Stephanie 
A really fun thing to explore with perspective drawing is points of view. Artists can draw from the viewpoint of a human, a bird looking down or a worm looking up to capture visual interest and add drama to their work. This blog post will explore how to draw 3 different points of view using … Read more
Looking to build your skills with colored pencils? This activity will help you develop skills in layering and burnishing your colored pencils to create a super realistic paint blob with defined shadows and highlights. This blog post features tips, a video tutorial, step by step photos, and 70 royalty-free paint blob photographs in a variety … Read more
Looking for a fun digital drawing challenge? Take the character-in-a-photo challenge! How to do the challenge? It’s easy, simple and fun… Choose your photo from the choices below (behind the fence, swimming pool, or lily pad) Download the photograph from the link below. Import the photograph as a layer into a digital drawing canvas. Digitally … Read more
Have you ever struggled to draw something in your art composition where the object was pointed directly at the viewer? This is a common struggle and requires the use of a perspective technique called foreshortening. While foreshortening can be quite tricky, with practice it gets easier and more intuitive. This blog post features information, a … Read more
My first experience with gesture sketching wasn’t until my college figure drawing class. By drawing hundreds of quick gesture sketches of the models, I quickly saw an improvement in my observation skills as an artist and my ability to draw the human body in variety of movements. I wish I would have started exploring figure … Read more
Looking for some FREE and FUN web-based art making websites that you can incorporate into your art curriculum? Below is a list of some cool programs that involve a variety of art techniques and that come recommended by me for their ease of use, quality and creativity! Enjoy! Gartic.io Gartic is like a digital, interactive … Read more
Looking for a cool way to explore 1 point perspective drawing on a unique art medium? Check out this step by step tutorial for etching a 1 point perspective street with glowing street lights on scratch paper. This post includes a materials list, video tutorial, and step by step photos to work at your own … Read more
Who doesn’t love the look of a gorgeous tropical leaf? Even better…. who doesn’t love a tropical leaf that will never wilt? This post features a fun art activity in which artists will create a painted paper monstera leaf and glue it to a creative background. This blog post features a materials list, video tutorial, … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills? This step by step video tutorial of a 1/2 cartoon digital portrait is a great activity to develop your skills. This tutorial shows how to use layers, opacity, blending, and more! It’s fairly easy, yet produces a really cool result! This post includes materials list, … Read more
Graphite is an awesome, readily-available material that can achieve so much. From one pencil comes a wide range of value from dark to lights. This post guides artists through using graphite to render a detailed image of a rose. I find that a basic grid system is really helpful for beginners. This tutorial provides a … Read more