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Drawing education sites provide drawing instruction. The instruction can include lessons in the traditional dry mediums or any drawing technique or medium.

Resources in This Category

• About.com: Drawing and Sketching

  http://drawsketch.about.com/
  Offers tutorials and exercises for skill development. Includes articles, categorized links, and a forum.

• Academy of Fine Arts Practicum

  http://practicum.org/
  The Repin Institute of the Russian Art Academy offers online art courses available in your choice of languages including English.

• Art School Online

  http://www.angelfire.com/ar/rogerart/index.html
  Roger Elliott presents lessons on drawing portraits, drawing ships, perspective, digital art techniques and color theory.

• Artgraphica

  http://www.artgraphica.net/
  Free tutorials about drawing people and faces with charcoal. Art tutorials on CD are available for purchase.

• Bet Borgeson Studio

  http://www.borgesonstudio.com/
  Teaches the colored pencil medium and personal artistic growth through online courses. Includes a FAQ about technique and practice assignments.

• Charcoal Demo

  http://www.claytonbeck.com/Instructional3.html
  This instructional video of a charcoal portrait can be played and easily paused to check the progression of the drawing. Includes a discussion of the practical side of values and edges.

• Colored Pencil Techniques by Kristy Kutch

  http://www.artshow.com/interviews/kutch/
  Artist and instructor gives a step-by-step demonstration of colored pencil techniques using the poppy flower as inspiration.

• Compendium of free art lessons

  http://www.blehert.com/lessons/lesson.html
  This archive of 40 free lessons begins with how to look and teaches values, edges, negative space, shadows, color, and composition. It ends with how to price your art.

• Draw23.com

  http://www.draw23.com/
  Short video clips demonstrate charcoal drawings of basic shapes, perspective, a portrait, human figures, and a still life. Lessons describe drawing techniques.

• Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

  http://www.drawright.com/
  Author Dr. Betty Edwards introduces her teaching technique, the theory behind it, exercises, workshops and materials.

• Drawing Pencil Sketches

  http://www.drawing-pencil-sketches.com/
  Professional teaching techniques share the knowledge of artistic expression from basics to advanced levels for drawing and sketching. You can upload your sketches to the Online Drawing Showcase.

• Drawing the Human Hand

  http://www.anticz.com/handtut.htm
  Ron Lemen’s tutorial uses precise drawings to show the human hand in proportion to the head and body. It examines the hand mass, the thumb mass, and the line of action.

• Drawing Together

  http://www.drawingtogether.com/
  Excerpts from Heather Williams' book "Drawing as a Sacred Activity", artwork by the artist, creativity links, and free drawing lessons in pdf format.

• Drawing Trees

  http://s104721896.websitehome.co.uk/rural-route-one/tutorials.htm
  Vincent D. Whitehead’s tutorials show intricate drawings of bark and tree foliage done with ballpoint-style pens. He provides step-by-step instructions and techniques.

• Drawing Tutorials Online

  http://www.drawing-tutorials-online.com/
  This membership site teaches technical drawing skills, offers career advice, and provides instructional DVDs, photo reference PDFs, and photo reference CDs.

• Easy Drawing Tutorials

  http://www.easydrawingtutorials.com/
  Choose one of your favorite cartoon characters shown here and watch a how-to video with step-by-step drawing instructions.

• Emptyeasel.com

  http://emptyeasel.com/art-tutorials/drawing-tips/
  Art tutorials with drawing tips teach perspective, composition, dimension, and how to draw what you see.

• FinalProdigy.com

  http://finalprodigy.com/
  A gallery shows images for step-by-step drawing tutorials plus art commissions and contests.

• Gesture - The Foundation of Figurative Art

  http://www.art.net/~rebecca/LifeDrawing1.html
  Artist Rebecca Alzofon teaches the basics of gesture drawing through the drawing of a figure. Discusses the concepts of organizing a stick figure, projection and volume augmentation, and loosening up in order to capture expressive line.

• How to Draw Cartoons

  http://www.how-to-draw-cartoons-online.com/
  Simple step-by-step lessons for drawing cartoons are available online and free. Multiple subjects range from animals and cars to dragons and trees.

• How To Draw Easy.com

  http://www.howtodraweasy.com/
  Learn to draw caricatures, cartoons, and cars using pencil and colored marker pen techniques for line art and sketching as presented in numerous posts and step by step exercises.

• How to Draw Funny Cartoons

  http://www.how-to-draw-funny-cartoons.com/
  Includes tutorials and lessons for drawing cartoons of people, animals, and objects. Illustrated examples and coloring pages can be printed.

• How to Draw It

  http://www.howtodrawit.com/
  How to draw animals, cartoons, and people. Suitable for adults or children.

• Learn to Draw

  http://www.learn-to-draw.com/
  Teaches drawing basics, how to draw portraits and how to draw caricatures. Some content is free and some access to the site must be paid for.

• Learn to Draw Lessons

  http://www.learn-to-draw-lessons.com/
  Free drawing tutorials and videos teach how to draw from direct observation.

• Portrait Art Tutorials

  http://www.portrait-artist.org/
  Lessons on drawing the face and head by J.R. Dunster. Also covers color theory for portraits, drawing techniques, and digital art.

• Russell Stutler’s Book About Sketching

  http://www.stutler.cc/other/sketchbook/sketchbook_c_01.html
  This online book provides detailed information and illustrations for tools and materials; where, when and what to sketch; how to sketch; and a sketch demonstration.

• SandraAngelo.com

  http://www.discoverartwithsandra.com/
  Master art in weeks instead of decades. Learn to draw with 30 minute daily lessons.

• Simple Art

  http://www.youtube.com/simpleartstyle
  Free tutorial videos teach how to draw simple and funny cartoon characters in just a few minutes.

• Sketching Wild Birds

  http://beveregallery.com/books/sketchingbirds/
  A slide show of bird drawing tips by artist Trevor Smith, author of "Sketching Wild Birds - A Practical Guide."

• The Bradley Gallery

  http://www.bradleygallery.co.uk/
  Free pastel pencil demonstrations by Colin Bradley. Videos and lesson packs that include materials needed to create a drawing are available for purchase.

• Toad Hollow Studio

  http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/
  Drawing lessons for free and for purchase by Carol Rosinski. Forum, gallery and weblog.

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