Draw Like A Pro

The nose is crucial in relation to the overall scale of all other facial features of your pencil portrait subject. An incorrectly drawn nose will very much affect the likeness of your subject. The nose is also a study in shading and blending.
Here are some issues you should keep in mind when drawing a nose:
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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.
However, whatever you do, make sure that the background works with the subject and not against it. Also, do not forget that the subject is the reason you starting [...]

The use of any art medium requires a little knowledge. This article focuses on the tools you should use, and some of the techniques of pencil drawing.
Firstly, consider the pencils themselves. In my experience, paying more for a pencil merely buys a better quality casing; the performance of the leads is pretty similar across [...]

The first phase of the oil painting process consists of drawing the scene on your canvas. Here are a few tips:Â
* Drawing – Unless you are into complete abstract art (and even then) it is absolutely necessary that you have some drawing skills. In fact, personally, I almost always start a painting with a drawing, [...]

Suppose that we have a profile where the head, arm, and fingers are visible and are in contact. Very often, the starting artist will endeavor to draw each of these elements individually. The approach will always lead to frustration and ultimately often to disappointment.
Instead of drawing each item individually, the first step in your drawing [...]

Cropping is a presentation technique that displays a subject within the borders of your paper and often involves a truncation of some parts of the subject. For example, part of a hat or an arm may be truncated or cropped.
Cropping is a device that can be applied often to great dramatic effect. It usually brings [...]

Whether or not your pencil portrait turns out to be a masterpiece depends to a large extend on the type and quality of your drawing tools. This is, of course, true for any craft. In this article, I will present an overview of the tools the professional pencil artist uses when drawing a pencil portrait.
What [...]

Learning any new form of art is always a challenge, and as a beginner, I am certain you have many questions about drawing. We all need a helping hand when just starting out, so I put together this list of handy tips to help you on your way to becoming a better artist.. I hope [...]

Drawing hair is dictated by several factors: the type of hair, its hue, quality, amount, the arrangement and styling of the hair, the character and disposition of the model or the photograph, and the light effect upon the hair.
The arabesque of the hair is part of the overall arabesque. A correct arabesque is critical to [...]