Learn to draw expressive people using crayons, shading, and creative crayon techniques. James A. Schwalbach teaches kids how to draw people using crayons. Learn to vary pressure for shading, blend ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Patrick J Jones Figure drawing is a fundamental skill for artists, but one of the hardest ...

Giotto was Italian. So of course was Leonardo da Vinci. Ditto Titian and Bernini. Italy seems to breed artistic genius. It must be something in the olive oil. Little Gaia is Italian, too. She's a ...

I wanted to see if I could draw a real person from every country on Earth, so I spent months finding strangers from all 195 nations. Some sent selfies, others sent voice notes, and a few trusted me ...

That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...

Last year, freelance illustrator Jason Polan combined his degrees in anthropology and drawing and painting with his love for “people, drawing, and quantities” into a singular goal: to draw every ...

Before you read any more of this column, grab a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Now draw a leader. Don’t think too hard or worry about getting it “right.” Don’t fret about your artistic ability.

That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...