Drawing Techniques: How to Draw People Animals Landscapes & More

Sound drawing techniques are key to creating masterful drawings, and you learn how to draw by practicing and practicing and practicing some more. To help you develop your skills, you’ll find excellent step-by-step instruction on topics including mapping out the figure, perspective, the sight-size method—as well as how to draw various facial features, buildings and animals.

Morris Weiss | A Life Spent Drawing Cartoons

"It Never Fails" by Morris Weiss | Drawing Cartoons

Jerry N. Weiss, a contributor for The Artist’s Magazine, shares a tribute to his father, Morris Weiss, who spent his life drawing cartoons. Full Article

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Bonus Articles The Artist’s Magazine (October 2012)

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Learn hot new colored pencil techniques (free demo!), achieve smooth color transitions in your oil still life paintings and view exclusive sketches in these bonus articles. Full Article

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An Homage to Paul Rubens’s ‘The Feast of Venus’

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View Elizabeth Torak’s behind-the-scenes studies for Feast of Venus I, an homage to the painting by Paul Rubens. Full Article

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New Art Class: Drawing for Beginners with Grant Fuller

Drawing for Beginners with Grant Fuller

Artist’s Network University offers a new course: Drawing for Beginners: Creating Expressive Work Using Proven Drawing Techniques is taught by Grant Fuller. Full Article

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Art Tip File: It’s Better to Use Sharp Drawing Tools

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Artist Sadie J. Valeri shares with us a tip on working with sharp tools and the best ways to keep them sharp. Full Article

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Scratchboard Strokes: 12 Critical Effects

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John N. Agnew, featured in The Artist’s Magazine (July/August 2012) has made a name for himself as a scratchboard artist. “I enjoy acrylic for painting because it lets me work quickly,” he says. “I enjoy scratchboard for its ability to … Full Article

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Strokes of Genius 5 Winners Announced

Congratulations to the 92 artists chosen for North Light Books’ latest competition Strokes of Genius 5: Design and Composition! If you see your name below, please check your email accounts (and junk boxes) for instructions on next steps. You will … Full Article

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Back to the Garden: Five Artists Share Paintings of the Female Nude Figure, Cont.

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Five portrait and figure artists share their oil paintings and drawings of the female nude figure in this web extra from The Artist’s Magazine. Full Article

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Back to the Garden: Five Artists Share Paintings of the Female Nude Figure

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Five portrait and figure artists share their oil paintings and drawings of the female nude figure in this web extra from The Artist’s Magazine. Full Article

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Lee Hammond Shows How to Draw Tree Bark

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In the following demonstration extracted from Draw Animals in Nature, artist and longtime North Light author Lee Hammond demonstrates how to draw tree bark using simple techniques and materials. And as a bonus, we’ve also included her techniques for drawing … Full Article

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