How to Draw Negative Space
Positive space describes the object that you are drawing, for example the tree in your garden. Negative space is the space around an object. A successful composition when taking a picture or planning an artwork takes negative and positive space into account. Negative space enhances the positive space, sometimes creating a rhythm in which your […]
Drawing African Trees
A quick and easy tutorial to help you draw and shade an African tree in pencil. Firstly, take a deep breath and a good look around your neighbourhood, garden or park. Look down up and all around. Listen to the sound of the wind in the leaves and the song of birds. Smell the fresh […]
Colour
Learn: You will need: FOOD COLOURING DEMONSTRATION: COLOURED PENCILS DEMONSTRATION: COLOUR WHEEL: Quick Colour Definitions -> PRIMARY COLOURS: The three colours from which any colour can be obtained from mixing (red, yellow, blue) ->SECONDARY COLOUR: A colour resulting from mixing two primary colours in equal proportion. -> TERTIARY/INTERMEDIATE COLOUR: A colour formed by mixing a [&hel
How to Use the Grid Method for Drawing
The Grid Method allows you to copy an image perfectly in proportion onto your paper. From there, you can the paint or shade it to make it look perfectly lifelike.
Cereal Box Shoe Sculptures
Reuse those old cereal boxes by making a shoe sculpture. Step by step guide through making templates, transferring them, and putting it all together. Simple to do right at home.
How to Set Up and Draw a Still Life
Learn the top tips for setting up a still life, as well as how to draw/paint it.
Love in a Teacup (or Mug) Challenge
A fantastic challenge that aims at unleashing someone close to you, and your, creative side. Decorate and paint a mug depicting your special friend's personality.
How to Draw a Face
Learn about the proportions in the face, and how to use them for the perfect portrait every time.
Abstracted Portrait
Quick and easy guide on creating a abstracted/figurative portrait. You only need oil pastels, a marker and paper. Uses your blind contour drawing and colour theory skills.
Two Point Perspective
Making the confusing topic of perspective simple to grasp- from learning how to draw a house in perspective, to other objects, like a punch. Focuses on two-point perspective.
Contour Drawing
Step-by-step guide on blind contour drawing and semi-blind (modified) contour drawing
The Art of Seeing Well
Being creative starts with ‘the Art of seeing well’. Can we live our lives with eyes wide open, searching out beauty and wonder around us? Ann Voskamp, in her book ‘One Thousand Gifts’ describes herself as ‘ a hunter of beauty and I move slow and keep the eyes wide open, every fiber of every […]