Drawing References and Resources

These days, you can say so much with a simple emoji. Although they appear fairly simple to draw, creating them on Adobe Illustrator is surprisingly complex. This tutorial attempts to make the process easier for all graphic designers out there.

If you're thinking of getting into calligraphy check out this reference guide about the tools you need.

Here's a great reference guide that deals with drawing realistic looking gemstones. 

Learn how to draw a fashion figure with this reference guide.

Learn how to draw different types of gemstones with this drawing reference guide. 

Here's a collection of unique poses you can use on your portrait or cartoon drawings.

This reference guide covers the different aspects of drawing gestures on your cartoon characters. You can also use it on your portrait drawings. 

Noses come in all types of different shapes and sizes. This drawing reference guide explains how to draw unique looking noses on your portraits.

This reference guide covers the basics of drawing male legs and feet with an emphasis on common muscle groups.

This reference guide explores the different techniques you can use to draw realistic fur on animals. It includes useful do's & don'ts, basic tips and lighting tips. This is only part 1, so look out for part 2.

This guide contains useful information about drawing the anatomy of human hand from a variety of angles and orientations.

This comprehensive reference guide provides useful information about drawing different skin and hair tones on your portraits. 

This comprehensive guide includes detailed images about the anatomy of the human face and body.

This reference guide provides useful information about the anatomy of the human legs. Use it to get better at drawing full-body portraits.

This is one of the best hair drawing reference guides I've come across in a while.

A basic reference guide that teaches you how to draw cat faces for realistic and cartoon drawings.

This drawing reference guide provides a useful 3-step approach to drawing human toes and feet.

This reference guide explores 30 different facial expressions you can use on your portrait drawings.

Learn how to draw the anatomy of the hands and forearms with this reference guide.

Learn how to draw human ears with this comprehensive reference guide. The guide includes useful descriptions about drawing different ear shapes.

While there are a quite a few reference guides that explain the anatomy of animals, there are aren't as many that provide as much detail about drawing polar bears as this one. The guide contains excellent descriptions and images of a polar bear's anatomy that every artist can use to improve their drawings.

Use this reference guide to learn about the basics of drawing realistic-looking hair on your subjects.

This guide describes the anatomy of the head and neck from different orientations and angles.