{"id":3165,"date":"2015-09-14T16:35:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?page_id=3165"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:31:00","slug":"online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Drawing Lessons, Videos, And Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people want to know where to begin with my drawing lessons. I suggest starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises\/#lessons\">Line Drawing Parts One through Four and Drawing From Life With Expressive Line<\/a>. These five lessons will give you a basic set of drawing skills. The rest of the lessons will add to your drawing knowledge, and don&#8217;t need to be learned in any particular order.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you will find my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises\/#technique\">Graphite Pencil Drawing Lessons<\/a>. These are more advanced offerings. In them, I discuss my style of pencil drawing. However, I try to write them so that anyone, from the beginner to the experienced artist, can enjoy them.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"lessons\" name=\"lessons\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Drawing Lessons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2016\/05\/viewfinder\/\">Line Drawing Part One &#8211; How To Use A Viewfinder<\/a> &#8211; Make a simple frame viewfinder and learn how to use it to draw accurately.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2016\/05\/draw-from-life-viewfinder\/\">Line Drawing Part Two &#8211; Draw From Life With A Viewfinder<\/a> &#8211; Use a viewfinder to take the first steps into drawing from life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2016\/08\/sight-size-draw-from-life\/\">Line Drawing Part Three &#8211; Draw From Life Using Sight Size<\/a> &#8211; Draw from life using classic freehand style.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2017\/11\/enlarge-reduce-drawing-from-life\/\">Line Drawing Part Four &#8211; Enlarge or Reduce While Drawing From Life<\/a> &#8211; Learn how to enlarge or reduce the drawing from where you are instead of moving closer or farther away.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/01\/drawing-expressive-line\/\">Drawing From Life With Expressive Line<\/a> &#8211; Draw the world with line that expresses what you see and feel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/02\/drawing-exercise-circles-and-lines\/\">Drawing Exercise \u2013 Circles And Lines From My Sketch Book<\/a> &#8211; A line drawing challenge that sharpens your life drawing skills.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/04\/sketch-book-exercise-three-dimensional-pyramids\/\">Draw Three-Dimensional Pyramids with Gradations<\/a> &#8211; Make three-dimensional form with pencil gradations. Use three different pencil grades to shade pyramids and create realistic depth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/shade-a-ball\/\">Shade a Ball<\/a> &#8211; Learn to shade\u00a0a simple ball with an easy side of pencil technique.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/01\/30-days-of-drawing\/\">30 Days To Drawing Success<\/a> &#8211; If you want to increase or revive your drawing know-how, drawing for 30 days in a row seems to work for everyone and every skill level. This is how I do it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2016\/04\/shade-a-pyramid-half-sphere-and-cylinder\/\">Shading For Beginners, A Pyramid, Half Sphere, And Cylinder<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Learn to shade these basic shapes with a flat pencil tip that creates a consistent texture throughout this drawing. There&#8217;s a video that goes\u00a0with this lesson.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2D to 3D\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/08\/2d-design-to-3d-shape\/\">From 2D Design To 3D Shape With A Pencil And A Plan<\/a> &#8211; Nice and easy gradation makes this 2D design rise up into 3D form.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/sketch-a-pine-cone\/\">Texture Hatching Technique<\/a> &#8211; Draw this pine cone by erasing from and hatching into the mid-range value.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-wild-flower\/\">Draw a Spring Beauty Wild Flower<\/a> &#8211; Make a line drawing of a wildflower using simple shapes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/first-steps-in-the-art-of-pencil-drawing\/\">First Steps In The Art Of Pencil Drawing<\/a> &#8211; A beginner&#8217;s guide to the art of graphite pencil drawing, including the type of pencils to buy and basic instructions on how to use a drawing grid.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-flowers-circles-and-ovals\/\">Draw Simple Flowers<\/a> &#8211; Draw simple flowers with circles and ovals as guides.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/05\/mindless-drawing\/\">Mindless Drawing<\/a> &#8211; Daydreaming is good, but shading makes it awesome!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/04\/organic-form-gradation\/\">Organic Form Gradation<\/a> &#8211; Use pencil gradations and attention to lighting to create three-dimensional organic form.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-mug\/\">Step by Step Draw Along &#8211; Draw Your\u00a0Coffee Mug<\/a> &#8211; Draw your mug in seven steps with a few simple drawing tools.