If you struggle with proportions for your figures, this video’s going to be useful for you. If you’d prefer to read it as an article, it is written out below the video. We’ve described before some techniques for getting things in the right place when you doing life drawing – alignment and negative space and […]
If there’s one word that is the centrepiece to learning to draw, it’s ‘habits’. This video is all about building a drawing habit. If you’d prefer to read it, it is also written out as an article below the video. If you have a habit of practising and studying drawing, you can become amazing at […]
Are you in the symbols stage, the drawing what you see stage, the simplification stage, the expressive stage or the creative stage? Are you stuck in one of these stages? That’s what we’re covering in today’s video. It is also written out as an article below the video. I’m still going through the learning […]
Today we’re outside looking at how to train your eye to better see perspective while you’re walking in the street. It’s a great way to get in extra practice when you’re not drawing. There is a video and an article version of this tutorial below. Perspective is something that I used to find quite intimidating. […]
We are going to look at how to draw chests. Our aim is to keep it super simple and practical, so that it’s doable and really helps your drawing. You tell us if we succeeded! This isn’t an anatomy video really, but there are some bits of anatomy in it wherever it’s going to be […]
It looks easy and turns out beautiful in the tutorial by the expert, but what is it like to actually do this method when you’re still learning? We asked subscribers to our newsletter to volunteer and test the method out, and the results were varied and fascinating. (You can watch the video or read the […]
If you’re aspiring to be a good artist, but feel like you’re ‘behind’ or regret not having started sooner – well firstly you’re not alone. A lot of people feel that way whether they’re 20 years old or 80 years old, including me. And secondly, I made this video/ article for you. We’re going to […]
I’m really excited about this hair drawing tutorial! The method Frank shows us is really simple but incredibly effective. Here’s why this is a must-watch: 1. Hair is overlooked, but when done well hugely powerful for both portraits and figure drawings. Hair is a defining feature of many people. 2. Frank Gambino such an expert […]
We are going to learn about a straightforward way to make your drawing feel 3-dimensional, specifically we’re learning from Antoine Watteau and the three chalk or ‘trois crayon’ approach. We’ll see why it’s quite a simple approach to start using, and if you’re a beginner it can teach you a lot. But this video / […]
If you struggle to draw shoulders, this video/article is for you. We are going to look at the landmark lines and shapes to look for to help make sense of this tricky area, and we’re going to try to keep it as simple and doable as possible. How do you think of shoulders? Maybe you […]