Drawing Websites We Recommend

 

In this page you will find what we think are the best websites offering free material for artists and related to the world of drawing and painting.

We have selected for YOU the best there is out there (in our modest opinion) to access excellent content to help you learn how to draw and paint and to nurture your passion for these wonderful arts.

 

We hope that this section will grow over time and that here you might find the ideal place to search for reference for your assignment or for exploring the internet in this regard.

 

The Drawing Factory

 

Obviously this is our Website and we are very proud of it! The Drawing Factory is an excellent source of material, step by step tutorials, video tutorials to kick start you in the world of drawing.

 

We cover a wide range of subjects in our tutorials from realistic ones to cartoonish and we also include basic tutorials to learn the ABC of drawing if you are just starting out!

 

We also have video tutorials (a section that it is expanding at the moment) where you can follow really up close how a drawing was created from scratch and learn useful methods and techniques.

Plus we boast Book reviews, Drawing Supplies, Monthly contests, User galleries and more so be careful or you might get lost in here!!

 

 

The Drawing Factory

 

 

DeviantArt

 

This is THE art community on the internet, it's just huge. This website is simply beautiful. It allows you to create a FREE account and share with simplicity your drawings or paintings or photographs or sculptures. Really the only limit is your imagination.

 

The community is rich and diverse and new pictures are uploaded constantly. This richness and diversity is the real strength of DeviantART. You'll be able to find here feedback for your art, make new friends, sell prints and gadgets with your art on (at a fee) and explore the artworks and skills of other artists.

 

You can easily create collections of artworks, follow specific artists or promote yourself in this ever growing art market/community. If you have never been been on deviantArt it is absolutely worth the jump!

 

 

deviantART

 

How to draw Cartoons

 

This is one of our favorite websites for aspiring cartoon artists. How to Draw Cartoons Online is a stunning and inspiring website that offers TONS of incredible drawing-value for FREE! It focuses on Cartoon drawing so you won't find realistic stuff here however what's here is really content of great quality.

 

I think one of its major strengths is the personal style of the Author, Jeff Scarterfield who is able to Cartonize effortlessly anything from vegetables to sea animals. He is also very good at teaching how to Cartoonize things using a simple, clean and effective, step by step approach that should allow even the newbiest of the newbies to come out of one of his tutorials with a pretty decent drawing!

 

This website is one of the best resources on the net for Cartoon drawing, it is highly loved and highly recommended, you just have to check it out.

 

How to draw Cartoons Online

 

How to draw Cartoons online

 

 

Drawspace.com

 

Drawspace is certainly one of the most authoritative website on the internet in relation to drawing resources. If you are serious about learning how to draw (but also if you are not) you want to check this Website. It literally drips with free high quality tutorials organized in different categories, according to their difficulty level, to suit your skill level.

 

You'll find here basic lessons that will teach you how to play with pencils and advanced lessons that will inspire you to explore complex shadows and compositions.

 

The site is extremely well organized and all the info is easily reachable in a few click and as plus they have an active forum frequented by an active community that loves to share and help. They are also offering drawing lessons for a fee if you are keen. We highly recommend this Drawspace!

 

drawspace

 

Drawspace.com

 

Queeky

 

The idea behind this website is very simple, login then draw and share! They offer to their user a powerful tool similar to Photoshop if you like, to draw online. So you can jump in and start drawing straight away. The magic is that every single pencil/brush stroke is recorded by the system and other users can see not only your final drawing, but also the entire drawing process!!

 

I think this is a fantastic source of ideas and inspiration and can be fun and educational to watch how other artists have created their masterpieces! The only drawback is that to fully enjoy the experience you need a stylus and a graphic tablet. You can still draw with the mouse obviously but is not the same thing.

 

Check it out!!

 

queeky

 

Queeky

 

Free Online Art Classes

 

Free Online Art Classes offers information-rich art instruction in painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, as well as many art resources including homeschooling, art tours and travel and artful inspiration

free online art classes

 

Peter Clements Art

 

Peter Clements Art offers you a discussion on pencil art, tutorial videos on drawing techniques and practical applications. Including a study on artistic creativity and initiative art. I believe that everyone has the potential to become an Artist limited only the ability to express their passion.

 

Drawing Pencil Sketches

 

You have probably been drawing pencil sketches since you could hold a pencil. When we were children, most of us doodled, scribbled and sketched unabashedly. Creative expression came so freely and so joyously. Never afraid of our art being judged, we created prolifically, knowing that if we produced something especially creative or colorful, our masterpiece would earn a coveted spot on the family refrigerator... Drawing pencil Sketches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is it for the moment, I am always on the lookout for outstanding online drawing resources so please do not hesitate to let me know if you know other that you think may deserve to be included here.