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Offers tutorials and exercises for skill development. Includes articles, categorized links, a gallery where users can submit their drawings, and a forum.
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Drawsketch Drawing and Sketching Lessons and Tutorials  Which one to pick for line drawing, which one for shading? And can you use an eraser, or not? This graphite pencil FAQ has the answers for those frequently asked pencil drawing questions.Friday October 21, 2005# Drawing Using a GridWhen...
http://drawsketch.about.com/

Comprehensive reference on drawing materials and techniques. Covers paper, ink, chalk, pencil (graphite), charcoal and watercolor. Written by Michael Miller.
http://nyu.edu/classes/miller/guide/contents.html

Illustrated drawing lessons aimed at students aged 9 to 14. Also includes tips for teachers.
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Drawing lessons illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students  N preamble for all lessons 1) cityscape 2) cityscape up 3) cityscape down 4) room interior two point 5) railway 6) room interior CVP 6b) room interior cont. 7) letters 8) shadows basic 9) shadows 2 10) archway 10b) completed...
http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/K9-14/introduction.htm

Beginning to advanced level drawing tutorials for free and for purchase. All lessons were created by Carol Rosinski.
http://toadhollowstudio.com

Offers "Learn How to Draw" books that teach how to draw different animals and humans in different positions. Includes tips and free samples of drawing lessons.
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Learn how to draw animals, men, women etc.  Click here to read tips on figure sketching free samples how to draw a man jumping how to draw man swinging how to draw a woman stretching how to draw a dog (German shepherd how to draw a hamster how...
http://www.learnhowtodraw.com

Monthly lessons from professional artists. Includes online gallery, art advice, links to products and services for color pencil artists.
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The Color Pencil Challenge Art lessons from the experts  We are also constantly updating the site with new artwork, tips and valuable links. Enjoy your visit here and remember to return again soon. New submissions are on hold while we make way for a slick new website. See what's...
http://CPchallenge.com

Detailed instruction on how to draw the human figure with graphics showing proportions of the human body, chiaroscuro and foreshortening.
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the Figure Drawing LAB  This site is devoted to better understanding of the elements that make up the human figure and how to better portray them. It is intended as a resource for artists and art students who work with the human form. This...
http://www2.evansville.edu/drawinglab/

Teaches the colored pencil medium and personal artistic growth through online courses. Includes a FAQ about technique and practice assignments.
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Bet Borgeson Studio  Offering an innovative series of ONLINE DRAWING COURSES USING COLORED PENCIL for beginning and advanced artists. Site Map Techniques FAQ Books Bio Professional QA Hands-On Online Drawing Courses Student Galleries BET BORGESON STUDIO P.O. BOX 7136VENTURA, CALIFORNIA 93006-7136USA+1 (805) 477-9770...
http://www.borgesonstudio.com/

Kristy Kutch, artist and instructor, gives a step-by-step demonstration of colored pencil techniques using the poppy flower as inspiration.
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Colored Pencil Techniques by Kristy Kutch  With a color photocopy of a reference photo, I rearranged and cropped elements of the poppy composition. Using an HB pencil and light pressure, I drew my composition onto four-ply, 100% cotton museum board (frequently found among framing supplies Step...
http://www.artshow.com/interviews/kutch/index.html

This resource has sections: "Thinking, Looking and Drawing" which introduces the ideas behind the skills which make up drawing, and "Making a Drawing" which helps students question what a drawing is, and how they can push drawing further.
http://www.accessart.org.uk/drawing

A slide show of bird drawing tips by artist Trevor Smith, author of "Sketching Wild Birds - A Practical Guide."
http://www.beverevivis.com/books/sketchingbirds/

Lessons on drawing the face and head. Also covers color theory for portraits, drawing techniques, digital art.
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Portrait art tutorials—tips on how to draw faces and portraits drawing lessons, color theory, sketching people  This is a portrait art tutorial site, with lessons on sketching and drawing faces, tutorials on digital art, an overview of art and drawing techniques, art supplies, book recommendations, anatomy, and much more. Portrait-artist.org has been created for the artist...
http://www.portrait-artist.org

Free step-by-step course on making pen and ink drawings from a photograph. Includes a gallery of illustrations by David Lawrence.
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How to make a Pen and Ink Drawing  Enter click here...
http://carol.nuvox.net/dolphin//howto/

