http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/learn-to-draw-blog.html Visit this page to see what's new and keep up with the latest lesson posts and updates at Learn to Draw Lessons! en-us learn to draw Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:15 GMT Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:15 GMT learn-to-draw-lessons.com http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/contests.html hi, I'm 14 years old and I think I'm rather good in art. I'm always looking for international art competitions that are open for kids all around the world, Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:10 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/complex-single-point-perspective.html Question: using point perspective either in 1, 2, or 3 points is great for mapping the illusion of depth in drawing, but i find that it doesn't readily Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:21:03 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/index.html Learn to draw online art lessons and streaming videos guide you step-by-step. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:19:56 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/mick-jagger-65.html I started a detailed drawing of early sixties Mick, but the soft precise detail did not go with his character. I started over with a more harsh drawing, Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:19:25 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/gesture-drawings.html Gesture drawings scapture the essence of your subject matter. Gestures are drawn quickly and loosely. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:01:37 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/gesture-drawing.html Gesture Drawing is a great way for anyone interested in learning to draw to get started right away! Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:32:36 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/entomologists-favorite-collect.html 24 X 18 Charcoal. Twenty layers of drawings. I gave it to my daughter, Christine who is Entomologist Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:36:27 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/flower.html 18 x 24 charcoal Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:30:14 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/rose.html 18 x 24 charcoal Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:29:54 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/shadows.html First attempt at drawing a face. 18 x 24 charcoal Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:29:38 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/flower-2.html 18 x 24 charcoal. Not so fun adding water drops Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:29:20 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/trapped.html One of the best ones I have done. It took a long time though. 18 x 24 charcoal Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:28:58 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/need-help.html Question: Help me to draw better. Please tell me what I am doing wrong and how can I improve my drawing. Attached image has both the photograph I am trying Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:14:07 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/guilty-or-not-guilty.html I drew with charcoal and wiped redrew over again about twenty layers of drawings. Framed and gave it to my daughter, Christine for her birthday; she loves Tue, 25 May 2010 02:35:17 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/the-simple-man.html A simple man. A man of principle and good morals....A somewhat naive, innocent, and loving man. This is goes to show that even the worst childhood can Thu, 20 May 2010 19:25:49 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-and-depression.html Art making and Creativity are beneficial to my life on a level that only people who also adore the endless possibility's it creates could understand. For Wed, 19 May 2010 19:40:05 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/feeble-minded-man.html The story of this portrait is simply showing a a thin man with a content smile. The mans content smile almost seems to say that his mental status is not Wed, 19 May 2010 19:01:14 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/herringbone-brick-pattern.html How would you draw a herringbone brick pattern in two point perspective. Starting by making two new horizon points at 45 degree angles? Answer: Wow, Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:55:08 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/how-to-create-a-realistic-drawing.html Question: Hi, I'm yin. I try to practice realistic portrait drawing, with pencil. I use photo as reference when draw with pencil and I get a problem with Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:33:53 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/2d-dimensions.html Q: what ever i do, it just doesn't seem real:( ,it always seems like cartoon, what should i do?? A: Hi Menna - nice drawing! The proportions look great! Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:48:02 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/vanishing-points-finding-the-location-of-the-vanishing-points-on-the-horizon.html Question: Vanishing points; how do you work out how far they are from the PP? My question is simple, yet not one single source of information on perspective Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:04:10 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/how-to-draw-a-nose.html Question: i need you in this one. this is my mum,i know there is something wrong with the nose, i hope you tell me how to fix it. Answer: of course Menna. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:43:18 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/person-growing.html Could you tell me how to illustrate a person growing? Answer: Hi there, I need more information - what do you mean a person growing? Do you mean going Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:26:06 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/finding-your-creative-niche.html Some of my first memories were of my mother sitting in her rocking chair, cross-stitching her latest project. It always had a homey and comforting feel. