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In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a graffiti alphabet. If you aren't familiar with drawing graffiti, this is a very personal type of drawing that you can do anyway you would like. Make the letters close together, but give them wide arches so they look bold. When you write out the alphabet, you will color the space between them black, and then shade the inside of them. It may be hard to see exactly what the letters are, but that is the fun with graffiti. Make it completely unique to you a...
In this video we learn how to make & decorate a pastel flower cake. You can make a lot of things with just one icing tip. First take a round white cake with white icing. Then, use a start tip to draw three flowers onto the cake. Create a green vine to connect all of these flowers together and a cookie cutter to draw the outline around the flowers to keep it in place. You can use different colors of icing for each of the flowers and draw smaller flowers around the side of the cake as well. Get...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a dragon head. Start out by drawing the outline of the dragon head, giving it a pointed head and a large neck. Then, draw in flames coming from the mouth and large sharp teeth on the inside of the mouth. Draw in eyes, scales, and additional details around the entire area of the dragon. After this, you will be able to add in spikes on the back of the dragon as coming from the head down to the neck. Add in horns to the dragon, then shade in areas and add l...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw the back view of a horse. Start by drawing the tail. Use a horse main brush made out of real horse main hair. Change to another brush to use a darker color for the rest of the body of the horse. Paint around the tail that you made to create the rear end and the legs that are on the horse. Also create the feet and make sure to just use one stroke as you are creating these. Next, creating a neck and then the head along with the main on the top of the horse...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a neighborhood using an imaginary box. First, draw a straight line and then the boxes should go around it. Continue to draw additional boxes around the line, then fill them in with the outline and further details. Draw in the roof, walls, windows, and doors. When you finish with the details, start to shade them in and then add in the street details. Make sure to give the ground some rough edges and also add in lights on the street. Add as many details as...
Instructions for meat dress not included. This tutorial shows you how to start with a blank piece of paper and end up with a sketch of Lady GaGa. Draw along, and create your own image of the pop and costume sensation!
This is an interesting trick to solving multiplication problems. It involves multiplying 2 double-digit numbers with hand drawn, crisscrossing lines.
In this video, we learn how to speak Spanish: Present tense of -AR verbs (tu form). When you are speaking with "ar" verbs, you will have to change them depending on who you are talking about. You will also have to change if you are talking about yourself and depending on what the tenses are. If you are talking about yourself drawing, you would say "yo dibujo", which means "I draw". You will say "tu dibujas" if you are saying "you draw" to a group of people. Learn some common "ar" verbs, then ...
In this video, Mark Crilley presents viewers with four ways to draw anime eyes. The first set of eyes has an intense look to the them, with the face tilted slightly while the eyes are staring at the viewer. Eyebrows are added in a sloping manner in order to create a more dramatic effect and drawing attention to the eyes. The next set of eyes are more hexagonal in shape and look downwards while wide open, creating more of a surprised expression. Thick eyebrows framing the eyes also bring atten...
In this video, we learn how to draw a simple scenery. Start by drawing a horizontal line across the page. From here, draw reference boxes along the middle of the line. Now you can start filling in more details, making buildings out of the boxes. After this, make people outside of the buildings, then make a street and trees in the background. Fill in shading and lines to make the picture more realistic. The key to this is to learn how to start with your reference point to make everything flow ...
If you excel at drawing faces directly facing the front but can't seem to wrap your mind - and finger - around turning that face to the side and performing a profile sketch, then you're not alone. Adjusting a face to the side adds another dimension of facial contouring and structure.
Yes, we know, most manga girls look innocent anyways (though the same isn't always true for their personalities), but this manga girl is truly adorable and friendly-looking. Of course, the big, bright childish eyes and pursed lips probably help with that.
Forget about art imitating life; abstract and caricaturized expression is the way to go (and definitely the wave of the future).
