Drawing paper for beginners
Choosing the right drawing paper can make a big difference, especially when you’re just starting out with drawing. Whether you’re sketching with pencil, working with markers or trying out watercolors, each paper has its own characteristics that affect the outcome….
Dragonfly wings
Drawing Dragonfly Wings On this page, you will find example images and application examples to learn how to draw dragonfly wings. Dragonflies, like butterflies, are very fragile creatures with delicate yet beautiful wings. There are many species, ranging from brown…
Birds
Drawing Birds On this page, you’ll find a few sample tutorials to learn how to draw birds through various step-by-step instructions. Drawing Wings Detailed information about drawing bird wings can be found on this page: Bird Tutorials Here…
Mermaids
Drawing mermaids On this page you will find drawing tutorials to learn how to draw mermaids. The best way to draw mermaids is to take beautiful photo templates of women (or even men) in aesthetic poses. To make the fish…
Coloring with markers
Coloring with markers On this page you’ll find information about coloring with markers, as well as some tips and tricks. What markers are available and how can you best paint with them? What should you pay attention to? In this…
The website is 20 years old – We are celebrating our birthday!
Happy 20th birthday, Nightmage’s Learn to Draw! Today is a very special day for me and my website, Nightmage’s Learn to Draw, because we are celebrating our 20th anniversary! Since May 14, 2004, I have been online and in these…
Fish and sharks
Fish and sharks This page is about fish and sharks of all kinds. Fish come in all different sizes, shapes and colors depending on their habitat (freshwater or saltwater, water temperature and so on). Visually, there are also differences between…
Wolves and wild dogs
Drawing wolves and wild dogs Learn how to draw wolves and wild dogs on this page, with some sample tutorials and step-by-step instructions. Drawing wolves Wolves look very different, depending on their habitat. They often live in forests all…
Paints and pencils
Paints and pencils What colors and pens are available on the German market with which you can draw and paint? Which materials are suitable for beginners, advanced and professionals? Learn here the essentials about different pens and colors. 😉 …
Gestures and posture
Gestures and posture On this page you will get some examples to learn how to draw human gestures and postures. Draw dynamic poses to make your figures more interesting. Tools for drawing people On the page about drawing people,…
Summer Raffle 2020 [ended]
Join the summer sweepstakes 2020! This summer you can win in my online drawing course blog at the summer raffle 2020 some books around drawing, painting and the art. Since I accumulate a lot of books and magazines that I…
Major overhaul 2019
Major overhaul 2019 After almost 6 years, it was finally time for another major overhaul of my long-running Learn to Draw website. 2013 was the last time I gave the site a major overhaul. Back then I still created a…
Teaching materials – From teacher to teacher
The core idea of my site has always been to help others. Art teacher: Help me to help you! For years, teachers have been able to compile content from my site for their classes. They are allowed to do so,…
Marine animals
Various marine animals On this page you will find sample tutorials in step by step instructions to be able to draw jellyfish and other sea creatures. How to draw Nautilus The nautilus is also called pearl boat and belongs,…
I’m a nerdy illustrator. Through drawing, I ended up creating my first website and gained a lot of knowledge and experience in my profession.
I love drawing little comic characters or stuff with comic eyes – and mermaids! ^^
My favorites are the Touch Markers, but thanks to the blog, I’m trying out all kinds of materials and themes.
I’m always open to questions and absolutely love your feedback!
Best regards, Steffi
