Archive | April, 2009

Drawing Diary

27. April 2009

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Drawing Diary

The Spring semester is just about over at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan New York. It’s time to clean out the lockers. I suggest to all of my students to bring home everything that they have done no matter if they like it or not. So many students are quick to just leave [...]

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Drawing with Gesture

15. April 2009

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Drawing with Gesture

In this Drawing Tip of the Week I’d like to talk about “Gesture Drawing”. Specifically how should you tackle two, three and five minute short poses. Go into each drawing with a purpose. Don’t concern yourself with with finishing. Don’t concern yourself with outlining. Concern yourself with a specific purpose. Perhaps in a certain three [...]

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Podcast Number Five – Figure Drawing From Memory

8. April 2009

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Podcast Number Five – Figure Drawing From Memory

In this podcast Matt will show you how he starts a figure drawing from his memory. The main items he focuses on are form, anatomy and gesture. If you would like to see the rest of the drawing tutorial visit http://www.drawing-tutorials-online.com to find out about signing up. Don’t forget to subscribe to our feed! Click [...]

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500TH Member!

6. April 2009

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500TH Member!

We’ve finally reached and surpassed 500 members at Drawing Tutorials Online. Kristen Dempsey from Fallon Nevada is our 500TH subscriber. I want to thank Kristen, she now has a two year free membership. I also want to thank everyone who has recently signed up. Your free DVD’s are on the way. Drawing Tutorials Online is [...]

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Tattoo Your Form

2. April 2009

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Tattoo Your Form

I couldn’t fit a podcast in this week but I did manage to squeeze in a second Tip of the Week for you. This Drawing Tip is all about utilizing advanced form. It’s super important to consider form when shading. I like to call it shading with the lay of the land. You can also [...]

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Drawing Tip of the Week – Shading Hair

1. April 2009

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Drawing Tip of the Week – Shading Hair

  In this Tip of the Week Matt talks about some simple drawing tips to help you improve the way that you shade and render hair. Matt also touches on life drawing, memory drawing and drawing from photographs. Life drawing should most definitely be the cornerstone of your daily routine. Life drawing should be combined [...]

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