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a hand. First, start drawing on a blank canvas and start with the middle finger and knuckle. Shade in the knuckle area, and make the lines that are around the nail of the finger. Then, start drawing the other fingers out, adding lines to make it look more realistic. After this, shade the sides of the fingers to make the hand look like it's bent in some areas, then make sure you have fingernails drawn into the picture. After this, shade the entire hand an...
The iMac may not the sexy new little darling of the Apple lineup that it was when it came out in the 90's, but it is still a very effective computing option for those that want Apple features without spending Apple money. This video will teach you how to draw the iconic iMac desktop icon using Flash CS3.
Although many would consider this to be not be an art form, it's still a practice that many people perform to this day. Although, graffiti is always connected with words, it can also be used to create characters. In this video, you'll find out how to draw a street tagging graffiti character from scratch. So good luck and enjoy!
In this video, learn how to complete a beach landscape by drawing sand. This tutorial will show you exactly what you need to know in order to complete your summer landscape. You will learn which paper and pencils are best and how and where you can buy them, and then learn how to put it all together and create a beach.
This two-part video tutorial shows you how to draw an eye that's realistic, using the software program Adobe Illustrator. If you've ever been confused by Illustrator, this video will clear things up for you. The first part of the tutorial shows you the ultra-fast version, and the second part will slow down, with Karl Gude explaining each step of the way. Pretty soon, you'll be drawing your own realistic eyes with great accuracy!
There are two different ways to draw Pickachu from Pokemon. There is old school Pika, from when Pokemon first debuted, and then there is new school Pika, which is probably the most famous version of this little guy.
In this how to video, you will learn how to clean up scanned drawings using Gimp. You will need a scanner, drawing, and Gimp installed to do this. First, open the scanned drawing in Gimp. Next, select Select by Color. Click on an area that should be white and hit ctrl + x. Next, go to filters and select soft glow under the artistic sub menu. Play around with the settings to lighten the image and darken the important lines. Click okay once you are finished. Next, go to the artistic sub menu an...
Dead lifts have a great corrective capacity when done properly.The dead lifts can be done just by picking weights off the floor or in a smart and meticulous way.When doing dead lifts there is a lot of rotation in the upper arm,and many people or athletes are not doing the dead lifts properly.When you do an external rotation you automatically force extension and that can put you in a great anatomical position for dead lifts.The exercise itself is simple,you have an iron bar,lift it,draw the sh...
Start by drawing a triangle at the top of the tree. This will act as your first part of your tree. Then draw the second part of the tree. To do so draw another triangle that is bigger than the first. Then you will need to draw a third and final triangle for the bottom of your tree. Make sure that this triangle is bigger than your first and second triangles. Make the bases of the triangles wavy so that they resemble branches. Add the base by adding a small rectangle and a circle for the stand....
Have you ever wanted to draw Pikachu is MS paint? Well, this video will show you exactly how to do it! The eyes are first. Then, a great big grin. Next, the complicated contours of his face, followed by his long floppy ears. He adds a few details to the face, including the patches on his cheeks. Then, he adds his chubby little arms. He draws the squarish body and his feet. He adds a tail. Then, he does some touch-up work. Last, he starts on color, paying close to detail. He adds some shadows ...
The author demonstrates how to draw a figure of a nude woman from behind through a un-narrated short film demonstrating his drawing in real time.
Want to draw a wolf in the style of Inuyasha, the popular Japanese manga series? Look no further. This 6-minute free video lesson presents a step-by-step overview of the process and is sure to have you howling with delight.
Swirloflight teaches you how to draw a vase with flowers using a colored pencil. Start with a regular black pencil to sketch the flowers and base. You want to start off with basic shape and draw only what you need. You will now go to the next part, using the colored pencils. Don't go into great detail and don't be afraid of going outside of the lines while coloring in. The colored pencils are good for creating rich areas of color. After you're done with the vase and flowers, create a blended ...
