Do you love to skateboard? Big fan of Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, or Ed Templeton? Show how much you love to skateboard by bringing your skateboard and its equipment to the walls of your bedroom with help from this drawing tutorial presented by Hawks Vs. Pigeon Productions.
Serpents and dragons are among the most intricate, varied, and fun to draw of fantastical images. This video demonstrates how to sketch a serpent / dragon figure, you can work out the fantasy taxonomy for yourself. It's eerie grin makes it almost seem alive. Improve your fantasy art skills by watching this video.
Wizard is back to spit some knowledge on all you graffiti students out there. In this video he is demonstrating how to draw the word Real, his last name, in bubble letters with a pen. Practice this one on paper then get to tagging!
This video by Wizard demonstrates how to draw a graffiti design that he specifically describes as easy. For the novice tagging artists out there, this video is a great place to start improving your design and drawing skills in pen. Get to practicing!
Wizard is back in the house once again, this time teaching us how to draw a skull spraycan, or what it might look like if one of your spraycans was possessed by a demon other than yourself. Quick, simple, and stylish, practice it and watch your tag skills improve!
In one of his simpler videos, Wizard teaches us how to draw a vaguely Italian-looking graffiti character holding a spraycan in each hand. A good place to start for the novice graffiti artists among you to word on your tagging skills.
In this video, graffiti master-for-hire Wizard broaden his horizons by drawing a demon. While this is an atypical subject for him, he demonstrates mad skills in this demonstration and you could certainly improve your tagging and general art skills by copying this work.
Drawing Japanese schoolgirls is one of the staples of manga-style art. Here, the drawing instructors at Drawing Now demonstrate how to draw Konata, one such character from teh manga series Lucky Star. Here are step-by-step instructions from the artist:
This video tutorial from Drawing Now demonstrates the drawing of a gymnast doing a routine on the balance beam. Her look of concentration evokes the drama and strength of both will and body required by this ancient sport. Learn to evoke that same feeling in your drawing by watching this video. Here are some instructions from the artist:
The master of online graffiti design videos Wizard is working his magic on another user-requested design, this one of some very elaborate script. He does work with a pencil underdrawing this time, but this does little to downplay the sheer skill necessary to draw something like this so quickly.
Talented graffiti-artist-for-hire Wizard here demonstrates a user-requested drawing of a cholo figure and some very elaborate script. As will most of his demonstrations, he works in pencil and black ink on grid paper, creating small and somewhat austere designs with undeniable virtuosity and charm. His demonstration services are quite a bargain at only $5!
Graffiti master Wizard spit some more knowledge at us with only his hands, drawing a gangsta figure for a viewer named HQ in his signature style, working quickly in sharpie on graph paper to create something that the more clumsy-handed among us couldn't produce with a lifetime of effort. If you think you're up to the challenge though, copying Wizard's techniques on paper will greatly improve your skills before you take them to the streets, so that when you really want to leave your mark you w...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to create a drawing of Saturn. First, fill in the area with black to create space. Next, create a circle and a ring around it. This will be the basis of the planet. Go into the ring by filling it in with more color. Now, fill in the planet with the darker shades. Once this is complete, you can fill in the planet with the striped colors. You must do the same with the ring. Finally, go back into the planet and do some fine tuning. Once this is done, the ...
Aspiring artists, learn a thing or two from a pro! From fantasy artist Wayne Tully, learn how to draw a realistic butterfly with pencil in this video. With step-by-step instructions, Tully demonstrates his technique at mastering the illustrated butterfly.
This how to video will show you how to do draw strokes for kayak angling. This is helpful if you are pulling up to or away from a dock. First, reach out from the hip. The more vertical the paddle is, the more lateral pull you will be able to exert. Now, paddle to the hip. Release the pressure off the blade by slicing out behind you or doing a T stroke. A common problem is pulling in and making the boat turn. This means you are not pulling towards your hip. The type of boat determines the type...
Anime is a funky style of cartooning. Japanese animation is increasingly popular these days but takes a bit of practice to draw.