Author Dr. Betty Edwards introduces her teaching technique, the theory behind it, exercises, workshops and materials.
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Learn to Draw: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.  If you would like to learn to draw skillfully and beautifully, are teaching drawing, or just want to enhance your creativity, you are in the right place. Please browse our list of workshops and classes. The work of Dr. Betty...
http://www.drawright.com/

Free tutorials on shading, how to draw hair, and basic drawing steps by artist Rebekah Lynn.
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SouthWind Art by Rebekah Lynn  Where would you like to go The Shop -Buy signed fine art prints -Buy merchandise at Cafepress What's New Galleries -Portfolio -Fantasy -Fine Art -Xena Fan Art -Nature -Portraiture -Other Works -Beginnings: childhood art About the Artist Free Stuff -Tutorials...
http://www.rebekahlynn.com

Offers free and for purchase pdf drawing classes featuring Brenda Hoddinott's style of teaching. Classes include beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.
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Drawspace.com Online Drawing Lessons  Many artists struggle unnecessarily for years to create a full range of values with o View Lesson# D-25 2005-08-01 Daniel In this lesson, you first sketch the proportions of a caricature within a grid of tw View Lesson# E-18 2005-07-20...
http://www.finearteducation.com/

Charts of various human proportions for figure drawing are available at this site. The artist also discusses her personal drawing theories on composition and perspective.
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RGB Art Website  This feature is impossible without graphics. I know that some surfers prefer sites with less graphics. For the sake of my visitors and to make the loading time faster, I tried my best to compress them to minimum. I hope...
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/3274/fig2.htm

Free tutorials about drawing people and faces with charcoal. Art tutorials on CD are available for purchase.
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free art lessons learn how to draw, sketch and paint  Crop from cross hatched portrait 10 by 8 graphite By G. Banns Art is about learning to see and possessing the discipline for regular practice no innate talent or art school is required even if all you can muster is...
http://www.artgraphica.net

Roger Elliott presents lessons on drawing portraits, drawing ships, perspective, digital art techniques and color theory.
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THE ORIGINAL ARTSCHOOL ONLINE  School has been visited by millions of aspiring artists and art lovers. My name is Roger Elliott and I have been a professional artist for more than 30 years. Each week I will be posting some lessons or ideas to...
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/rogerart/index.html

Nature journal and tree drawing tutorial focusing on tree silhouettes, limbs, leaves, seasonal deciduous trees, and evergreen trees. Pages for your own sketches are included.
http://www.lessonsforhope.org/pd.../Guide_To_Tree_Sketching_PDF.pdf

Teaches drawing basics, how to draw portraits and how to draw caricatures. Some content is free and some access to the site must be paid for.
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Learn to draw.com, learn how to draw online!  Do you want to learn how to draw? Now you can online! Learn how to draw like an artist, from a professional artist. Begin by learning the fundamentals of drawing with easy to follow interactive instruction. Learn how to draw...
http://www.learn-to-draw.com/

Tutorials on drawing geometric shapes, the human eye, a flower and a human face. Also includes advice about drawing supplies and creating tonal values.
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Art-wow The Place for Serious Artists  Become a member of the growing Art-wow community and significantly increase your exposure on the internet. Soon you will be able to register your studio, gallery, web site, or any art related business in our giant data base and search...
http://www.art-wow.com

Heather Williams presents excerpts from her book "Drawing as a Sacred Activity", her own artwork, creativity links, and free drawing lessons in pdf format.
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Home  Welcome to the website of Heather C. Williams Images View my paintings and drawings Book Read selections from my book, Drawing as a Sacred Activity Biography Education, teaching assignments, projects, etc. Drawing Practice Practice these drawing exercises to open your...
http://www.drawingtogether.com

Artist Rebecca Alzofon teaches the basics of gesture drawing through the drawing of a figure. Discusses the concepts of organizing a stick figure, projection and volume augmentation, and loosening up in order to capture expressive line.
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Gesture Lesson 1  While you wait for my animation to load, let me tell you what this lesson is all about Gesture sketches are made quickly. Gesture poses are short in duration. I have taught life drawing for almost a decade. On the...
http://www.art.net/~rebecca/LifeDrawing1.html

Free pastel pencil demonstrations by Colin Bradley. Videos and lesson packs that include materials needed to create a drawing are available for purchase.
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The Bradley Gallery pastel pencil tutorials, materials, courses and exhibitions  Have you ever thought how nice it would be to be able to produce your own works of art with a completely foolproof drawing system? Well now you can. You could join the thousands of satisfied students who have followed...
http://www.bradleygallery.co.uk