Artist's Drawing Techniques

1: The basics


1: Getting started
2: Aspects of drawing
3: Drawing from observation and imagination
4: Drawing inside and outside
5: Composition
6: Perspective and measuring
7: Sketchbooks
8: Vocabulary of colour
9: Choosing a medium


2: Pencil


1: Drawing with pencil
2: Pencil and graphite
3: Pencil supports
4: Beginner techniques


1: Basic mark-making
2: Negative space
3: Hatching and cross-hatching
4: Weight of line
5: Showcase drawing


5: Intermediate techniques


1: Linear compositions
2: Contouring 3D forms
3: Soft tones
4: Creating depth
5: Pattern and repetition
6: Showcase drawing


6: Advanced techniques


1: Drawing with an eraser
2: Masking and stencilling
3: Fur and hair
4: Layering graphite
5: Reflective and transparent surfaces
6: Showcase drawing




3: Charcoal


1: Drawing with charcoal
2: Charcoal
3: Charcoal supports
4: Beginner techniques


1: Gesture drawing
2: Shadow shapes
3: Smudged tone
4: Subtractive tone
5: Judging tonal value
6: Showcase drawing


5: Intermediate techniques


1: Mass and volume
2: Mid-tone papers
3: Chiaroscuro
4: Tonal compositions
5: Stippling
6: Showcase drawing


7: Advanced techniques


1: Aerial perspective
2: Layered drawing
3: Portraits
4: Creating atmosphere
5: Combining charcoals
6: Showcase drawing




4: Pen and Ink


1: Drawing with pen and ink
2: Ink pens
3: Inks and other materials
4: Beginner techniques


1: Making marks
2: Line quality
3: Line width and direction
4: Hatching and cross-hatching
5: Stippling
6: Showcase drawing


5: Intermediate techniques


1: Scribbling
2: Varying density
3: Adding water
4: Textured papers
5: Line and wash
6: Showcase drawing


7: Advanced techniques


1: Blending and softening
2: Layering with marker pens
3: Using coloured inks
4: Expressive texture
5: Correcting mistakes
6: Showcase drawing




5: Coloured pencil


1: Drawing with coloured pencil
2: Coloured pencil
3: Supports and other materials
4: Beginner techniques


1: Colour theory into practice
2: Mark-making for effect
3: Monochrome
4: Order of drawing
5: Using a limited palette
6: Showcase drawing


5: Intermediate techniques


1: Optical mixing
2: Warm and cool colours
3: Complementary colours
4: Coloured papers
5: Surface textures
6: Showcase drawing


7: Advanced techniques


1: Skin tones
2: Mixed media
3: Water-soluble pencils
4: Showcase drawing




6: Pastel


1: Drawing with pastel
2: Pastels
3: Pastels and other materials
4: Pastel supports
5: Beginner techniques


1: Mark-making in colour 1
2: Mark-making in colour 2
3: Using water-soluble pastels
4: Varying pressure
5: Layering versus blending
6: Understanding value
7: Feathering
8: Blocking in
9: Lightening colours
10: Darkening colours
11: Mixing neutrals
12: Mixing greens
13: Showcase drawing


6: Intermediate techniques


1: Paper texture
2: Using coloured papers
3: Complementary colours
4: Layering
5: Using fixative creatively
6: Working with edges
7: Creating aerial perspective
8: Fur and hair texture
9: Warm and cool colours
10: Expressive effects
11: Showcase drawing


7: Advanced techniques


1: Scumbling
2: Creating a visual focus
3: Working with shadows
4: Drawing people on the move
5: Impressionistic buildings
6: Textured surfaces
7: Skin tones
8: Drawing water
9: Moving to abstraction
10: Showcase drawing