Drawing References and Resources

A useful reference guide for any artist who wants to learn about the basics of drawing eyes on Asian and Caucasian subjects. Of course, you can apply these techniques to any of your projects requiring detailed eye drawing.

Keep this reference guide handy whenever you decide to draw full body portraits. It contains some useful tips and guides about drawing a proportional human anatomy from toddler to adult.

A reference guide with useful tips about drawing facial features on your character features. It shows you how to place features on the face, draw  facial features attributed to different ethnic groups, and define facial shapes.

This reference guide shows you how to add the effect of flexibility on your drawings. This is probably one of the most detailed guides you'll come across. Check it out!

Use the reference guide to find out the techniques involved in drawing an arm as it swings towards the viewer. This is also a useful guide for anyone who wants to learn more about the anatomy of the forearms and hands.

Mastering the art of perspective can be challenging for any beginner artist. However, just like with anything else, practice makes perfect. This comprehensive reference guide contains a bunch of useful tips that will help you understand how to add perspective to all of your drawings.

This reference guide is for anyone looking for a simple guide about drawing proportional female body shapes. It covers all body shapes from the hourglass, to pear, to the bell, and even cello. Click on the image to find out more.

A useful reference guide you can use for drawing facial feautures on your portraits. It contains drawings of eyes, noses, mouths and ears for an Intermediate Figure Drawing assignment.

If you're a cartoon artist thinking of doing some anime, this reference guide will show you how to draw anime noses using a few simple guidelines and tips. You can also use the tips here for other drawing and painting projects you may have.

A simple reference guide for anyone who want to learn more about drawing the female anatomy. It includes useful tips about how to break down the shapes of the anatomy and create outlines for your final compositions.

This mini skirt reference guide is a useful resource for any artist who wants to learn about fabric anatomy and how to draw realistic clothing on a human being.

This reference guide clarifies the concept of drawing realistic legs and feet. The guide comes with tons of information and diagrams that walk you through the learning process. This is a very useful resource for any artist.

An interesting collection of character poses you can use as reference for your own drawings.

A comprehensive reference guide that explains every aspect of drawing human features. It includes features such as hair pigment, eyebrow shapes, hairline shapes, skin tones, eye color, and several other common features you'll need to draw often.

In order to draw the human hands, an artist must be able to look at the hands as a series of basic shapes and lines. This reference guide does an extremely good job of describing the features of the human hand and provides tips you can follow to get the right shape and form to your hand drawings.

This reference guide is for anyone in need of a straight to the point guide that covers both basic and advanced topics about the anatomy. Whether you're an art student or professional artist, this guide will help improve your anatomy drawings noticeably.

Use this reference guide if you want to learn how to make your drawings look more accurate. The guide emphasizes the importance of making drafts or guidelines so that you can  get a better idea of what you're doing and check whether the object you're drawing looks proportional.

So, you finally found a reference image you want to draw -- but still have no idea how you're going to transform that image into a decent looking painting? If you ever find yourself in that situation, just make sure you have this guide somewhere close by. It explains everything you need to know.

This useful reference guide has some cool tips and rules about drawing proportional feet. Whether you're in art class, or in your drawing studio thinking of how you're going to draw your model's feet, this reference guide is for you.

A useful reference guide that explains the basic of drawing images from the perspective of the viewer. You can use this guide to learn how to draw realistic scenes from images or photographic sources.

If you plan on becoming an Adobe Illustrator expert, you need to know all the shortcuts like the back of your hand. This reference image contains all the shortcuts you need to know about. You can print it out, set it as your desktop, or save it on your smartphone or tablet. Whatever you do just don't forget these shortcuts!

This is a great resource for any artist looking for a comprehensive guide about constructing human poses using figure drawings. The guide explains how to draw different poses, convey body language, balance, and motion in your drawings.

Use this reference guide whenever you need help drawing different face shapes and facial features. The guide is also a good resource for cartoon artists.