Education Websites

Artist and instructor gives a step-by-step demonstration of colored pencil techniques using the poppy flower as inspiration.

Drawing lessons for free and for purchase by Carol Rosinski. Forum, gallery and weblog.

Teaches the colored pencil medium and personal artistic growth through online courses. Includes a FAQ about technique and practice assignments.

Lessons on drawing the face and head by J.R. Dunster. Also covers color theory for portraits, drawing techniques, and digital art.

Author Dr. Betty Edwards introduces her teaching technique, the theory behind it, exercises, workshops and materials.

Free tutorials about drawing people and faces with charcoal. Art tutorials on CD are available for purchase.

Roger Elliott presents lessons on drawing portraits, drawing ships, perspective, digital art techniques and color theory.

Offers tutorials and exercises for skill development. Includes articles, categorized links, and a forum.

Teaches drawing basics, how to draw portraits and how to draw caricatures. Some content is free and some access to the site must be paid for.

Artist Rebecca Alzofon teaches the basics of gesture drawing through the drawing of a figure. Discusses the concepts of organizing a stick figure, projection and volume augmentation, and loosening up in order to capture expressive line.

Free pastel pencil demonstrations by Colin Bradley. Videos and lesson packs that include materials needed to create a drawing are available for purchase.

This online book provides detailed information and illustrations for tools and materials; where, when and what to sketch; how to sketch; and a sketch demonstration.

Short video clips demonstrate charcoal drawings of basic shapes, perspective, a portrait, human figures, and a still life. Lessons describe drawing techniques.

Art tutorials with drawing tips teach perspective, composition, dimension, and how to draw what you see.

This instructional video of a charcoal portrait can be played and easily paused to check the progression of the drawing. Includes a discussion of the practical side of values and edges.

Ron Lemen’s tutorial uses precise drawings to show the human hand in proportion to the head and body. It examines the hand mass, the thumb mass, and the line of action.

Vincent D. Whitehead’s tutorials show intricate drawings of bark and tree foliage done with ballpoint-style pens. He provides step-by-step instructions and techniques.

This archive of 40 free lessons begins with how to look and teaches values, edges, negative space, shadows, color, and composition. It ends with how to price your art.

Includes tutorials and lessons for drawing cartoons of people, animals, and objects. Illustrated examples and coloring pages can be printed.

Free drawing tutorials and videos teach how to draw from direct observation.

Simple step-by-step lessons for drawing cartoons are available online and free. Multiple subjects range from animals and cars to dragons and trees.

This membership site teaches technical drawing skills, offers career advice, and provides instructional DVDs, photo reference PDFs, and photo reference CDs.

Learn to draw caricatures, cartoons, and cars using pencil and colored marker pen techniques for line art and sketching as presented in numerous posts and step by step exercises.

The Repin Institute of the Russian Art Academy offers online art courses available in your choice of languages including English.

Professional teaching techniques share the knowledge of artistic expression from basics to advanced levels for drawing and sketching. You can upload your sketches to the Online Drawing Showcase.

Master art in weeks instead of decades. Learn to draw with 30 minute daily lessons.

How to draw animals, cartoons, and people. Suitable for adults or children.

Choose one of your favorite cartoon characters shown here and watch a how-to video with step-by-step drawing instructions.

A gallery shows images for step-by-step drawing tutorials plus art commissions and contests.

Free tutorial videos teach how to draw simple and funny cartoon characters in just a few minutes.

A slide show of bird drawing tips by artist Trevor Smith, author of "Sketching Wild Birds - A Practical Guide."