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How To: Draw a violin

In this how to video, you will learn how to draw a violin. First, start off with the shape of the basic shape of the body. Next, draw the neck of the violin and the tuning pegs at the top. From here, you can draw the bridge, shoulder pad, and the F holes of the body. Next, fill in the outlines of the body. Color in the bridge and the neck with a black color. Now you can fill in the body with a brown color. Create highlights by selecting a lighter shade of brown and painting it at the right sp...

How To: Draw a caricature of a truck

This video demonstrates how to draw a caricature of a truck. Begin with a rectangular shape that is slightly bigger at the top and has rounded corners. This will be the grill. Create an inside border. Below the grill, draw a front bumper. At the top corner of the grill draw a rectangle that is divided into two halves and shade the top section of each half. This is the windshield. Draw hatch marks in the center section of the grill. Above either side of the bumper add narrow divided rectangles...

How To: Draw horror anime

This video is about drawing a horror anime.The materials required for this are a large sheet of paper,a pencil and an eraser.To create the anime, you need to fist draw the skeleton, then do the eyes followed by the eye brows. You should add more details to the face as this would help in creating the nose.Switch over to the mouth,then the ears and the hair.After you are finished with the head,erase the inner circle and start drawing the neck.Then you have to draw the shoulders and the collar b...

How To: Draw an anime style angel

In this how to video, you will learn how to draw an angel. First, start out with the basic sketch of the drawing. Remember, eyes go in the middle of the head. Drawing the head first will help proportion the rest of the body. Use long strokes with the wrist to draw the hair. Try to make the hands the size of the face and try to make the fingers look like fish sticks. It is easier to draw if you study anatomy books. Next, erase the sketch and start going in with further detail. Exaggerate the w...

How To: Draw an emo angel chibi character

This video describes how to draw an emo-angel chibi. First draw eyebrows, make sure they are dark and thick, then draw half circles going down from them- these are the eyes. Then draw in the eyeballs centered in the middle of the eye. Next draw dark around the bottom of the eyes. Draw lines drooping coming from the darkness around the bottom of the eye, on both eyes. Next draw other dark lines coming down the forhead. Next draw a line coming down from both eyes, and curve them to make small c...

How To: Draw a cartoon goldfish

Want to draw a cartoon goldfish splashing in its fishbowl? Look no further: This free drawing lesson presents a complete step-by-step guide to the process and will have you drawing your own carassius auratus auratus in no time flat. For more information, watch this cartoonist's guide.

How To: Draw a strip for a comic book

Ever daydream about making your own comic strip? Well, what's stopping you? With this lesson from television cartoonist Bruce Blitz, you'll learn everything you need to know to produce your very own comic strip suitable for publication in a newspaper or on the web. For more information, and to get started making your very own funny strips, watch this free video guide.

How To: Draw a simple frog

If you are a beginner cartoonist, drawing a simple frog is a good place to start. But, don't get confused. This frog may be simple, but he is not boring! This little guy is packed with personality and still easy to draw. This tutorial will show you how to draw a frog from geometric shapes and get you started on the road to becoming a skilled cartoonist.

How To: Draw an Osprey bird

In this tutorial, David Allen Sibley, author of "The Sibley Guide to Birds", shows a few budding young birdwatchers how to draw an osprey. An osprey is a beautiful bird and knowing how to draw comes in handy when birdwatching. This way you can track exactly what you saw and what they looked like in a journal. Check out this tutorial, even if you aren't an official bird watcher, and learn some cool new drawing skills from a pro.

How To: Draw a cute cartoon mouse

He may not be Mickey, but he is just as darn cute. If you are looking to learn how to cartoon, and wish to create a cute little mouse character, check out this video. In this tutorial you will learn to draw like a cartoonist, at an intermediate level, using basic shapes to create a character.

How To: Draw Walt Disney character, Donald Duck

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.

How To: Draw Walt Disney's Goofy

Goofy is a classic, old Disney character. Who could forget that loveable oaf of a dog from childhood? In this video, learn how to draw everyone's favorite pooch by hand, using pencil. This is a very detailed drawing, so feel free to pause the video if you need a moment to catch up.

How To: Draw a fantasy tree

If you love fantasy books and love to draw, this video is for you. Learn how to draw a spooky, haunting fantasy tree with help from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully. Apply this tree to your fantasy drawings to make something worth hanging!

How To: Draw human eyes step by step

Drawing the human face can be difficult, especially the more detailed areas such as the ears, mouth, nose, and most definitely: the eyes. In this video, learn how to make your drawing of human eyes look more realistic with tips & tricks from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully.

How To: Draw a human ear

Drawing the parts of the human face can be difficult. Get tips & tricks on how to make your drawing of a human ear look more professional. In this drawing tutorial hosted by fantasy artist Wayne Tully, learn step-by-step how to draw a realistic human ear.

How To: Draw a volcano

Brush up on your drawing skills with help from this drawing tutorial conducted by fantasy artist, Wayne Tully. In this video, learn how to draw a volcano erupting. Apply this volcano to a scenic drawing or a fantasy art piece to make something grand!

How To: Draw a 3D electric eel

This video shows us how to draw an electric eel even if we are not professionals. We start by drawing a flag shape (like two cylinders connected) as this being the body. After this we can draw the eyes, one fully visible and the other only little because is in the back. Now we draw an open mouth and here we can let our imagination go wild an could put there some fangs, a tongue but do not forget to draw some shadows in there to be more realistic. For shadows you can use the edge of your penci...

