Artist April Numamoto demonstrates how to combine multiple colors on a brush to paint vines, one stroke leaves, double stroke leaves, ferns, and wiggle leaves.

Throw all other drawing ideas out the window and learn how to draw a cartoon cat so cute it will make your friends and family lose their marbles.

Roses: they’re romantic, beautiful, and enjoyable to receive—and draw! Follow along with Sketch2Draw as he shows how to draw a rose bud with a pencil.

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!