An Overview of Online Tools for Learning to Draw
I’ve created four new tools for learning to draw, designed to assist you in analyzing and working with reference images in a targeted way. They help you better understand composition, colors, proportions, and the appearance of materials, and put 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…
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,…
Oct. & Nov. Drawing Marathon on the Theme of Fairy Tales
Instead of the famous Inktober Challenge, we’ve been organizing our own fall drawing challenge on the forum for the past few years. This year, we’ve chosen the theme “Fairy Tales” and have also compiled a selection of fairy tales for…
Chatting on the Discord server
For the past few weeks, there’s been a dedicated Discord server for the forum, which is slowly growing and evolving. Here you can share your drawings, paintings, and photos, chat about art supplies, get drawing prompts and inspiration, and stay…
Videos and TikTok
For some time now, there have been more and more videos and posts on my YouTube channel. To reach new audiences, I’ve also created a new TikTok channel. There you’ll find content that’s almost identical to what you can find…
July Challenge: Horse Photo Templates for Every Day
On my German-language blog, I launched a July Challenge, in which I planned to sketch or draw a horse every day. Since I’ve been taking so many photos of the horses in the countryside lately, I wanted to actively use…
Kids’ Corner in the German Forum
The German-language forum now features a special section, the Kids’ Corner, where children and their parents, grandparents, and teachers can discuss everything related to drawing and painting or crafts and creative games. You can also share the children’s pictures: Children’s…
I’m a nerdy artist. Drawing led me to my first website, and from there to a lot of expertise and my career.
I love drawing little comic characters or stuff with comic-style eyes—and mermaids! ^^
My favorites are Touch Markers, but I’m trying out all kinds of materials and subjects—thanks in part to the blog.
I’m always open to questions and would love to hear your feedback!
Best, Steffi
