In this tutorial, we learn how to draw Yoda the Jedi master from Star Wars. You will first need to draw the basic body of Yoda, don't forget those long ears. After this, add in the small eyes and the rest of the facial features. Next, you will add in the details for the clothing and draw in the light saber he is holding in his hands. Now for the fun part! Use different colors with white mixed in to make it look like the light saber is glowing. Then, color in Yoda and his clothing to finish of...
First select the pencil tool then click on pencil mode which is located at the bottom of the toolbar, select straighten and draw a line as in the video. Now you can see that the line is automatically adjusted, it will make the round and straight shape in the line depending on how you drew it. Now delete your shapes and select the smooth in pencil mode and draw a line as in the video. Now you can see that the line is automatically smoothed. And finally select the ink in pencil mode and draw a ...
Too often in the hustle and bustle of life we forget to take a deep breath, calm down, and embrace the quiet. Many of us are so wired to the point that the quiet scares us, leading to a state of constant overstimulation in which we develop stress, hypertension, and cardiovascular problems. Doesn't sound so fun, does it?
We know of several artist friends who are practically reborn Monets with their pencils and brushes and can sketch out anything they imagine, except for hands. Not that they can't draw hands, but it seems that hands are the Achille's heel for many art students.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw wispy hair with Matthew Archambault. When drawing these, you will first start off with a light pencil to make the hair look soft. After this, you will want to make the shapes of the strands look unique, then work from light to dark with the different strands. Use a harder pencil mark when you draw the outline of the hair. Make sure you don't do hard edges at all, everything needs to be soft. make sure you are drawing the hair outwards to make it look lik...
In this video, we learn how to draw a fashion sketch. Start off by using a fine pen and drawing the silhouette of a woman. Draw on the outfit to the woman, adding in all the fine details. Draw in ruffles of the clothing as well as the prints of clothing you are going to use. Use a colored pencil to color in the picture so you know what colors you want the clothes to come out like. Shadow the model slightly to make it look more realistic, then finish up the details of the image. When finished,...
You can't accurately draw a human face - heck, any part of a human body - without knowing about how the underlying bones and muscles contribute to structure. And while disecting is by far the best thing you can do to improve your knowledge in these two fields, we don't all have the ability to do such things. So this video is the next best alternative.
This is one of the few times you should be a square. After all, achieving perfect, equally measured sides and angles involves fine tuned calculations that aren't open to creativity and whims.
This clip offers lessons in how to draw boys in the Japanese manga style. Breaking down the hair, eyes, and mouth, it gives you a bunch of tips and tricks to make a very realistic face. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started drawing your own manga boys, watch this video guide.
In this Fine Art video tutorial you will learn how to draw with basic shapes and apply them. The four basic shapes are spheres, cubes, cylinders and cones. A sphere is a three dimensional circle. On paper it will look flat without shading. Make sure you practice all kinds of circles. A cube is a three dimensional square. You can make a basic cube by drawing two squares and then join the corners. Cylinders are tubes or pipes. Draw two ellipses and join them by lines. If you are just starting o...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw ocean waves. The image drawn in this video has water waves clashing into some rocks on shore. Begin by drawing the outline of the rocks on the right side. The horizon line of the image is about 3/4 above the rocks. Then draw a large wave that passes the horizon line. Now paint the sky in gray and paint the rock in shades of black and gray. Paint the waves and slowly build the colors. Use the pencil tool with transparent color to fill in the wa...
In this tutorial, from graphic designer Ali Edwards, you will learn how to use cool, hand drawn lettering on your photos in Photoshop. You can buy packages of hand drawn letters and words from various sources (or make your own) and this clip will show you exactly how to add these brushes to your photos for scrapbooking, advertising, logos or anything else.
The human hand, along with the brain, is what sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. This video demonstrates a couple of ways to effectively draw them in pencil. They look very real, and could be attached to the other body-part specific videos from Wayne Tully to create a really impressive drawing of the human figure.
This video tutorial will teach you how to draw the character Death the kid from the anime and manga series Soul Eater. It features detailed narrated instructions to ease the process of drawing this complicated and particularly well-colored picture.
This was a request from my cousin, to draw Justin Bieber. This is a hand drawing tutorial of Justin Bieber. For all you JB fans out there, this is the easiest and most detailed video on how-to draw Justin Bieber by hand with a pencil.
Drawing a realistic tree can be difficult: The branches, the leaves... There's a lot of detail going on within the workings of a tree. In this dawing tutorial, learn how to take on the task of drawing a realistic tree and how to master the task. Get tips and learn tricks with help from this video.
The drawing tools in flash aren't always the most intuitive to newcomers. In this tutorial, Ralf will show you how to use the basic drawing tools in flash. You learn the difference between Merge Shapes and Drawn Objects, which are all shapes of the same look and feel with the exception that one can be more easily manipulated and the other. You'll learn how to use this selection and sub selection tools to select various objects on the flash stage. You also see how to use the oval and rectangle...
