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Value Scale Exercises and How to Use Value Scales to Improve Your Drawings

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Use value scales in your drawings - value scales exercises for beginners

Today we are going to work on mastering values and tones in your drawings. This is just one of the many things that you will need to learn in order to become a master drawer/artist.

Tones/values occur in nearly every part of a drawing that you will create. Learning how to create the perfect value for each spot on the drawing is what will turn your artwork into a masterpiece. But before you learn how to master tones/values in your drawings, you will have to work on your craft, which means, ughh, drawing exercises. Sorry. read more

How to Draw a Still Life with Basic Geometric Shapes (Cube, Sphere, and Cylinder) with Graphite Pencils Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

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Learn How to Draw a Still Life with Basic Geometric Shapes (Cube, Sphere, and Cylinder) Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

Today I am going to show you how to make a still life with primitive shapes (geometric shapes) including a cylinder, sphere, and cube. We are going to be using graphite pencils to draw and shade the drawing.

How to Draw an Eye – Realistic Man’s Eye – Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

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Learn How to Draw an Eye - Realistic Man's Eye - Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

Here is an easy-to-follow, step by step drawing tutorial for sketching out a realistic eye and eyebrow. You can use a normal pencil, graphite drawing pencils, or even use your computer's drawing tablet. Drawing eyes is not an easy thing to do, that's why I broke down the tutorial into 33 steps.

How to Draw and Shade a Sphere or Ball – Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

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how to draw a sphere or ball with shading graphite pencils step by step drawing tutorial

Today I will show you how to turn a circle into a 3-dimensional sphere, ball, or orb. In order to turn a circle into a sphere, you will need to use specific shading techniques to accomplish this. In this tutorial, I use graphite pencils, H, 2B, 3B, and 4B. This lesson will help you learn how to shade a beautiful sphere. 

How to Draw an Eye (Realistic Female Eye) Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

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Learn How to Draw an Eye (Realistic Female Eye) Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

Here is an easy-to-follow, step by step tutorial for drawing a realistic female eye. You can use a normal pencil or graphite drawing pencils. Drawing eyes is not an easy thing to do, that's why I broke down the tutorial into 27 steps

How to Draw Pyramids : Guide to Drawing Pyramids from Different Angles for Beginners

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Learn How to Draw Pyramids : Guide to Drawing Pyramids from Different Angles for Beginners

Here is a huge guide to drawing pyramids from all different angles and viewing points. I also show you how to draw a perfect pyramid, using a cube. There is also a pyramid drawn from above (aerial view) that will help you as well. I will show you what these pyramids look like with different shadows, as well as how to draw a pentagonal pyramid, with many sides.

How to Draw a Cube (Shading & Drawing Cubes and Boxes from Different Angles)

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Today I'll show you the easy way to draw cubes and boxes. It is really simple to do and one of my first cool doodles I learned how to draw as a kid. I also show you simple light source shading.

Drawing Wrinkles, Folds, Drapery, and Pleats Reference Pages for Artists

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Folds and Wrinkles Reference Pages

Here is a great page to come back to to reference clothing folds, wrinkles and drapery pictures. When you need to draw wrinkles or folds, it is easier to get a realistic drawing if you have something to reference.

How to Shade Cubes : Adding Shadows to Cubes

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How to add shadows to a cube

We will show you each step to be taken in shading a cube in this tutorial, for this solid is a  representative of all prisms, and, indirectly, of the cylinder.    Place the cube on a sheet of light brown paper, and pin against the wall behind it  a similar sheet to serve for background. Let the light fall from the right and from  above the cube. The top face will be the brightest of those seen, and the darkest  will necessarily be that next the cast-shadow.   

 

How To Add Shadows to a 3D Cube (Shading Cubes) Step by Step Drawing Tutorial

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Draw the cube carefully (reference this cube drawing tutorial here)and lightly in charcoal. Incorrect lines  may be removed by dusting with the tinder. Do not draw with black-lead, as it is  greasy, and will afterwards appear white in your shading.  read more

How to Draw Boxes and Cubes and How to Shade Them Step by Step Tutorial

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How to draw boxes and cubes

Learn how to draw boxes and cubes with these simple step by step instructions. You might think they look hard to draw, but they are quite simple to make once you know the steps. Also learn how to shade these boxes as well.

How to Shade and Add Light to Complex Forms, Shapes and Objects : Drawing Tutorial

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Learn how to see the whites, grays, and blacks in your drawings so you can form 3-dimensional objects. Drawing the light and shadows in forms and objects is a hard thing to learn, but hopefully this tutorial will give you some methods and techniques to use in your future drawings.

How to Shade and Add Shadows to Cartoon Characters and Objects Tutorial

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Drawing Shadows on Faces and Cartoon Heads

We have already posted an article about shading cartoons and comics...so you can consider this part 2 of the cartoon shading tutorials. This article will discuss sketching simple objects and people in different positions in relation to a light source and how it affects the shadows and shading of that subject.

How to Use Shadows and Shading in Comics / Cartoons Drawing Lesson

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Shadows are dark tones which result from some object being in the direct path of light, while shading in a drawing represents the tones on an object that vary from dark to light according to the way the light strikes it. Though comic pictures seldom need any elaborate use of shadows, the forms of figures and objects are brought out effectively by shadows if drawn correctly.