How To: Draw flames easily

There are many types of flames you can draw, this video will show you how to draw some long, wavy flames. You can start by coping what is done and then as you recreate them you can start to create whatever style flame you would like . You might want to do the long and defined flames or a fast and sloppy overlapping flame.

How To: Draw flames

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...

How To: Draw partially open lips

If your drawing a face and get to the mouth region and don’t know where to go from there then watch this video to see how you can shade in lips. Fist you’ll draw the basic lip outline. Depending on who you’re drawing the lips might be fuller or thinner. The tricky part it the shading. The shading is to show depth in the lips. You’ll want to give a shine in the middle to greater depth. Next you’ll want to try drawing a partially open mouth.

How To: Draw a panting cartoon dog

First you draw a triangle then you attach lips to the triangle then you go up and over to make his head. make two half circles to make two eyes. Draw two ears on the top of the little dogs head. Then from the head you draw down to proceed to make his body. You can make him a little fatter if you like fat dogs. Draw his tail. And for a little extra look you can add a spot over his eye. You can also draw a collar on him and if you draw a circle at the center of the collar you can even name him ...

How To: Draw a bird

This video will show you the process of how to draw a beautiful colored, and realistic looking bird. This is a crested bird resembling something like a robin. It Has earth toned coloring and a black mask facial feather pattern. This bird takes some hand drawn sketching and shading time starting from the head and working down the chest and filling in to the body and tail. You will need several different color pencils and with some practice and good quality pencils your will have a very subtle ...

How To: Draw a realistic human figure

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!

How To: Draw Professor E. Gadd in Mario Paint

This video illustrate us how to draw professor E. Gadd in Mario paint. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Draw a circle and within the circle draw another circle at the center.Step 2: Now from the periphery draw another circle so that half of the circle is in the circle and the other half on the outer part of the circle .Step 3: Now draw another circle another circle in similar manner on the opposite side.Step 4: Now draw three circles within the two circles drawn so that they form a hazel,...

How To: Do a simple drawing of Yoshi

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...

How To: Quickly draw Shy Guy from Mario Brothers

In this how-to video, you will learn how to quickly draw a Shy Guy from Mario Brothers. You will need a piece of paper and a pencil or pen. First, start off with the face of Shy Guy. Draw an oval shape and two really long ovals for his eyes. Now draw his mouth, which is just a little circle. You can shade in the eyes and mouth. Draw the strap and then move on to the hood. Move onto his arms, which are very simple. Next, draw his belt. Remember that the robe hangs over the belt a little bit. D...

How To: Draw a cartoon dog on your computer

Using just the airbrush in MS Paint you can make a cartoon dog on your computer. Start off by making a circular shape using the airbrush, keep at it until it is dark and prominent and then color in the lower half of the circle, this is the nose. Now start making a line from the bottom of this circle downwards, slowly start curving the line at a ninety degrees angle. At the end of this line attach a semicircle to it so that it is perpendicular to the line. Above this line also make three small...

How To: Draw & paint Superman a speed painting

Gordon Bruce shows an easy and speedy way to draw and paint a superman. First draw the head portion with a oval face and add eyes, nose etc,. Now come to the body portion which have big muscled arms and a thin body, having the triangle with S symbol at the center. Now draw the leg portion. Draw belt and other attractive features. Now give the outline with acrylic black color. Now add red color to the gown part and blue color to the body. Give yellow shade to belt and triangle and red to the S...

How To: Draw a simple Mario game character

This video shows rather than tells you how to draw a cartoon figure. There are no words of explanation. It starts with a simple Mario game character already drawn on the paper. Then you see a hand with a pencil come into the frame. This hand draws the eyes first, then the nose and a mustache. Then it does the outline of the face and the ear. The perspective is slightly to the side of the face, not directly in the center. The outline of the hat comes next, with the emblem on it. The final area...

How To: Easily draw Toad from Super Mario

Learn an easy way to draw a ‘Toad’ by watching this art tutorial from Super Mario. The artist begins by drawing a mushroom first. A 3/4th circle is drawn and closed at the bottom with a slight curve. A full circle is drawn inside the mushroom, near the top. Slight curves are outlined on either sides of the mushroom, to reveal part circles. The face of the toad is drawn next by outlining a semi oval at the bottom of the mushroom. Two ovals are drawn for the eyes, with the pupils facing down. T...

How To: Draw a 3D cartoon shark

This video illustrate us how to draw 3D cartoon shark. Here are the following steps.step 1: First of all take a sheet of paper and pencil.Step 2: draw a U shape structure and again draw a U shape structure above the previous on representing the body of the shark.Step 2: Now from one end of the double U draw a V shape representing the front body of the shark, within the face draw two eyes and jaws of the shark.Step 3: Now at other end draw a tail and from the side of the body draw a triangle a...

How To: Draw anime character Sasuke step by step

Here is a very easy method to draw a Sasuke in a step by step process by the artist Jack of Jill. First draw a circle for the head part. Then draw two lines crossing through the circle to match the eye part. At the bottom draw a small triangle similar to chin. Now draw the real cheeks. Now draw a stick figure showing its body and hands. Draw other circle touching down to the first one. Now connect the circle with his hands to make his arms. Draw neck portion, so that it touches the shoulders....