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How To: Draw a rose step by step with pencil
In this video you will see how to sketch a picture of a rose using a pencil. You will start from the but and work your way outward adding petals. Each line is shown slowly so that it is easy to recreate what is being drawn. This is a basic rose that you can vary to your own esthetic because just like no two flowers re the same neither are two flower sketches.
How To: Do a simple drawing of Shy Guy from Mario Brothers
In this how-to video, you will learn how to dry a simple version of Shy Guy from Mario Brothers. You can use a pen or pencil on paper, or even software such as Illustrator or Photoshop. First, start off by making a circle. This will be the face of the character. Draw in the two elongated ovals for the eyes and shade in with black. Next, draw a small black circle for the mouth. Now, draw the hood and robe of the character. The arms and feet are next. Draw the belt and buckle of the character a...
How To: Draw a manga fox girl
co23ghttoe is here to show you how to draw a manga fox girl. You first start with a circle and two lines to line up the eyes on the face. The eyes can come out looking pretty rough but with the proper use of eyebrows, it can make a "cuter" expression. You then outline the bottom half of the face, like the cheeks and the chin. Follow up with the hair by dashing your lines down her face. Finish up with her neck and shoulder line. Now is time to add the fox ears. Erase some of her head as demons...
How To: Become a better artist & stay motivated
In this video hosted by I Paint Girls, the idea of motivation and becoming a better artist is discussed. The artist's old work is compared to his new work, as a means to show how practice makes... not perfect, but better. Learn how to become a better artist and get motivated with help and tips given in this video.
How To: Draw the letter "A" as a 3D block letter
In this tutorial the viewer is taught how to make a 3D letter "A". You will need a piece of paper and two different colors so the 3D letter is more dramatic. The directions from the video state to draw the letter "A" just as you would normally. Continue by coloring the "A" to make it a solid letter. Next you need to make lines from the "A" to make it appear as if its popping off the page. These lines should be parallel from the "A" this way it comes across as a 3D letter. As you connect the l...
How To: Draw Luigi on a snowboard
The video demonstrates how to sketch the cartoon character of Luigi on a snow board. First the character is drawn with a soft pencil using faint lines. The action of the character on the snow board are detailed ,even the minute details like the hand ,legs, eyes and its expression are slowly etched out. Once the faint sketch is complete the features are highlighted with a dark pencil or sketch pen. A depth to the sketch is given by shading the parts and giving it third dimensional feeling. A d...
How To: Draw realistic looking people with Michael Weisner
Illustrator Michael Weisner takes us through the steps on how to draw realistic people. Needed:PaperDrawing Utensils
How To: Draw an eagle with an American flag
Michael Weisner, a 2D illustrator and graphic designer teaches us how to draw a majestic Eagle on a waving American flag. To start, you should box in the area for the flag. It should be roughly centered on the page, add a bit of a wave to box to simulate the wind on a flag. Complete the rough outline with the flag pole on the left side. Now you can begin with the Eagle. Use an oval to draw the chest of the Eagle and allow you to easily place the wings and other important features. You should ...
How To: Draw the letter "B" as a 3D block letter
This is a clear video showing how to easily draw a 3D letter 'B'. First of all you start by just writing the letter 'B' normally; and then you double outline all of the lines you have drawn, both inside and outside of the letter. Color it in with a block color for a 2-dimensional letter. Then its time to make it 3D! In the middle you just add lines parallel to the 2D letter, and also around the top and left sides of the shape; color this in with a darker color, and voila! You should now have ...
How To: Draw an anime fox step by step
This video illustrate us how to draw an animated fox step by step. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Take a piece of paper and pencil.Step 2; Draw a small oval shape, this is the face of the fox and within this face draw two lines representing the eyes. Draw a small circle between and a bit lower then the eyes representing the mouth.Step 3: Draw the body of the fox by drawing a hands free semicircle and extend the semicircle with two very small circle on the lower side representing the leg...
How To: Draw a face with guide lines
How to draw a face with guide linesIn this video we are about to see how to draw a face with guide lines. Even though the tutorial don’t get into the full details of how to draw a face it guides us with the basics. To start with is drawing the outline of the face and the guide lines. The focus mainly is on placing the eyes, nose and lips on the right spots. The center vertical line to cut the head to two halves and horizontal line in the middle for our eyes. Draw horizontal lines for the nose...
