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Cartooning is not about drawing it is about telling stories. Yes, even when you are drawing a single illustration you are telling a story. Cartooning is about expressing your thoughts. And it is your thoughts expressed beautifully through your cartoon characters that make you different from other average cartoon makers.
But as in every other field […]

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Drawing the human form is no easy task. In fact, it’s probably the toughest task an artists can try and master. Why? Because every person is different and each stroke of the pencil represents the model and the observation of the artist and their interpretation. There are a few principles to keep in mind as […]

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A sketchbook is like diary for an artist, a place where you can just let out all your art without any worries. Any person who wants to get better at drawing should have a sketchbook, because it not only records your ideas, thoughts and experimentations, but a sketchbook also gets you drawing and drawing, building […]

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Still Life is an art term, that refers to a special kind of picture. It represents an arrange of inanimate objects (hence the name) such as a bowl, a cup or fruits. Usually the arrangement is made according to the artist’s purpose. A Still life pencil drawing can be symbolic, with an underlying meaning, or […]

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Most children feel that they can draw wonderful pencil drawings and most adults think they don’t know how to draw at all. Or an adult will say, “I used to draw great when I was a kid, but I could not make good pencil drawings when I got older.”
We all used lead pencils, colored pencils, […]

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Do you wonder if it is ok to trace when it comes to learning to draw?
Different artists have very different viewpoints on this subject. I think it’s fine to trace, so long as you don’t do it mindlessly!
If you are struggling with drawing a horse, go ahead and trace it. Watch your pencil moving over […]

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