See also:
- AccessArt - Draw! - This resource has sections: "Thinking, Looking and Drawing" which introduces the ideas behind the skills which make up drawing, and "Making a Drawing" which helps students question what a drawing is, and how they can push drawing further.
- Art School Online - Roger Elliott presents lessons on drawing portraits, drawing ships, perspective, digital art techniques and color theory.
- Art Wow - Tutorials on drawing geometric shapes, the human eye, a flower and a human face. Also includes advice about drawing supplies and creating tonal values.
- Artgraphica - Free tutorials about drawing people and faces with charcoal. Art tutorials on CD are available for purchase.
- Bet Borgeson Studio - Teaches the colored pencil medium and personal artistic growth through online courses. Includes a FAQ about technique and practice assignments.
- The Bradley Gallery - Free pastel pencil demonstrations by Colin Bradley. Videos and lesson packs that include materials needed to create a drawing are available for purchase.
- Clare Walker Leslie's Guide to Sketching Trees - Nature journal and tree drawing tutorial focusing on tree silhouettes, limbs, leaves, seasonal deciduous trees, and evergreen trees. Pages for your own sketches are included. [PDF]
- The Color Pencil Challenge - Monthly lessons from professional artists. Includes online gallery, art advice, links to products and services for color pencil artists.
- Colored Pencil Techniques by Kristy Kutch - Kristy Kutch, artist and instructor, gives a step-by-step demonstration of colored pencil techniques using the poppy flower as inspiration.
- Drawing and Sketching - Offers tutorials and exercises for skill development. Includes articles, categorized links, a gallery where users can submit their drawings, and a forum.
- Drawing Lessons - Illustrated drawing lessons aimed at students aged 9 to 14. Also includes tips for teachers.
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Author Dr. Betty Edwards introduces her teaching technique, the theory behind it, exercises, workshops and materials.
- Drawing Together - Heather Williams presents excerpts from her book "Drawing as a Sacred Activity", her own artwork, creativity links, and free drawing lessons in pdf format.
- The Figure Drawing LAB - Detailed instruction on how to draw the human figure with graphics showing proportions of the human body, chiaroscuro and foreshortening.
- Fine Art Education - Offers free and for purchase pdf drawing classes featuring Brenda Hoddinott's style of teaching. Classes include beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.
- Gesture - The Foundation of Figurative Art - 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.
- Guide to Drawing Materials and Techniques - Comprehensive reference on drawing materials and techniques. Covers paper, ink, chalk, pencil (graphite), charcoal and watercolor. Written by Michael Miller.
- How to Make Pen and Ink Drawings - Free step-by-step course on making pen and ink drawings from a photograph. Includes a gallery of illustrations by David Lawrence.
- Learn How to Draw Books - Offers "Learn How to Draw" books that teach how to draw different animals and humans in different positions. Includes tips and free samples of drawing lessons.
- Learn to Draw - 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.
- Portrait Art Tutorials - Lessons on drawing the face and head. Also covers color theory for portraits, drawing techniques, digital art.
- RGB Art Website - Charts of various human proportions for figure drawing are available at this site. The artist also discusses her personal drawing theories on composition and perspective.
- Sketching Wild Birds - A slide show of bird drawing tips by artist Trevor Smith, author of "Sketching Wild Birds - A Practical Guide."
- SouthWind Art by Rebekah Lynn - Free tutorials on shading, how to draw hair, and basic drawing steps by artist Rebekah Lynn.
- Toad Hollow Studio - Beginning to advanced level drawing tutorials for free and for purchase. All lessons were created by Carol Rosinski.