How To: Draw Kaname Kuran from Vampire Knight
First of all you have the draw the outline sketch of the body. Draw the head, neck, shoulders and then the upper portion of the body. Now draw the long hair. You have to darken the eyes and the eyebrows. Now darken the outline of the face, hair, ears and the lips. Now draw the collar in the neck. Draw the tie below the collar. Then you have to draw the front portion of the shirt with buttons. Draw the collar of the coat and the top pocket. Now darken the outline of the cat and then draw the c...
How To: Draw a leopard
Start with a faint outline of the leopards head which is an oval shape and is body which is connected to the head, then add the outlines of the legs ears and tail. In the oval draw the proper perspective lines for the face of the leopard. Now draw the outline of the tree or branch the leopard is laying on. Begin to darken the outlines, drawing with proper perspective, while adding the outlines for facial features. Add your shading depending on your light source then begin to erase the faint l...
How To: Draw the Clone Troopers from Star Wars
In this video, you can see how to easily draw the Storm Troopers from the Star Wars movies. Start out with the feet, which are a couple of easy circles. Then draw the lower half of the legs, with basic shapes again to form up to the knee. For the knees themselves you draw a shape somewhat resembling an animal hoof right above where you stopped before. The upper legs look somewhat like the lower half, but with a line down the middle. Add the belt and torso, then move onto the head. Finish it o...
How To: Draw Boo from Mario 64
In this video he just draws a simple picture of boo. It maybe takes two or three minutes to make the sketch. First you just draw a circle roughly, and add ears to that. Next add tongue which is very long and outside of the mouth. You just have to give importance to the teeth in this drawing to make your sketch great. Next you just add teeth, which is wide. Next make the teeth highlight. Next draw two small circles like eyes and highlight it with the pencil. Next make the rough sketch into the...
How To: Draw the letter "D" as a 3D block letter
Drawing the letter D as a 3D block letter is easy and fun. To start simply draw the D like you normally would. Next, you need to draw another smaller D inside the first D. From there, draw another D on the outside of the first D. Color in the 3 stacked Ds with your first color. To continue, choose a darker version of your original color. In the bottom left hand internal corner of the D draw a short line that extends at about a 30 degree angle in reference to the bottom of the D. From the end ...
How To: Draw Goomba from Super Mario Brothers
This video is about drawing Goomba mushroom, a game character from the Super Mario Brothers. The materials required is a sheet of paper and sketch and coloring pens. The video begins by drawing the eyebrows, the eyes, the pupils, the mouth and then the face. Then you add in the rest of the body and legs. At the end coloring is done to the sketch to make it real life like and attractive. This is a great video for die hard fans of Super Mario brothers and those who want to pin up a neat picture...
How To: Draw a duck or swan the easy way
In this how-to video, you will learn how to draw a duck or a swan in the easiest way possible. To do this, you will need a writing tool such as a sharpie, pen, or pencil and a piece of paper. First, draw a v like shape smoothly. Next, Follow the shape once more, except make the outline of the swan. Next, fill the top in to complete the drawing, as well as the eye of the swan. You can add water to the drawing with a blue pen or marker. This video shows just how easy it is to create this drawing.
How To: Draw Dead Bones Brook from One Piece
In this how-to video, you will learn how to draw Dead Bones Brook from One Piece. First, draw the skull that is the face of the character. This will include the eyes and nose socket. You can move onto the suit and instrument of the character. Next, draw the hair of the character. You should remember that he is wearing a hat on top of his hair. Once this is done, you can fill in the shadings of the character to complete the entire look. This video shows how easy it is to draw Dead Bones Brook ...
How To: Draw Yoshi from Mario Brothers in MS Paint
In this how-to video, you will learn how to draw Yoshi from the Mario Brothers universe using MSPaint. First, have a reference photo ready. Open the program and use the line, curved line, and freehand tools to draw the outline. Start off with the face. Outline the body, and then move on to the eyes and mouth. Move on to the outline of the body. Just as with the head, move on to the interior details of the body. Once the outline is finished, fill in the basic green color of the body. You can a...
