Draw with lines

Lines, the basic building blocks of drawing, can either be visually rendered or simply implied as a division between spaces or values. All shading styles used throughout Drawspace are made up of the three different types of lines, straight, curved, or angle. Hence, becoming familiar with lines is an integral aspect of learning how to draw. Numerous exercises and projects focus on becoming familiar with and using lines, to improve various drawing related skills.

Seeing Light and Shadow

Knowing where to draw light and shadows can turn shapes into forms, such as a circle into a sphere. In this article, you examine four aspects of light and shadow created by a dominant light source, which show artists where to draw light, medium, and dark values.

Seeing Shapes of a Horse's Head

An illustrated discussion surrounding a photo of a horse’s head focuses on the process of breaking down a seemingly complex subject into simple shapes.

Seeing Shapes in a Photo of a Dog's Head

In this lesson, an illustrated discussion surrounding a photo of a dog’s head focuses on the process of breaking down a seemingly complex subject into simple shapes.At the same time, you follow along with numerous illustrations to render a proportionately correct sketch of Isaac.

Grendel Gremlin

Learning to draw is all about learning to see. In this project, you exercise your vision to examine the step-by-step illustrations that show you the various stages of drawing a goofy-looking gremlin.

Seeing Values

Learning to draw is learning to see. Values are the most important ingredients in realistic drawing.

Blind Contour Drawing

Learning to draw accurately depends on many hours of practicing the skill of coordinating your visual skills with your drawing hand, until your eyes and hand work together effortlessly. This fun project enhances your observation skills by encouraging you to very closely examine your subject. In essence, you draw by looking only at your drawing subject, rather than your subject and your pencil and paper.