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/realistic-3d-form-shading\/\">Create Three Dimensional Form with Value<\/a> &#8211; How to draw modeled form with value by drawing a still life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-scallop-shell-in-six-steps\/\">Draw a Scallop Shell in Six Steps<\/a> &#8211; Learn how to sculpt form by erasing highlights and adding shadows to a &#8220;base&#8221; value.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-shiny-ornament\/\">Draw a Shiny Ornament in Six Steps<\/a> &#8211; Shiny ornaments have lots of reflections which are challenging but fun to draw. This drawing lesson shows you how to draw them in simple steps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-rose-bud\/\">How to Draw a Rosebud<\/a> &#8211; Step-by-step instructions on how to draw a simple rosebud with graphite pencil.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-cat-step\/\">How To Draw A Cat<\/a> &#8211; Follow along as I sketch a friend&#8217;s cat in four steps. Instructions and a slide show.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2015\/11\/drawing-with-masks\/\">Drawing With Masks<\/a> &#8211; Surround part of the drawing with a mask to get details and values under control.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-yarn-ball\/\">Sketch a Yarn Ball<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Turn a sphere into a yarn ball.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/shade-a-rose\/\">How to Draw a Rose<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Learn a combined\u00a0shading technique that builds on basic shading to draw this realistic rose.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/06\/shaded-mandala-drawing-exercise-part-one\/\">Shaded Graphite Mandala<\/a> &#8211; Explore\u00a0the boundlessness\u00a0of ordinary pencil drawing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/08\/draw-realistic-tree-bark-textures-smooth-and-rough\/\">Draw Realistic Tree Bark Textures<\/a> &#8211; Learn to draw smooth and rough tree bark textures in simple steps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/drawing-painting-powdered-graphite\/\">Drawing (Painting) With Powdered Graphite<\/a> &#8211; Use powdered graphite that you make yourself to create an egg shape.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-horse\/\">Draw A Horse<\/a> &#8211; Use powdered graphite and pencils to draw this horse.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/09\/shell-shapes-3d\/\">Simple Shapes And The Illusion Of Three-Dimensional Form<\/a> &#8211; Draw a simple star shell shape and explore three-dimensional form.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/rose-drawing-lesson\/\">Rose Drawing Lesson<\/a> &#8211; Draw a realistic rose in seven steps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/flower-drawing-lesson\/\">Flower Drawing Lesson<\/a> &#8211; Draw a flower with brushed graphite and pencil in seven steps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/full-rose-drawing-lesson\/\">Full Rose Drawing Lesson<\/a> &#8211; Draw a realistic rose in full bloom in five steps with graphite pencil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"exercises\" name=\"exercises\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Exercises and\u00a0Art Theory<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/02\/drawing-exercise-circles-and-lines\/\">Drawing Exercise \u2013 Circles And Lines From My Sketch Book<\/a> &#8211; This exercise strengthens your ability to visualize abstract shape and see geometric relationships.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2015\/09\/how-to-use-a-value-scale-printable-scale-and-value-cards\/\">How To Use A Value Scale and Value Cards<\/a> &#8211; Printable scale and cards.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2009\/02\/red-horses-green-fields-and-why-artists-have-to-lie\/\">Red Horses, Green Fields, and Why Artists Have to Lie <\/a>&#8211; It&#8217;s all about value.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2009\/03\/key-what-it-is\/\">Key \u2013 What It Is, Why It Matters To Your Drawings, And How To Change It <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2015\/11\/two-true-lines-draw-accurately\/\">Two True Lines<\/a> &#8211; Use your pencil to find horizontal and vertical lines, plus some other tricks that&#8217;ll help you draw accurately.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-gradation\/\">Beginning Drawing Practice &#8211; Gradation<\/a> &#8211; Draw a Gradation while learning pencil control.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-smooth-hatching\/\">Beginning Drawing Practice &#8211; Smooth Hatching\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; This drawing exercise teaches you control over your pencil <em>and<\/em> eraser.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/creative-line-drawing\/\">Beginning Line Drawing<\/a> &#8211; Make a line drawing and use it in many creative ways.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/blind-contour-drawing\/\">Blind Contour Drawing<\/a> &#8211; Blind contour drawing is a classic way to warm up before you draw.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"videos\" name=\"videos\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Drawing Videos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/#three-shapes\">Three Shapes<\/a> &#8211; I\u00a0shade a pyramid, a half sphere, and a column.