How To: Draw green Yoshi from Super Mario Brothers
Ian shows us how to draw Yoshi from the Mario Brothers video games. First, you draw three quarters of a circle, for the snout. Next, on the top right edge of the circle, before the opening you've left, you draw two ovals on top of it for the eyes. Next, finish out the circle (snout) by connecting the bottom end with back of the farthest-right eye, using a outward-bulging line. Draw a smile at the bottom of the circle, then fill in the eyes with a black oval in the bottom right corners of both...
How To: Draw an anime Fox Furry
This video shows how to draw an anime Fox Furry. First, draw the outline of the face, neck and straight-up ears. Then draw the eyes with eyebrows and make them prominent, to look nice and real. Then draw the nose and mouth. Then give borders and shades to ears to look prominent. Then outline and draw the hairs over the head, a little on the face and also side hairs. Then for finalizing the eye part, adding pupils to the eyes to look a little real, and more bordering the eyebrows. Then, draw t...
How To: Draw the Hammer Bros. from Mario Brothers
In this easy to follow video, the artist will walk you through her simple illustration of Hammer Bro, one of the infamous villains in the Mario Bros. video game series. She begins by breaking down the character's beak, head and helmet into basic shapes, (such as triangles and half circles) and then pencils in the detail. Finally ending with the shell and arms, she leaves you with an excellent depiction of the Hammer's character. Given that you have something to draw with and something to draw...
How To: Draw Mario from Mushroom Kingdom
First of all you need a pencil and a sheet of white paper. You have to start with the cap and then the round face. Now draw the eyes and the mouth. Draw the badge over its cap. Now draw the ears. Then you have to draw the two hands. Draw the body and make some pockets as shown. Now draw the boots. Now make the eyebrows. Make the soles of the boots. Shade in the forehead with your pencil and then wipe it with a tissue paper. Then use an eraser to erase it a little. Now darken the eyebrows. Mak...
How To: Draw Manic the Hedgehog
To draw Manic the Hedgehog, you should start by sketching a rough outline of the body, including Manic's hair. Once you have your sketch outline, start drawing over the outline with a darker line, including details like the eyes, nose, mouth, arms, hands, clothes and shoes. Once you have your final outline, go back and erase your initial rough sketch, so that your line drawing looks clean. Now that your line drawing is ready, you can start filling in with color! Start with Manic's green areas...
How To: Draw Ned Flanders from The Simpsons
In this how-to video, you will learn how to draw Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. First, start off with the basic outline of the body. Use simple shapes for this. Next, fill in the eyes, hair, nose, mustache, ears, and mouth of the figure. From there, you can move on to the details of the clothing such as the collar and cuffs of the sweater. Finish with the shoes and the fingers on the hand. The basic outline is finished. Now, go in and erase the simple shapes from the drawing and fill in more...
How To: Draw the face of Bowser Jr. from Mario
This video helps to draw Bowser Jr. First draw a half circle and join the ends by drawing two curves as shown in the video. Continue the left line, to draw a mouth and end it with a small arc to look like a smile. Then close the line by joining it with the right end. On the top of the half circle draw an arc and above it draw a feather shaped hair as shown. Next you have to draw eyes with eyelashes and make them look dark. Now, draw two short lines which looks like nostrils as shown in the vi...
How To: Draw 3D wind flapping flags
Mark demonstrates how to draw flapping flags or scrolls. He starts with a paper in a binder but any paper will work. In this demonstration he uses a pencil to create his drawing but any pen or pencil will do. He draws the flagpole first starting on the left side of the page. He draws multiple circles creating cylinders that you may have learned how to draw in a previous lesion by Mark Kistler. He uses shading to create the effect of a curve and depth of the flag. He shows how to create the ef...
How To: Draw tonally
Mark McDonnell with The Art and Feel of Making It Real and Cre8tiveMarks demonstrates how to draw tonal sketches. Costume gesture drawing is a popular technique for artists in the animation and entertainment industries. Use a drawing pencil and a piece of drawing paper to do quick outline sketches of a subject. After the outline is created, fill in the detail and shading with the pencil. Fill in other parts of the drawing as necessary. Use other sketches for reference points on your drawing. ...