In this brief instructional video sponsored by River City Graphics, the host teaches you how to use the Whack-em Bamboo drawing tablet with Adobe Photoshop software. He begins by showing you how to change your pen's pressure, allowing you to get a thicker or thinner line depending on how how you push down on your pen. He also shows you how to change the color and make your pen give your project a beautiful color gradation, also depending on the pressure you apply to your pen. This video is ve...
This video illustrate how to paint a breezy sky in watercolors.Here are the following steps: Step 1: First of all take sheet of paper,pencil and watercolors.
Check out this video and learn how to draw a very cool graphic using Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to draw a vector heart without having to download anything extra. All you need is Adobe Illustrator and some time!
Drawing flames in Photoshop CS couldn't be cooler, and lucky for you it also couldn't be easier! In this tutorial, learn exactly how to create very cool looking fire in Photoshop in less than 5 minutes!
In this tutorial, we learn how to find the best wedding dress for your body type. The rectangle or oval shape body doesn't have a well defined waist line, so you will need a dress that draws attention to the hair and face. A pear shaped body is where the bust and wast are smaller than the lower half of the body. You will want to select a wedding dress with ruffles or shoulder pads to draw attention to the top half of your body. A triangle shaped body has a large bust. You will want to select ...
Three circles are drawn ontop of each other and a foot and a hand is added to the left side of the bottom and middle circles respectively; with the foot in a running motion. A rectangular shape is added in a way that the hand grasps it. A cloud is added below the forming person, so that he sits on it. Wings, a crown, a nose, an ear, hair, eyebrows, eye and a mouth with a smile are created in and above the first circle. The middle circle is traced onwards to the hand, to create the back,chest ...
In this how to video, you will learn how to turn a photo into a line drawing in Photoshop. First, open your image in Photoshop. Create three layers of the same photo. The top two layers will be worked with. The bottom layer will remain the same. Take the top layer and change it to color dodge. Select control and I on the keyboard to invert it. Go to filter and blur to choose Gaussian blur. If you have dark lines, use a small amount of blur. You can use a lot of blur to get a unique look. Clic...
Women have beautiful faces, don't they? They are so much more delicate and intriguing than a man's face. In this tutorial, learn how to do those pretty mugs justice with tips from Isaiah. You will learn the basics of drawing female faces and understand how they differ from that of a man or child. So, if you are ready to start drawing realistic looking people, make sure you check out this video and get some worthwhile advice. After that, all you have left to do is grab a pencil and start sketc...
Aw, how cute is a baby chick? They are springtime mascots and make great designs for Easter cards and drawings. In this tutorial learn how to draw an adorable baby chick in less than two minutes. Super cute, and just in time for spring.
In this tutorial, take a trip to the Disney Animation Studios at Walt Disney's Hollywood headquarters and learn how to draw Donald Duck the way the professionals do. Donald is a loveable character from everyone's childhood. He's been around for decades and everyone knows and loves him. So, if you are looking to draw this classic character, watch this video and learn from the best. Learn from real Disney animators and soon you will be cartooning like a pro.
Goofy is iconic. He is that lovable pooch from Disney's classics. Everyone has memories of Goofy from their childhoods and now you can bring him back to life as an adult! Check out this video and learn how to sketch Goofy by hand just like a cartoonist.
Marvel Comics' Veno character is vastly popular. If you're one of Venom's many fans, chances are you've thought about sketching him onto your school notebook. In this video, learn how to draw the comic book character, Venom with help from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully.
Dirt Design Graphics will show your how to draw a firey hotrod flames. Flames are like a series of water drops. There are many different types of flames you can draw. You can see the difference in the more angular tribal flames which you get by adding a kind of hook at the end. You can do some long seaweed like flame, intertwining flames, double flames, and realistic fire flames all by changing up that same basic pattern. There easy and will make anything look like it’s going really fast so f...
If you're an artist realistic about drawing realistic human figures, you surely realize that you'll require a real lesson on the subject, such as the one provided by this free video figure-drawin' tutorial. For a complete overview of sketching a human frame, take a look!
