B, eraser, scale and many more things.  Make sure that the eraser that you will use should have good quality.

Here are some basic tips about this lucrative drawing method.

- To start the face drawing, first you need to draw an ellipse.

- Next draw a line bisecting this ellipse.

- Draw another line at the other half of the eye line and at the chin bottom. This way you will get the bottom of nose with the help of that line.

- Draw one more bisecting the nose line and the chin. This line will provide the perfect location of mouth in your drawing.

- Draw two different lines at the end to indicate the neck. Make sure that you draw all the lines very faintly, and it should look like an actual face.

Here are some points that need to be checked out once your face drawing gets completed...

1. Check if the tilts at the eyes are proper.

2. The nose is in perfect shape.

3. Lips should have proper thickness as per actual face.

4. The Jaw line is in perfect shape with respect to actual position.

5. Hairline should be at proper height as per the actual picture.

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