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/#three-apples\">Still Life Study of Apples<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0I shade three\u00a0apples from life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/#pears-line\">Three Pears Line Drawing<\/a> &#8211; I use my pencil and thumb to measure and make a line drawing from life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/#three-pears\">Three Pears<\/a> &#8211; Drawn from life, concentration on shading the pears from the line drawing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/#view-finder\">How To Use A View Finder<\/a> &#8211; Here&#8217;s how I use a viewfinder to find a good composition, and then transfer the basic line drawing to paper.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/my-drawing-videos\/\">All Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"technique\" name=\"technique\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Graphite Pencil Drawing Lessons<\/h3>\n<p>I offer insight into my drawing style, which I learned over thirty-plus years of working with graphite pencil. Subscribe via email in the sidebar to receive notifications of new tutorials by email.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2024\/12\/begonia-blossom-in-graphite-pencil\/\">Begonia Blossom in Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; I grew begonias so I could draw the flowers, but a raccoon had other ideas!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2024\/09\/mixed-leaves-in-graphite-pencil\/\">Mixed Leaves in Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; I found this group of leaves in the soft light just after a rain.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2024\/07\/wild-grape-leaves-in-graphite-pencil\/\">Wild Grape Leaves in Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; These softly glowing wild grape leaves hanging over weathered wood completely captured my attention for this drawing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2024\/04\/virginia-creeper-in-graphite-pencil\/\">Virginia Creeper In Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; Love it or hate it, you have to admit that Virginia Creeper is rather beautiful!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2024\/02\/redbud-leaves-in-graphite\/\">Redbud Leaves In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; An unusual composition that captured my muse\u2019s heart became the subject of this drawing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/12\/dried-croton-leaf\/\">Dried Variegated Croton Leaf<\/a> &#8211; A drawing of a dried leaf that&#8217;s curled itself into a small sculpture.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/11\/shy-artist\/\">I&#8217;m A Shy Artist<\/a> &#8211; I talk about my shyness and draw three wild grape leaves.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/08\/less-than-perfect\/\">Less Than Perfect<\/a> &#8211; A drawing of a small tree with a curled leaf that is actually a bug home.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/07\/withered-leaf\/\">Withered Leaf<\/a> &#8211; I challenge myself by drawing a highly detailed withered leaf, which makes me appreciate my usual drawing subjects even more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/03\/three-leaves\/\">Three Leaves<\/a> &#8211; Working with a slightly out-of-focus reference photo, I go on an emotional roller coaster ride as I fight my way through this challenging drawing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2023\/02\/leaves-in-pencil\/\">Leaves In Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; Returning to my drawing after a break, I find both my love for the medium and insecurity about my abilities waiting for me.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2022\/04\/broken-shell-in-graphite-pencil\/\">Broken Shell In Graphite Pencil<\/a> &#8211; I draw a broken shell symbolizing hidden strength.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2021\/03\/begonia-mixed-textures\/\">Begonia With Mixed Textures<\/a> &#8211; A drawing of a begonia with blended and non-blended hatching.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2021\/02\/winter-leaf\/\">Winter Leaf<\/a> &#8211; A winter leaf portrait.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/12\/late-autumn-leaf\/\">Late Autumn Leaf<\/a> &#8211; I draw a colorful autumn leaf trio in grayscale with only moderate success.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/10\/lilac-leaves\/\">Lilac Leaves<\/a> &#8211; After a long search and a reluctant muse, I draw big lilac leaves around tiny buds.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/08\/redbud-leaves-in-michigan\/\">Redbud Leaves In Michigan<\/a> &#8211; In this slightly wonky composition, I practice working on Fabrino Artistico Hotpress watercolor paper instead of my usual Arches.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/06\/begonia-leaf-drawing\/\">Begonia Leaf Drawing<\/a> &#8211; I use my non-blended method to draw these begonia leaves, right down to the tiny dot detail that covers the main leaf.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/04\/begonia-drawing\/\">Begonia Drawing<\/a> &#8211; An odd-looking composition inspires me to draw this begonia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/03\/succulent-drawing-in-graphite\/\">Succulent Drawing In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; A small succulent drawn with only two pencils and a brush.