In this how-to video, you will learn how to do a quick drawing of Yoshi from Mario Brothers. First, start off with the outline of the eyes. Fill in the eyelids and then go to the mouth. Fill in the pupils and nostrils. Next, move onto the arms and body of the figure. Do the saddle before you move on to the tail. Draw the boots once the other parts mentioned above are finished. Add in the smaller details. You can also add a background, such as an egg or the landscape in the background. By view...
Shelley Lovett from childcareland demonstrates a fun activity involving finger paint that parents can do with their children. She uses finger paints and a pan to make a virtual canvas that is self contained and easy to clean up. She first recommends that only one color be used. She indicates that by using multiple colors, it may result in a brown ugly color and therefore should be avoided. She then spreads the paint onto a flat pan. After the paint is on the pan, parents and children are able...
In this video you will see how to sketch a picture of a rose using a pencil. You will start from the but and work your way outward adding petals. Each line is shown slowly so that it is easy to recreate what is being drawn. This is a basic rose that you can vary to your own esthetic because just like no two flowers re the same neither are two flower sketches.
This is a clear video showing how to easily draw a 3D letter 'B'. First of all you start by just writing the letter 'B' normally; and then you double outline all of the lines you have drawn, both inside and outside of the letter. Color it in with a block color for a 2-dimensional letter. Then its time to make it 3D! In the middle you just add lines parallel to the 2D letter, and also around the top and left sides of the shape; color this in with a darker color, and voila! You should now have ...
this short video shows how to paint nails in a black, pink, and white art design. The steps are simple and easy to follow. The first thing to be done is a regular black, French tip manicure. Once the black French manicure is completely dry, a pink thin tip nail polish is taken. From the middle of the nail , on the black tip, draw a V mark facing sideward on both sides. The next step is to fill the two "V"s, inside with the pink color. Once dried, with the white thin tipped nail polish, a line...
Not a very good artist? Well Joe makes it simple for anyone to create a great looking wiener dog! First he starts with the eyes. He draws two large circles then adds the dots for eyes. Joe gives them a little personality by making the eyes a little cross eyed. He next moves down to the nose where he draws a small round circle and fills it in. Next he follows his way down and creates the long body for the dog. He even includes realistic aspects such as eyebrows and a smiling mouth. Learn from ...
WayneTully1 teaches you how to draw a severed hand. Use a white piece of A4 paper and a mechanical pencil. Start with the wrist and work your way up to the index finger. Go down and draw the other fingers, paying more attention to the thumb. It needs to be in a right position to look realistic. When you're happy with your sketch you can use the pencil again, applying more pressure this time. Once you're done, you need to add details like curves, hair and fingernails. Also, because this is a s...
In this video you will learn how to Draw a Sunflower. The artist starts with a rough sketch, then the details, followed by coloring and shading. The sunflower is more of a cartoon like sunflower with eyes and blush marks. The picture takes about 2 minutes to complete if following the artist correctly however you can always pause the video or fast forward in order to catch-up or speed ahead. The picture doesn't include any backgrounds of any sort however it shows the sunflower which takes up a...
In this Home and Garden video you will see how to install mosaic tiles in your bathroom vanity using mesh pack sheets of 1 inch mosaic tiles and cap edge tiles. Hold a cap tile against the edge of the vanity and draw a line along the edge of the vanity. This will be the first joint line. Lay off the mesh pack mosaic sheets over the vanity top. The edges should be aligned with the line you drew. Mark the line near the joint on the last full sheet near the back splash. Also draw reference lines...
Professor ElvisZap teaches you about adding consecutive odd numbers. You can learn this faster by drawing squares near the numbers themselves. If you are doing 2x2, draw 4 squares. They will be arranged in columns of two. For 9 you will draw 3 columns of 3. 16 are 4 columns of 4. 16 is also 1+3+5+7, which are all odd consecutive numbers. 25 are 5 columns of 5, but also 1+3+5+7+9. If you start counting 1 as the zeros odd number, then 3 as the first odd number, the nth odd number will be (2xN+1).
