Throwback Thursday:

This is a picture of the Titanic that I drew over three years ago: 

And here is one I drew on Tuesday:

 This was my first picture to be done with shading pencils. Even though I have done shaded drawings, those were done with a normal pencil. So, this was a fun picture, :). 

Drawing Of Toothless

I did this drawing of Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon today, :). This was my first time shading with color pencils. At first I did it on a piece of paper, and I was going to do splashes of watercolor paint around in different colors, but that didn't work out too good. I cut the head out, and glued into my black sketchbook, then redid the neck. I'm hoping to sometime redo him and do the watercolor idea, but for now, here is the picture. Hope you enjoy it, and that it gives you some inspiration, :).          
                   

How To Draw Braids

My dad taught me how to draw braids, :). He is really good at drawing, and is also a professional photographer, so he is good at remembering the little details in things, :).

So, here is the way I learned is the best way to draw braids, :).

Draw your first braid....

And add another one on to that.

Continue down the braid, getting narrower as you go down.   

Here's what it looks like now: 

 Darken  the outlines of each braid.

 

 Fill in the braids, leaving a highlight in the middle of each one. 

                                     
                              And you're done!

  I hope it helps! :).

How to draw easy curly hair:

For this tutorial I'm going to use Merida from Brave, as she has very curly hair, and is fun to draw. I know I already have a picture of her up here, but that was a painting, so her curls didn't show up very well. This is going to be a shaded drawing, since curls are easier to draw shaded, and so are easier to practice that way....

First, sketch the face shape of the character you would like to draw. (Merida has a very round face.)

Next, draw the range in which the curls will be in. (If there are any curls falling in the character's face, go ahead and draw them, too.)

I like to draw the character's face next, but if you want you can skip this step and come back to it  later.

This is a softer version of her. I used a picture of her and slightly changed it. Besides, we are mainly looking at her hair in this drawing. 

  Next, outline each curl. You don't have to have this part perfect, because you will be erasing it later.

As I said, her curls will also be softer, giving it a more realistic look.  

 

 

Next, outline each curl, like I did above.

 Draw in between the lines with a shade lighter pencil: 

Continue with the rest of the curls. If it is light hair you are going for, just make the pencil lines softer and lighter. If the person has dark hair, then use a darker pencil, or add more lines.

If you haven't done the face yet, go ahead and do that, and you're done!

The finished picture.

I hope this helped you out! These are beginner curls, so they're not as curly as they could be. I may do a more intricate tutorial on curls sometime, but this should help some, :).  

Hey!

This blog is for drawing tips and ideas. I'm still learning too, but my sister thought it was a good idea to set up an art blog, so I'm giving it a shot, :). I hope you learn something new that will help you with your art, :). I mostly do fictional characters, so those will be predominant on this blog, :). 

Have fun! And if you have some tips you would like to share, feel free to share in the comments, and as soon as I can, I will approve them for publishing, :).