How To: Draw Toad from Mario Brothers with a Sharpie
This video illustrate us how to draw Toad from Mario Brothers with a sharpie. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Take a piece of paper and pencil and start by drawing a face. Draw two eyes and a tongue by drawing three circles.Step 2: Now from the down side of the face draw an oval egg shape structure bigger then the face ,this is the toads belly.Step 3: Draw two lines cutting half through the belly and without joining them with little space in between draw these line upwards.Step 4: Draw t...
How To: Draw a wintery snowflake with Mr. G
In this video, Mr. G demonstrates how to draw a wintery snowflake. You will need a plain pencil, or a blue and black colored pencil for this drawing. Start by writing your name and the date on a white sheet of paper. Then, begin lightly drawing the base of your snowflake. After you have drawn your base, Mr. G will show you how to make the lines darker to form the shape of your snowflake. Then, you will learn how to detail your snowflake by drawing small triangles inside the basic shape that y...
How To: Write with a brush in Japanese calligraphy
Maki and Miho demonstrate how to write with a Japanese calligraphy brush. To write with a Japanese calligraphy brush, first position the paper to the left side of the brush with the ink on the right side of the paper. Rub the ink stick in the ink well with a little water. Then, soak the brush in the ink. To write Japanese characters, be sure to make the strokes in the correct order. Also, write slowly or your characters will not come out well. Use a long, flat paperweight to hold the paper in...
How To: Draw a realistic looking woman's face
This video will show you how to make a realistic drawing of a woman's face. Start with an circle for the head shape, establish the eye line which is usually at the halfway point. The nose is one fourth of the distance between the eyes and the chin, and the mouth is halfway between the eyes and chin. Draw in the facial features and add shadows. Draw the neck and shoulders at the same time. After you have the whole head and shoulders drawn, fill in more shadows on the entire drawing, and fill i...
How To: Draw dynamite
First of all use a grey color shade to draw the outline sketch of the figure. First draw the trapezium in the front. Now draw a rectangle at the side of the trapezium. Make a flat top to the figure. From the middle of the trapezium draw a string protruding downwards. Now divide the figure into three equal sections. Now you have to darken sections on the rectangular side. Draw the vertical lines of the rectangular side curved outwards at the far end. At the front end of the rectangular side ma...
How To: Draw 3D letters (A through L)
This is an upbeat fun video on how to draw 3D letters; and shows in detail how to draw them from A through L. Start out with a pencil drawing of the letter to make sure it looks how you want it, as you can always erase any mistakes. Then, using a black marker pen, trace over the pencil lines of the letter, then using a gray marker, fill in the 3D depth of the letter, leaving the face of the letter clear. This gives a nice 'cartoon' like effect, which looks great. Watch the second video to lea...
How To: Draw a dead fox
You need a pen and a white sheet of paper. First of all start by drawing the outline of the head of the fox. Now you have to draw the outline of the grass on which the fox head is resting. Make many cross lines inside the grass outline to indicate grass. Now draw the neck and the ear of the fox. Also draw the grass surrounding the head of the fox. Now sketch the body line of the fox. Make cross lines on the body of the fox. Draw the front legs of the fox. Draw the grass outside the fox’s body...
How To: Draw Fierce Deity Link
Basic bust drawing : Starting with the standard ball and crossed lines for the face. The artist fleshes out the chin before moving onto the eyes, giving them the general feel of the face. The nose and mouth follow suite. The tribal marking on the characters face are added next and shaded darkly.
How To: Draw realistic looking people from stick figures
You see people every day, but for some reason drawing them is always so difficult. Have a look at this tutorial for tips on how to draw very easy people. This video is meant for beginners and will show you how to turn a simple stick figure into a lifelike drawing of a person.
How To: Draw a realistic looking dragon
Dragons are very popular storybook characters, especially with the release of "How to Train your Dragon" in movie theatres. Check out this tutorial and learn how to draw your very own fire-breathing buddy!
How To: Draw trees using a charcoal pencil
A pine tree is an excellent addition to landscape renderings. This video demonstrates how to draw stylized pine trees using a basic charcoal pencil. First start with the frame or trunk of the tree, then add slight branches. Using your charcoal pencil, shade in the branches with careful strokes to represent pine needles.