Human beings are one of the hardest things to draw. If you are having trouble drawing the female figure, have a look at this tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to split the human body up into 8 different parts, making it easier to focus on a specific area and draw it. This video was made on Photoshop, but you can just as easily follow the same steps in pencil. Follow along and soon you will be drawing realistic looking people easily.
This is a great video for interior designers or those who love to draw! This is a wonderful tutorial on how you can draw a split-level room. Split-level rooms are rooms in houses where you can either go upstairs or you can go downstairs. It's like the middle level. By drawing a split-level room into your picture you add dimension to the sketch and give it a more realistic feel. After you've mastered the steps in the video you can custom draw your own furniture and decor how you would like it ...
This video tutorial by Tasktutorial shows you how to create a simple swatch in illustrator. Select the star tool, draw a star and select the path and scale it down as shown. Change the fill color to white, the stroke color to black and the stroke weight to 2 points as indicated. Select the rectangle tool and draw a background for the star, bring to back, change the fill color to blue and de-select the stroke as directed. Align the shapes using the align tool and select both paths and bring in...
Gus Russel explains how storyboarding can be used to illustrate what a movie might be like. He has been given the task of drawing a frame for each page of a 130 page movie script. Story boarding gives the author a general idea of how the movie will come together, how the characters will look, etc. Russel shows the audience how to quickly draw a quality sketch, and how to shade it properly. The sketches do not function to show exactly what will happen in each scene, but rather what "might" hap...
Learn how to sketch a realistic 3/4 profile of a female head and face. Begin by drawing a simple circle. Add a few more construction lines which outline the general shape of the drawing. The rough features of the face come next. Now you are ready for more artistic touches, such as shadows underneath the nose and lower lip. Experiment with different brushes and intensity of color until you like the result. Learn to play with lines and shadows to create a sketch of a female head.
Do you want to add some 3D effects in your 2D designs? Open illustrator and draw an oval tool holding shift key. Then draw an ellipse with a different color and place it on the oval. Take blend tool,then click on ellipse shape and then oval one for a gradient effect. Draw another oval with a gradient and give it screen. Your glossy sphere is ready. Adding gloss, specular highlights as well as shadows adds some realism to one's art work.
Learn how you can draw an "imaginary box" and then replace the box with 3-D everyday objects. You can learn to do just that by watching this video. There are hundreds and hundreds of objects that you will be able to draw after learning how to draw this imaginary box and build off of it. You can draw a floor lamp, a refrigerator, a house and so much more just by using this neat artist' tip. The lines of the box help you to center your picture and make it look more realistic and the shading is ...
Did you know that you can use the photo-editing software Photoshop to turn your photographs into drawings? Follow along with Bert Monroy of Pixel Perfect as he shows us exactly how you can do just that. You will have to upload a photo of your choice to your computer and then open it up with Photoshop. Then you can use the techniques shown in the video to make it look as though someone drew that same picture on a piece of paper. Bert also shows how you can saturate your drawing and make it col...
You can draw almost anything in Photoshop. Check out this video for information on how to draw an envelope that you can use as an icon for other programs. This step by step tutorial takes you through the entire process of creating a realistic looking envelope on your computer. This icon can be used to identify programs on your desktop or simply as a drawing. All you need is a mouse and a copy of Photoshop and you will be on your way.
In this video the author shows about the different parts of a biological cell. He intends to explain the parts of a cell by using a diagram and incrementally building different parts of the cell explaining them along the way. he starts with drawing the cellular membrane which is the boundary or outer cover of the cell. Now he starts with drawing the DNA which are also called as he genes of the cell. Now he draws and shows other parts of cell called eukaryotes, chromatin and also nucleus which...
This video is a free drawing lesson on how to draw landscape scenery. • Draw a baseline or a horizontal line in the middle of the paper.
Henry shows us a simple and fun method for drawing boy and girl cartoon heads. Start by writing the words "boy" and "girl" and use the shapes of the letters to create the faces.
Hello here's a quick time lapsed tutorial on how to draw a realistic rose for beginners.
