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Draw Tip Tuesday Roundup: May 2020

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Helpful drawing tips in just a few minutes with Koosje Koene.

Improve your skills and break out those art supplies, join us to learn drawing tips and techniques every week. Draw Tip Tuesdays are short introductions to a style, practice, or tool. From Urban Sketching to Drawing People, India Ink to Watercolors — fill your sketchbook and get creative. New videos added every Tuesday.

Draw Tip Tuesday Video Roundup

May 26, 2020: Make Your Own Stamps

Make your own simple stamps using materials from around the house, like foam or an eraser.

May 19, 2020: Big Bold Art

Use simple tools like a toothbrush and India ink to make bold and expressive art! Don’t worry about perfection, and have fun with big loose lines.

 

May 12, 2020: Playing with Ink and Bamboo Skewers

Let’s experiment with new art tools to spice up our creative habits. Today, we’re sharing a fun technique you can try with a common kitchen item: bamboo BBQ skewers!

 

May 5, 2020: Wonky Self-Portraits 

Let’s draw wonky self-portraits from our reflections in metal objects, like a spoon for instance! You would be surprised at how your features stand out in funky ways, and this technique always yields a surprise.

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