Using the right art supplies makes a big impact on the quality of your drawings. Get an overview of basic drawing supplies for beginning artists in this lesson!

A great drawing is also a strong composition—and that takes planning. Learn how to use thumbnailing sketches to execute your creative vision.

Learn awesome techniques and tricks for transferring a subject from the reference sheet onto the drawing surface—and how to make it look great on the page!

There’s more than one way to draw a cat. Learn three methods for drawing a subject: contour drawing, sketching, and shape drawing. Try them and compare results!

Master the fine art of hatching and cross-hatching shading techniques with this lesson, which includes a cross-hatching exercise using a rose as the subject.

Ever wonder how artists are able to make an image pop off the page? Effective shading plays a big part. Learn pencil shading techniques to add depth and detail!

Need a crash course in perspective? This drawing lesson defines perspective and explains how it works, so you can apply it in your own work!

Deepen your understanding of perspective with this lesson on one-point perspective. Then, learn how to apply one-point perspective in your own drawings!

Learn everything you need to know about how to draw a house in two-point perspective, including how to use vanishing points and a horizon line.