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Step Two: Create

Creating beautifully composed images that represent your personal style is step number two.

Learn how to create beautiful illustrations through composition, perspective and value placement. Be in control of how viewers perceive your artwork. Drawing Tutorials Online will provide you with image making skills that will truly unleash your creativity.

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" Part III

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" In this Part III section Matt works on drawing the texture grass. In chapters 1 - 5 he will walk you through how to approach drawing using diverse pencil strokes to create realistic grass texture . . . keep reading

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" Part II

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" In this Part II section Matt works on drawing the textures of trees, leaves and grass. In chapters 1 - 8 he will walk you through how to approach drawing using layers and soft edges . . . keep reading

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" Part I

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" In this section Matt starts on the actual landscape drawing. In this Part I he will walk you through how to approach drawing the texture of trees. . . . keep reading

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" Set Up

Drawing "Composition Through Landscape" Set Up Chapter 1. Let Matt walk you through his theory of how to set up for a landscape drawing. Matt explains multiple techniques for how to approach working with composition. . . . keep reading

Project Illustration - The Rough Sketch Chapter One

Matt worked as a freelance illustrator for eighteen years. In this very extensive multiple part tutorial you will learn from the many lessons Matt acquired over the years. In this third section Matt will walk you through his rough sketch. Pointing out his good and bad experiences from past illustration projects . . . keep reading

Project Illustration - Rough Sketch Setup Chapter One

Matt worked as a freelance illustrator for eighteen years. In this very extensive multiple part tutorial you will learn from the many lessons Matt acquired over the years. In this third section Matt will teach you how to set up for your rough sketches. Art Directors can be very picky. They expect you to show them sketches in a certain way. This section will show you Matt's rough sketch setup . . . keep reading

Project Illustration - Thumbnail Sketches Chapter One

Matt worked as a freelance illustrator for eighteen years. In this very extensive multiple part tutorial you will learn from the many lessons Matt acquired over the years. In this second section Matt will teach you how to work with thumbnail sketches. What is the reason for thumbnail sketches? How big should you make them? . . . keep reading

Project Illustration - Example Paintings - Illustrations

In this informal video Matt takes the camera off the tripod. Get a rare glimpse of a few of Matt's hundreds of paintings completed for illustration projects. Matt will show you a few good and bad paintings . . . keep reading

Project Illustration - Photo Reference Chapter One

Matt worked as a freelance illustrator for eighteen years. In this very extensive multiple part tutorial you will learn from the many lessons Matt learned from. In this first section Matt will go over everything photo reference for illustrators. . . . keep reading

Texture Series: How To Draw Hair Part Two

This series on how to draw items with unique textures starts off with how to draw hair. Part two is 57 minutes long. This video shows you how to draw the hair of an animal . . . keep reading

Texture Series: How To Draw Hair Part One

This series on how to draw items with unique textures starts off with how to draw hair. Part one is 56 minutes long. This video shows you how to draw the hair of an animal . . . keep reading

Two Point Perspective

Two point perspective is very common. Most artist's use this type of perspective in their drawings. However not all artists understand it's basic principles. Don't let your perspective drawings look unprofessional . . . keep reading

Control Your Drawings Value Structure

Manipulating the value structure of your drawings will help you control where the viewers eye looks first, second, and third. When you work on your drawings are you thinking about leading the viewers eye to a certain part of your image? Leading the viewers eye will dramatically help with story telling . . . keep reading

Four Point Perspective & The Figure

Have you ever wondered how to draw a figure in correct perspective? Many artists are not even sure how to incorporate perspective into figure drawing. You have to think in terms . . . keep reading

Extreme Three Point Perspective

In this video tutorial we show you how to get out of boring. Is stale composition and perspective making your drawings all look the same? Incorporating some extreme three point perspective will give your portfolio some variety . . . keep reading

Tone Versus Line

Drawing with tone or line, which is better? There seems to be a debate as to which is the proper way to draw. It's really not which is better or which is worse, it's about personal choice. Your inherent style dictates the way you draw naturally. You should not be forced into a set of subjective rules . . . keep reading

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