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Making a living as an artist can mean trying many different styles and skills beyond your specialty. Learn about sketching a face and drawing a nude model in this free video on artistic styles from professional cartoonist and illustrator.
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Think outside the box to create an original style when writing graffiti letters by making odd letter forms and jagged letters. Draw creative and expressive graffiti letters with the art tips in this free video on graphic design from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
When creating a graffiti style, be creative and think outside the box by making odd letter forms and edgy letters. Draw unique and expressive graffiti fonts with the art tips in this free video on graphic design from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
To sketch a face with proper dimensions, begin with an oval shape, create guidelines and try out different positions for eyes, nose and mouth, all based on the center guideline, then draw ears even with the eyes. Create a face with the proper proportions by using guidelines to position each feature according to the drawing tips in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
In order to make a living as an artist, try different fields such as graphic design, cartooning and animation, which utilize art skills such as sketching, drawing and creativity. Prove art skills by compiling and showing a portfolio of art samples to potential employers using the career advice in this free video on artist jobs from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
When drawing a Leprechaun, be sure to include a big grin along with pointy ears, beard and the trademark hat. Learn how to draw a Leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day fliers and party invitations in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
When drawing a nude model, be sure to be polite, courteous and professional; plan out the drawing in advance and let the model know how they should pose for the drawing. Find out tips for planning and posing a drawing of a nude model and creating a comfortable work environment for them in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
Bauhaus was a German school of art and design founded in the early 1900s which taught students to design their work to be mass produced. Learn about the extensive influence of the Bauhaus movement on the graphic design and architecture styles of the 20th century in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
In order to draw a hermit crab, start with the eyes, then add the head and the rest of the body sitting inside of a shell with the legs sticking out of it. Draw a cartoon hermit crab with a swirled design on the shell and prominent claws using the drawing tips in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
In order to draw dice, start by drawing a “Y” and extending the edges of the three-dimensional dice from this shape, then drawing circles on the corresponding dice faces. Draw images of 3-D dice for poker invitations with the drawing tips in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
The rule of thirds is a composition guideline used for painting, photography and other visual art which divides an image into nine separate boxes of equal size. Learn how to frame and position subjects in visual art using the rule of thirds with the drawing tips in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
The career path to becoming an artist may involve schools for a degree as well as a great deal of practice and training to create a portfolio to present to prospective employers or freelance clients. Learn how to train and market yourself as an artist following the career advice in this free video from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
In order to make a comic book, begin with a great idea for a story, try out different images, then write down all of the action and dialog that will take place and begin sketching the individual panels. Find out all the stages of producing a comic book, from sketching to final production, in this free video on comic book creation from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
To understand color theory and pigments, consider all of the qualities of a color, such as shade, tone and saturation, and compare these qualities in different colors. Learn how intensity and luminance can affect the appearance of colors in this free video on color theory from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
To draw rappers and hip hop artists, give them a powerful “street” appearance with intimidating eyes, gold chains and baggy clothes to create a rapper style. Draw an a cool cartoon rapper with the clothes and accessories suggested in this free video on color theory from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
Cell animation is the old-school pre-computer style of animation used in classic Disney movies such as Fantasia in which each frame was hand-drawn to create the illusion of motion. Find out more about how singles cells of animation were combined to create movies in this free video on classic animated movies from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
The clothes options in anime are limitless, as this Japanese fantasy cartoon genre prides itself on visually interesting costumes. Get suggestions for creating imaginative anime and manga clothes and clothes patterns in this free video on Japanese animation from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
Pablo Picasso once wrote, “The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape.” To be a great artist you need to start by having great thoughts. You must be fearless with your imagination, and courageous with that imaginative expression. Becoming a self-made artist is easier than one would think. Besides developing yourself into a genius, you have to hone your motor skills and writing skills into a unique and exceptional medium that will stand out against a sea of wannabe artists and sycophants. In this free video series on the life and skills of an artist, a professional illustrator discusses a wide range of artistic endeavors, such as how to write in a graffiti style, how to make a living as an artist and how to understand color and pigments. Also learn how to draw anime clothes and find out about the Bauhaus art movement in this free video on art techniques and styles.
Danny Page Danny Page is a professional cartoonist and illustrator. His work has been featured in many art galleries, exhibitions and conventions across the West Coast. Page has worked steadily over the years as a contributing artist on a wide variety of comic strips and children's literature, and he currently lives in Los Angeles, Calif.dkdk
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