Learn How to Draw

English artist Mike Sibley has an amazing talent for extreme realism with a pencil. These are two complimentary lessons which give some insight into how Mr. Sibley renders these tiny yet detailed masterpieces, primarily by examing the use of negative drawing.

Diane Wright earned a Bachelor of Fine Art's Degree, but didn't pick up the pencil again for a further 20 years. In 2002 Diane reconnected with her passion for drawing, and provides us now with this beautiful scene of a Light House upon a cliff.

Faith Te is a self-taught artist from the Philippines, working primarily in pencil and charcoal along with her brother David Te. This tutorial concentrates on the details of the female eye, and how to create a highly realistic finish.

Sheri Doty is a master of the coloured pencil, and as a published artist her work is also used to showcase the Prismacolor coloured pencil product line. This demonstration shows off Sheri's techniques with the Prismacolor pencils on Strathmore illustration board to achieve a high level of realism and a wonderful naturalistic sense of light and colour.

Paula Pertile was born and raised in Sacramento California. She later went on to study architecture and took a degree in illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and has continued to work as a professional artist. This colored pencil demonstration on Strathmore 500 Series cold pressed illustration board, features the famous cotswold cheese, complete with cherry tomato.

American artist Marsha L. Robinett was born in Danville, Illinois in 1946 and started drawing portraits of her family when she was still at grade school. Marsha predominately uses carbon pencils with accents of charcoal and graphite to achieve her particular style and create the warmth and depths that is hard to achieve by graphite pencil alone. This tutorial was a commission created as a Christmas gift using Wolff carbon pencils, charcoal and graphite pencils.

Ann Swan studied art at the Manchester College of Art and Design inthe 1960's and has always enjoyed working with pencils. Her exhibitions include The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows. This tutorial was original published in Leisure Painter magazine, December 2005

Sidney Eileen's favourite subjects include fantasy, wildlife and Celtic art, and when she's not drawing she frequently takes to sewing and costuming. In this demonstration, Sidney uses Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils of various grades and demonstrations how to create realistic animal fur.