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2020\/01\/dried-leaf-study-in-graphite\/\">Dried Leaf Study in Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I use my non-blended method to create a three-dimensional study of a leaf. I talk about how values fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and how important hard and soft edges are.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/12\/a-shell-study-in-graphite\/\">A Shell Study In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I use my brush blending technique to create a shell study. I talk about how to light a small still life and discuss form and detail.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/12\/autumn-leaf-rain-drops-in-graphite\/\">Autumn Leaf With Raindrops In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; A leaf with raindrops to celebrate a very wet autumn.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/10\/mixed-leaves-and-an-artistic-slump\/\">Mixed Leaves And An Artistic Slump<\/a> &#8211; I draw more of my beloved foliage while wondering if I should pursue abstract art.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/09\/begonia-blossom-in-graphite\/\">Begonia Blossom In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I draw a bright orange flower in graphite and am not too disappointed in the result.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/08\/redbud-leaves-in-summer\/\">Redbud Leaves in Summer<\/a> &#8211; A larger-than-normal drawing for me that turned out relatively flat.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/07\/xerographica-drawing-in-graphite\/\">Xerographica Drawing In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I draw my huge Xerographica air plant with swooping and curling leaves.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/06\/grape-leaves-in-graphite\/\">Grape Leaves in Graphite<\/a> &#8211; These grape leaves were drawn in the new non-blended method that I&#8217;m experimenting with more and more. Also, I used different paper and pencils than normal, and the world didn&#8217;t turn upside down!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/05\/bee-on-begonia-drawing\/\">Bee On Begonia<\/a> &#8211; This bee caught my eye last summer, and I snapped an in-focus reference photo that I was proud of. This year, I finally decided I liked the composition well enough to draw it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/04\/redbud-leaves-while-riding-the-waves-of-my-bipolar-mind\/\">Redbud Leaves While Riding The Waves Of My Bipolar Mind<\/a> &#8211; I drew Redbud leaves in a completely new style while spinning through a Bipolar hypomanic episode. Eventually, I came back down to earth, and the art isn&#8217;t bad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2019\/02\/hosta-leaf-drawing-in-graphite\/\">Hosta Leaf In Autumn<\/a> &#8211; A drawing that kept me dancing, down to the very last pencil stroke, trying to balance pattern, detail, and form!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/11\/imperfect-rose-drawing-rosinski\/\">Imperfect Rose Drawing <\/a>&#8211; I draw a scarred rose from my reference photo, talk about being an INFP, and how I feel my way through a drawing in the same way I feel my way through life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/10\/two-begonias-drawn-in-graphite\/\">Two Begonias Drawn In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I chose two begonias to draw through emotion, then immediately panicked when there wasn&#8217;t enough detail to draw them as usual. Thankfully, my intuition steps in at the last moment to save the day. Whew!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/09\/peony-drawing-in-graphite\/\">Peony Flower In Graphite<\/a> &#8211; I draw a peony from a photo reference and tell you how I soften edges, darken backgrounds evenly, and discuss the importance of value.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/08\/dogwood-flower-drawing\/\">Dogwood Flower Drawing<\/a> &#8211; I show you how I draw a dogwood flower from a photo reference and explain eraser and hatching techniques I&#8217;ve developed over the years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"misc\" name=\"misc\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Observation, Fantasy, and Misc.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"wp_blog\/2014\/12\/sea-shell-junonia-drawing-grid-drawing\/\">Sea Shell (Junonia) Grid Drawing<\/a> &#8211; I used a grid drawing app to get started, and then went crazy tying to draw all the detail on this shell.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2014\/06\/talking-with-doodles-and-other-things-that-make-life-more-fun\/\">Talking With Doodles And Other Things That Make Life More Fun<\/a> &#8211; What&#8217;s more fun than playing with doodles? Nothing!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2012\/04\/doodled-olives-from-outer-space-unstuffed\/\">Doodled Olives From Outer Space! 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I suggest starting with Line Drawing Parts One through Four and Drawing From Life With Expressive Line. These five lessons will give you a basic set of drawing skills. 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