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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,…

Image analysis

Image analysis Image analysis is not only good for school. If you are able to analyze and describe other images, you can design your own images more creatively and develop a better understanding of how images are constructed. This way…

Optical illusion

Optical illusion The eye, or rather the brain, can be deceived by some tricks and its perception can be doubted. However, an optical illusion is often also due to the sluggish eye, which cannot adapt quickly or well enough to…

Dolphins and whales

Marine mammals: drawing dolphins and whales This page is about drawing marine mammals like whales and dolphins. These are characterized by the fact that they breathe air and give birth to live young and that although they spend their whole…

Crabs, mussels & snails

Crabs, mussels & snails On this page you will find some step by step instructions and sample pictures to learn how to draw crabs, mussels & snails. The following animals have in common that they have an exoskeleton (i.e. a…

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