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:10:34 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/a-problem-with-borders-and-lines.html thanks a lot :D the other drawing was imaginary so it didn't work so well, but i took your advice and i did it, i think this drawing seems a lot better, Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:47:14 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/a-problem-with-angles.html hi :) i seem to have a serious problem with angles and shadows, as you see in this drawing, something is wrong in it, it just doesn't seem real. can you Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:32:13 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/i-need-help-is-talent-required-to-draw.html Question: Hi I'm Menna, 18 years old, from Egypt. I started pencil drawing since i was a kid, and I thought I can draw. But a month ago I tried to draw Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:25:23 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/civic-engagement-and-art-community.html I participate in a painting group once a week called the Happy Daubers. I've learned a great deal from the graphics artist that leads the group but I've Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:59:45 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/saving-a-life-through-art.html I grew up in the type of family that believed children shouldn't be seen or heard. The older children reinforced this notion indirectly. So I had to learn Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:59:32 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/mural-projects-and-the-benefit-of-public-art.html I believe that art is needed in public spaces and has a big affect on their audience. For example mural projects are very appreciated within people walking Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:59:07 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-can-sustain-us-through-crisis.html I wish to share how a creative pursuit helped me cope professional crisis. I am of the view that various forms of art, be it sketching, painting, music Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:58:39 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/bipolar-disorder-and-art.html Creating art is very beneficial to me. In my particular case I suffer from bipolar disorder and tend to get depressed pretty often. For some reason drawing Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:57:50 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/therapy-through-expressive-art.html To me, creating art or craft pieces is just about getting an idea out there. It doesn't always need to be an idea that I think the world needs to see, Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:02:05 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/the-process-is-what-matters.html Painting is a way to express how I feel without words. It allows me to interpret my feelings in a way that many people don?t understand. It?s therapeutic. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:19:37 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/charcoal-drawing-of-marilyn-monroe.html drawn in 8.5 x 11 cannon laid pape Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:55:37 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/sculpting-and-ms.html The fact that I still have the use of my arms and hands does make my life worth living. My name is Rob and I am 42 years old. I was diagnosed with MS when Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:50:12 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/nurturing-your-own-and-your-childrens-creativity.html All human beings have an inborn urge to be creative and art is perhaps is the best medium to nurture ones creative ideas. During my studies, especially Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:33:40 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/grateful-for-crochet-creativity.html My name is Carol and I have been crocheting for forty years. For years, I just followed patterns. But now,I am branching out and creating some of my own Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:42:29 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-and-creativity-for-a-happier-and-better-man.html Throughout the daily activities of life, I used to come home feeling tired, never having the energy to actually do anything other than lay on the couch Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:42:07 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-as-a-powerful-learning-method-for-kids.html I teach pre-service teachers about how to use the arts as a means for teaching the regular curriculum. With our test-obsessed educational system, all too Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:43:32 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-as-good-as-words.html I have been creating art since I was a child, and usually whenever I find myself with some free time I end up creating something. I enjoy using all types Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:37:59 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/achieving-harmony-through-creative-gospel-song.html It is said that a vacation or a journey is not about the destination, but rather the trip itself. So too can that be said about art-making and creativity. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:15:14 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/creative-expression-though-nail-art.html I'm actually an art minor through my college, and the best way I enjoy expressing myself through art is through Nail Art. Doing my own nails or friends Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:43:51 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/free-drawing-lessons.html Free drawing lessons get help page, drawing tips and ask your own questions! Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:50:06 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/nissan-240sx-dark-angel.html My girlfriend motivated me to start drawing cars again. This is a piece that I drew for her on her birthday, since she fell in love with this car the Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:15:19 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/art-articles.html Art Articles That Help Support The Practicing Artist! Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:31:46 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/how-to-draw-eyes.html Learn how to draw eyes to create a realistic portrait. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:03:59 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/cool-drawings.html Cool Drawings made by You! Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:04:44 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/how-to-draw-animals.html How to Draw Animals when they won't stay still? By making Gesture Drawings of course! Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:58:18 GMT http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/angel-art.html Angel Art Made Quickly! Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:47:45 GMT