Michael Weisner, a 2D illustrator and graphic designer teaches us how to draw a majestic Eagle on a waving American flag. To start, you should box in the area for the flag. It should be roughly centered on the page, add a bit of a wave to box to simulate the wind on a flag. Complete the rough outline with the flag pole on the left side. Now you can begin with the Eagle. Use an oval to draw the chest of the Eagle and allow you to easily place the wings and other important features. You should ...
This video tutorial explains how to use Adobe Illustrator to create a Thanksgiving turkey. The tutorial delves into tools such as shapes, gradients and Bezier Curves inside Illustrator CS4. An extensive walk through on how to draw and great a Thanksgiving turkey. A fun creation from beginning to end, you'll learn everything you need to know to create this colorful bird, perfect for turkey day.
This is a fantastic video that walks you through a simple drawing of a face in the manga style. Drawn from a 3/4 perspective, this is great manga and anime portrait technique.
Writing the word “human” using Japanese characters or writing (also known as kanji) is deceptively easy. It can be completed in as little as two downward, curving strokes. Beginning from the top, draw a line downward, curving the direction of the pen or pencil slightly to the left as you go. Next, find the halfway point of the line you have just drawn. Once you have found the halfway point, draw a line from the halfway point downwards and curving slightly to the right. The end result will loo...
In this video, Lance Sisiolo draws a beautiful house using Microsoft Paint. He uses line tool to draw most part of the house. He uses different types of lines. He also uses curve tool to draw sky and the entrance of the house. The unwanted part of the picture is erased using erase tool. Then he uses fill with color tool and airbrush tool to paint the picture. He uses different colors to increase the beauty of sky and the house. Then some trees are added. Using airbrush tool he increases the b...
"Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!" That's a famous quote from none other than Tony Montana, otherwise known as Scarface, played by Al Pacino, near the end of the film, when he starts blasting everyone away. If you by chance want to learn how to draw Mr. Scarface, it's fairly easy. This tutorial is full of pointers that makes it easy for beginners and experts alike.
In this tutorial the tutor shows how to draw a parallelogram using a base, a short side with a given length, and the given angle between them.
This video instructs you on how to draw angles in geometry. The instructor begins by showing you 4 example angles you can create. He then draws a straight line that can be linked to any of the other four angles. The first example of an angle shown is 180 degrees. He draws a line at 50 degrees and then he continues to draw a 90 degree angle. The instructor varies whether he uses the left or right side of the protractor. He ended by noting some angles will be larger than the protractor.
Learn how to draw the best known dolphin: the bottlenose, getting information on the animal at the same time! Jan Brett demonstrates how to draw a dolphin easily by breaking it down and beginning with simple familiar shapes. On the educational side, she tells you a ton of information about the dolphin, its mammal characteristics, the details of its body including its dorsal fin, well-developed beak-like jaw, size, and much more! A great how-to video, beautiful and informative.
A hugely popular drawing style, anime has swept continents, and is now one of the most widely-used styles of art in the world. Learn how to draw anime boys, and make their faces cute!
Value shapes can be a struggle for an artist to learn, but it's worth the effort. With the right shading and definition, your drawings can really come alive. In this multi-part series, the artist walks you through value shapes for your portraits.
In this video, "Miki Falls" manga cartoonist Mark Crilley shows how to draw body proportions for manga comics. Characters in manga proportions are often proportioned differently than characters in American comics, with larger heads and more childlike bodies. This video show you how to get manga bodies right.
Watch this tutorial to learn how to draw shock, fear, and terror facial expressions. Make sure to pause the video after each step and look at the screen every few seconds while you are drawing.
Watch this tutorial to learn how to build up tones with cross hatching when drawing. Make sure to pause the video after each step and look at the screen every few seconds while you are drawing.
Watch this fine art video tutorial to learn how to master drawing an angry human eye in two minutes.
Learn how to draw Watchmen superhero character Silk Spectre in this lesson tutorial for quick concept illustration, cartoon and comics. Learn from basic sketching to finish drawing quick color concept painting for illustration. Learn how to draw and sketch this Watchmen character using values. This tutorial video focuses on drawing and sketching step by step: female character design for manga, video game, and comics basic. Silk Spectre is a character in the new Watchmen movie.
This is a demo of how to draw M.C. Escher's impossible cube. It's a pretty cool design we're sure you have seen before. This is a rough demonstration of how to draw this incredible illusion.
This is a short instructional video showing you the easiest way to draw an impossible triangle. Follow along with the demonstrator to capture the lines to sketch this physical enigma. Just because it can't exist, doesn't mean you can't render it. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to draw the impossible triangle.
Bert invites Morty Golding to offer a tutorial on drawing within Adobe Illustrator utilizing the pencil tool. Follow along and start using some of Illustrator's advanced features and draw in Illustrator!
The bezier tool in Corel Draw allows you to create a certain type of curve. In this tutorial you will learn how to work with and control the bezier tool in Corel Draw as you create scroll saw patterns.
This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers basic drawing & editing, AutoCAD's Cartesian Coordinate System, drawing lines, and erasing lines.
Want to make some extra money? Learn how to draw caricatures with this tutorial and you'll be on the boardwalk sketching for cash in no time.
While not as advanced as some of the dedicated graphics packages such as Adobe Photoshop, Open Office Draw still allows you to create nice looking images.
