Drawing and Painting Tutorials

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to approach portrait drawings by drawing one facial feature at a time. The tutorial is well-written with a lot of useful tips and details about the drawing process from start to finish.

This reference tool made by DeviantArt's OryxPixie shows how to acheive the right effects for different kinds of eyes. If you're having trouble distinguishing between Asian and Caucasian eyes, this one's for you!

Hands can be one of the hardest things to get right in a drawing, especially when you want them filled with just the right type of expression. This hand-drawing reference was created by DeviantArt's chamoth143, and has all the tools you need to get your hands looking perfect.

Having trouble drawing human features? Well this super useful infographic was made just for you. See all the different skin tones, head shapes, noses, eyes, hair and more in this amazing amalgamation of the parts all we humans are made of. 

If you're curious about the subtle differences in the female figure, you have to see Nina Squirrley's chart of body types for women. She describes each in detail, and writes that 90% of women fall into one of the 12 categories.