Pencil Drawing

September 9, 2025

Artist Shares His Secrets for How To Draw Your Own Imaginative Landscapes [Interview]

Illustrator and educator Sam Gillett has created entire worlds from his imagination and brought them to life with his art. His drawings are distinct in their atmosphere and energy, thanks to a combination of compelling compositions, technical precision, and attention to detail. Using intuitive perspective techniques, Gillett renders space as place, creating landscapes and scenes that invite viewers deep into his artwork.

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April 8, 2025

Want To Start Drawing With Colored Pencils? This Beginner’s Guide Makes It Easy

As with any new endeavor, learning how to draw with colored pencils can be intimidating. After all, there are so many different brands of pencil to choose from, an overwhelming variety of paper qualities and weights, and an arsenal of extra gadgets geared specifically towards colored pencil drawing. But don’t worry: My Modern Met Academy has a new class, Colored Pencil for Beginners, that teaches you the basics of realistic drawing.

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December 5, 2023

Discover the Secrets of Drawing Realistic Portraits

Have you ever seen a realistic portrait and wished that you knew how to create something similar? Thanks to My Modern Met Academy's new course, Realistic Portrait Drawing Made Easy, you'll discover all the tips, tricks, and techniques to produce a portrait that looks incredibly real. Taught by accomplished artist Matheus Macedo, who is known for his realistic drawings, this online class takes you step by step through the creative process.

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June 15, 2022

Artist Fills Sketchbooks With Pencil Drawings of Old Hollywood and More

Open one of Bea Obcena‘s sketchbooks and you'll find a gallery of pencil drawings. The Philippines-based artist fills paper spreads with portraits of celebrities, copies of figures from famous paintings, and so much more. Each page displays her masterful ability to render shading, texture, and dimension in graphite. Sketchbooks often provide insight into how an artist works. In Obcena's case, we find pencil illustrations accompanied by numerous handwritten notes describing the content.

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