Artist's Drawing Techniques

1: The basics

1: Getting started 2: Aspects of drawing 3: Drawing from observation and imagination 4: Drawing inside and outside 5: Composition 6: Perspective and measuring 7: Sketchbooks 8: Vocabulary of colour 9: Choosing a medium

2: Pencil

1: Drawing with pencil 2: Pencil and graphite 3: Pencil supports 4: Beginner techniques

1: Basic mark-making 2: Negative space 3: Hatching and cross-hatching 4: Weight of line 5: Showcase drawing

5: Intermediate techniques

1: Linear compositions 2: Contouring 3D forms 3: Soft tones 4: Creating depth 5: Pattern and repetition 6: Showcase drawing

6: Advanced techniques

1: Drawing with an eraser 2: Masking and stencilling 3: Fur and hair 4: Layering graphite 5: Reflective and transparent surfaces 6: Showcase drawing



3: Charcoal

1: Drawing with charcoal 2: Charcoal 3: Charcoal supports 4: Beginner techniques

1: Gesture drawing 2: Shadow shapes 3: Smudged tone 4: Subtractive tone 5: Judging tonal value 6: Showcase drawing

5: Intermediate techniques

1: Mass and volume 2: Mid-tone papers 3: Chiaroscuro 4: Tonal compositions 5: Stippling 6: Showcase drawing

7: Advanced techniques

1: Aerial perspective 2: Layered drawing 3: Portraits 4: Creating atmosphere 5: Combining charcoals 6: Showcase drawing



4: Pen and Ink

1: Drawing with pen and ink 2: Ink pens 3: Inks and other materials 4: Beginner techniques

1: Making marks 2: Line quality 3: Line width and direction 4: Hatching and cross-hatching 5: Stippling 6: Showcase drawing

5: Intermediate techniques

1: Scribbling 2: Varying density 3: Adding water 4: Textured papers 5: Line and wash 6: Showcase drawing

7: Advanced techniques

1: Blending and softening 2: Layering with marker pens 3: Using coloured inks 4: Expressive texture 5: Correcting mistakes 6: Showcase drawing



5: Coloured pencil

1: Drawing with coloured pencil 2: Coloured pencil 3: Supports and other materials 4: Beginner techniques

1: Colour theory into practice 2: Mark-making for effect 3: Monochrome 4: Order of drawing 5: Using a limited palette 6: Showcase drawing

5: Intermediate techniques

1: Optical mixing 2: Warm and cool colours 3: Complementary colours 4: Coloured papers 5: Surface textures 6: Showcase drawing

7: Advanced techniques

1: Skin tones 2: Mixed media 3: Water-soluble pencils 4: Showcase drawing



6: Pastel

1: Drawing with pastel 2: Pastels 3: Pastels and other materials 4: Pastel supports 5: Beginner techniques

1: Mark-making in colour 1 2: Mark-making in colour 2 3: Using water-soluble pastels 4: Varying pressure 5: Layering versus blending 6: Understanding value 7: Feathering 8: Blocking in 9: Lightening colours 10: Darkening colours 11: Mixing neutrals 12: Mixing greens 13: Showcase drawing

6: Intermediate techniques

1: Paper texture 2: Using coloured papers 3: Complementary colours 4: Layering 5: Using fixative creatively 6: Working with edges 7: Creating aerial perspective 8: Fur and hair texture 9: Warm and cool colours 10: Expressive effects 11: Showcase drawing

7: Advanced techniques

1: Scumbling 2: Creating a visual focus 3: Working with shadows 4: Drawing people on the move 5: Impressionistic buildings 6: Textured surfaces 7: Skin tones 8: Drawing water 9: Moving to abstraction 10: Showcase drawing