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Critique No. 9: Tips on Drawing Eyes, Lips, and Hair

Darrel Tank — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:15:59 +0000

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Critique No. 8: Drawing from Photos Taken With Flash (part 2)

Darrel Tank — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:24:13 +0000

Here’s the second part of the critique on drawing with photos taken with flash. Enjoy! Have you seen the new stages of drawing a portrait series?

Critique No. 8: Drawing from Photos Taken With Flash (part 1)

Darrel Tank — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:59:50 +0000

Critique No. 7: Interpreting Angles in Your Drawing

Darrel Tank — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:35:40 +0000

Critique No. 6: Drawing Dimension with Edges and Angles

Darrel Tank — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:54:20 +0000

In this tutorial, you’ll see how a few small changes and additions with angle and “edge-to-value” can change the perception of depth in your drawing. Hopefully, this puts a idea in your head for the next time you need to separate the elements in your drawing. Enjoy! NEW! A DVD with extended versions of Critiques No. 2, [...]

Critique No. 5: Creating Dimension with a Range of Values and Clean Edges

Darrel Tank — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:23:41 +0000

Drawing wrinkles on a portrait can be challenging. At first glance, a wrinkle may appear to just be a line in the reference photo on the subject’s face. But just drawing a line probably won’t produce the result you were hoping for. So what’s the secret to drawing wrinkles (or any other fold or contour) [...]

Drawing Tips and Tricks: A Technique for Drawing Curly, White Hair

Darrel Tank — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:25:23 +0000

One of the most frequent questions I receive is how I draw curly, white hair like my portrait called Gabby. Here’s the answer. I hope you find this technique helpful for you. Would you like to submit your drawing for a critique? Upload now. Join me on my Facebook page.

Critique No. 4: Tips on Drawing Eyes and Hair

Darrel Tank — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:15:10 +0000

Here are a few tips that are good to keep in mind when drawing a portrait. I hope it’s helpful for you. Would you like to submit your drawing for a critique? Upload now. Join me on my Facebook page.

Critique No. 3: Tips on Drawing Dimension with Shadow

Darrel Tank — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:46:25 +0000

Here’s an often overlooked method of creating dimension in a drawing. Creating soft, cast shadows in your drawings can completely change the dynamic and add a new dimensional quality. Would you like to submit your drawing for a critique? Upload now. Join me on my Facebook page.

Critique No. 2: Tips on creating smooth skin textures

Darrel Tank — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:26:57 +0000

Here’s the Critique No. 2 drawing tutorial video in the new series of drawing critiques. This one shows some of the secrets for creating smooth textures that are useful for drawing contoured cheeks, chins, noses, earlobes and any other smooth, non-flat skin texture. Would you like to submit your drawing for a critique? Upload now. Join me [...]