Kelly Medford

How to Draw for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Guide

Make art and have fun crafting unique and interesting illustrationsLearning how to draw can seem hard, especially when you look at the cool masterpieces made by professional artists. It's important to remember that even ...

How to

Make Red

Red is a primary color, so there's nothing you can do to make pure red in any medium. You can, however, make various hues and shades of red by combining pure red with other colors.

8 Easy Ways to Draw a Perfect Circle

Master the art of sketching a perfect circle by handIf you’ve ever tried to draw a perfect circle by hand, you’re probably well aware of how tricky it can be. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and everyday objec...

What Colors Make Brown? Creating Different Shades of Brown

Color mixing tricks for DIY brown paintBrown. It may be a plain word, but it covers a wide variety of shades, hues, and blends. But how can you add this versatile color to your painting palette if you don’t have a tube...

14 Things to Draw When You're Bored

When you're bored out of your mind, drawing is a quick and easy way to indulge in some creative fun. But what should you try to draw? Don't worry: we've got you covered if you're short on inspiration. Whether you like dr...

How to Draw the Solar System: A Simple Tutorial

Learn how to easily draw a scaled-down version of the solar system The solar system is made up of the Sun and the 8 planets that orbit it, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Dra...

How to

Identify a Painting

Learning more about a piece of famous art is easy, but identifying an unknown or obscure painting can be tricky. There are so many paintings in existence that the odds of finding information about a specific image can fe...

How to

Draw Perspective

You can give your drawings perspective to take them to another level. Choose vanishing points that you place on the horizon of your drawing. You'll make lines that extend from these points and use the grid that they make...

How to

Draw a Computer

When you’re trying to draw a computer, it’s hard to know where to start. Fortunately, by focusing on one part at a time, drawing a computer is easy! First, draw the monitor. Then, sketch the keyboard for the computer...

How to

Make a Zentangle

Combine simple shapes to create unique Zentangle artA Zentangle drawing is an abstract drawing created using repetitive patterns according to the trademarked Zentangle Method. True Zentangle drawings are always created ...

How to

Draw a Hexagon

Loosely-defined, a hexagon is any polygon with six sides, but a regular hexagon features six equal sides and six equal angles. Look at pictures of hexagons to get a better idea of what you're drawing. In a pinch, consid...

How to

Make Orange

Orange is a secondary color made from combining red and yellow, but using different amounts of each color will create different hues of orange. After you learn the basic color theory involved, you should be able to apply...

How to

Scale a Drawing

Scale drawings show an image either reduced or enlarged in size. The change between the original and the scaled drawing is generally represented by two numbers separated by a colon, like 10:1 (read as “ten to one”). ...

How to

Mix Colors to Make Pink

Pink is a color beloved by many. It’s popular on clothing, bakery decorations, and flowers, but oftentimes pink die cannot be found in stores. The truth is that pink is a tint of red and in nature is a combination of ...

How to

Draw a Star

Do you want to learn to draw a '''star-shaped figure''' (not actually a star after the astronomical concept)? If you follow these steps, you'll be drawing either a regular 5-pointed star or a 6-pointed or 7-pointed star ...

How to

Draw a Dragon

Dragons are some of the most well-known mythical creatures, made famous from fairy tales and ancient legends. If you want to design a dragon on your own, first pick what type you want to draw. Western dragons look simil...

How to

Paint Concrete Statues

Concrete statues are commonly found as yard ornaments or objects of interior décor. Because concrete is porous, it is important to clean it, apply a base coat, paint it, and seal it to make the beauty last. When well-ca...

Colors: How Many Are There & How Do You See Them?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet…and more!Color is everywhere. It’s on the clothes you’re wearing, the screen you’re reading—everywhere! But just how many colors are there? Well, that all depend...

The Best Sketching Techniques for Beginners

Elevate your drawing skills with our expert adviceSketching is a perfect way to practice drawing or rough out the idea for a larger piece of art. If you want to get more artistic, sketching helps you stretch your creati...

How to Draw a Realistic Anatomical Human Heart

Your heart sure does work hard, but that doesn’t mean you have to work hard to draw it! Drawing a human heart is easier than you may think. With our step-by-step guide, you’ll be sketching and shading a realistic he...