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Drawing is a skill that anyone can learn with enough practice and instruction. Find out how to draw people, animals and simple objects with Conte crayons and colored pencils using this free video series from a professional illustrator.
There are 21 videos in this series:
When drawing a wolf, concentrate on measuring the ears, eyes and nose. Learn to draw wolves with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Begin a grim reaper drawing by outlining the hood. Draw a scary grim reaper with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Start a female figure drawing by outlining the shoulders and moving to the hips. Learn to draw a female figure with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
The most important part of a butterfly drawing is the wings, which should be in a teardrop shape. Draw butterflies with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
To draw a dog's portrait, make the eyes farther apart than human eyes. Find out how to draw a dog portrait with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Aang the Avatar has a very round head and a narrow body. Learn to draw Aang the Avatar with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
To draw a Lamborghini car, start by drawing a curved outline of the car and then fill in the detail. Discover how to draw Lamborghini cars with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
When drawing guns, use a straight edge to make sure that the gun will not be curved. Find out how to draw guns with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
When drawing still-life pictures with Conte crayons, make sure to start with the darkest and softest colored pencil. Draw still-life pictures with colored Conte crayons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Using various angles and shading, draw a satin ribbon by starting with a simple shape. Draw satin ribbons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
To begin a Siamese cat drawing, start with the darkest-colored Conte crayon. Draw a Siamese cat with Conte crayons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Start a skull drawing by making a sphere shape and then filling in the cheekbones. Learn to draw skulls with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Using prism colored pencils, draw a geranium by starting with a star shape. Find out how to draw geraniums with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Before drawing a pansy, outline the flower by making large curved leaves. Learn to draw pansies with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
The trick to drawing noses is to understand what light perspective to use. Draw a nose with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
When drawing a clear glass with Conte crayons, shadowing is the most important part of the drawing. Make a clear glass drawing using Conte crayons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Start drawing eyes with Conte crayons by using the darkest color first. Learn to draw eyes using Conte crayons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Begin a human-mouth drawing by outlining the seam of the mouth in a dark Conte colored crayon. Find out how to draw human mouths using Conte crayons with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
A medieval rose has five circular pedals, which are used as an outline in the drawing. Draw medieval roses with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Draw a child's face at a three-quarter angle by starting with the eye line. Discover how to draw a child's face with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Draw a classic pinup girl by starting with a rough sketch. Learn to draw pinup girls with tips from a professional illustrator in this free video about learning to draw.
Drawing and sketching refers to two-dimensional pieces of art made by marking on a surface with a variety of mediums. Drawing tools can include graphite pencils, pen and ink, colored pencils, charcoals and chalk and pastels. Drawing is the most foundational skill an artist possesses. The practice of drawing and sketching as an art form became widely popular in 15th century Europe when paper became generally available. The famous journal of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci contains hundreds of sketches, brainstorms and observations that inspire draftsmen today. Almost every form of imaginable art involves some level of drawing or sketching. In this free video series, let a professional illustrator demonstrate how to draw. By learning some simple sketches, improve your drawing skills. Our expert shows the step-by-step process of creating dogs, wolves, butterflies and children. Also, learn how to use Conte crayons. Conte crayons were invented in France, and they are made for drawing and sketching. Make eyes, glasses, mouths and more using Conte crayons. Find out how to draw cars and flowers, as well.
Jay French Jay French is a lifelong artist with 19 years of experience as a professional illustrator and graphic artist. French has done work for companies such as Dell, McDonald's, State Farm Insurance and Time Warner. His personal artistic focus has always been on portraiture and caricature, while his professional experience as a staff artist and designer has been in mural painting, computer graphics, logo layout and design, as well as architectural drawing and cartooning.dkdk
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