Using a tortillon is a pencil drawing technique for lightly shading or blending different portions of your picture. Tortillons are tightly-wound sticks of paper, pointed on one end much like a pencil. These are used for blending graphite, charcoal, pastel, or colored pencils. Their small tips enable the artist to blend areas too small to […]
Follow these steps to create your own chickadee drawing! To begin, draw a line curving downward for the top of the bird’s head. Next, place your pencil on the end of your curved line on the left-hand side. Draw another curved line. This line will curve upward. You can think of this line as […]
Colored pencils are a fun medium for any age. Economical and portable, the effects achieved with these pencils range from very soft, muted artwork to vibrant, colorful designs. Some of my favorites are made by Prismacolor. Once you start drawing with them, you won’t want to go back to the regular student brands again. The […]
In this lesson, you’ll learn how measuring a reference image or object can help you draw using the correct proportions. Before you begin, remember: drawing is seeing. This point is discussed at length by Carrie Stuart Parks in her instructional book Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces. Because our brains have established patterns of how things look, it’s […]
There are many types of acrylic paints available for the crafter and artist. As with all art supplies, the more expensive the paint, the better the quality. It can be difficult to get the results you want with cheaper paint, so try to purchase the best you can afford. You can find these types of paints […]
With this step by step page, you’ll be creating the eagle drawing above. Scroll down to find the link for a PDF you can download and print. If you are viewing on a mobile device and cannot see the instructions, click on the link below that says “Draw an Eagle Step by Step”, and they […]
Follow these step by step directions to create your own bear drawing! Begin by looking for the basic shapes in the picture. In this drawing, the bear’s body is the largest shape — a round or oval shape. Beginning your drawing with the largest shape helps ensure that your picture won’t run off the page […]