http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/ A place improve your art and drawing skills. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-823 How to Draw Lips - Tutorial | Learn to... Art! Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:17:48 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-823 [...] Now it’s time to blend out your shading using a blending stick. Blending causes your drawing to lose some of its definition and look a little bit darker. [...] [...] Now it’s time to blend out your shading using a blending stick. Blending causes your drawing to lose some of its definition and look a little bit darker. [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-822 How to Draw the Ear - Tutorial | Learn to... Art! Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-822 [...] get out your blending stick and start smoothing out your shading. Work from light to dark and make sure that you blend out any [...] [...] get out your blending stick and start smoothing out your shading. Work from light to dark and make sure that you blend out any [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-818 How to Draw a Smiling Mouth with Teeth - Tutorial | Learn to... Art! Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:14:32 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-818 [...] Erase your grid lines then, still with your 2H, shade in the values that you see. Shade in everything but the highlights, layering the graphite to get the shadows. Don’t press hard or you will indent the paper! Blend with your tortillon. [...] [...] Erase your grid lines then, still with your 2H, shade in the values that you see. Shade in everything but the highlights, layering the graphite to get the shadows. Don’t press hard or you will indent the paper! Blend with your tortillon. [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-712 15 Tips for Realistic Shading | Learn to... Art! Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:44:06 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-712 [...] Use a blending stick to create a smooth [...] [...] Use a blending stick to create a smooth [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-542 How to Make a Tortillon in 5 Steps | Learn to... Art! Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:01:38 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-542 [...] a tortillon is a tool that you use when shading pencil drawings. Have a look at my drawing tools page for more [...] [...] a tortillon is a tool that you use when shading pencil drawings. Have a look at my drawing tools page for more [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Drawing on a Graphite Ground | Learn to... Art! Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:51:50 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-486 [...] use your kneaded eraser to lift out the highlights. Look for the lightest areas where the light hits the subject directly. [...] [...] use your kneaded eraser to lift out the highlights. Look for the lightest areas where the light hits the subject directly. [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-315 How to Draw a Portrait - Tutorial Part 1 | Learn to... Art! Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:55:59 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-315 [...] your blending stick to smooth out your pencil strokes. If this is looking too dark to you, remember that the only areas [...] [...] your blending stick to smooth out your pencil strokes. If this is looking too dark to you, remember that the only areas [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-153 How to Draw Hair | Learn to... Art! Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-153 [...] into your highlight area with a tortillon using the same wrist-flicking motion you used to draw the [...] [...] into your highlight area with a tortillon using the same wrist-flicking motion you used to draw the [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-139 How to Draw the Nose - Tutorial | Learn to... Art! Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:20:07 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-139 [...] Now you can use your blending stick to blend together the different tones. Use short, regular strokes and work from light to dark so you [...] [...] Now you can use your blending stick to blend together the different tones. Use short, regular strokes and work from light to dark so you [...]

]]> http://www.learntoart.com/index.php/archives/drawing/important-tools-to-improve-your-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-96 How to Shade a Sphere - Tutorial | Learn to... Art! Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:35:31 +0000 http://www.learntoart.com/?p=97#comment-96 [...] the fun part! Use your blending stick to blend your pencil marks together. It’s important to work from light to dark. Start at the [...] [...] the fun part! Use your blending stick to blend your pencil marks together. It’s important to work from light to dark. Start at the [...]

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