Sketching from a Manikin

In this heavily illustrated lesson, I show you how to sketch a human figure from a wooden manikin. Manikins are wonderful models; they don't move, require no bathroom breaks, and don't talk your ears off!

Kim

In this fun cartoon of a young girl, I show you how to render super simple facial proportions, and the shiny texture of dark straight hair.

Drawing Eyelashes

In this project, you are challenged by the adversary of portrait artists –natural looking eyelashes. This lesson offers an understanding into the qualities of correctly drawn eyelashes, and shows you how to set up and draw the outline of an eye and add eyelashes.

Proportions of a Hand

This project offers simple step-by-step illustrated instructions, to guide aspiring artists through the process of outlining a proportionately correct adult human hand.

Horizontal Facial Proportions of Adults

Before you attempt to draw adult faces, it helps to know how to plan a place for everything, sort of like a blueprint. Even though the heads and faces of adults come in many shapes and sizes, the same basic guidelines for proportions apply to almost everyone.

Creating a Value Scale by Cindy Wider

Most drawing subjects can be rendered to appear three-dimensional with only five values plus white. This simple lesson takes you through the process of successfully creating a value scale with three grades of pencils.

Getting Started with Shading by Cindy Wider

This lesson is designed to introduce a beginner to several aspects of shading, from preparing and holding a pencil to creating and blending shading.