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Padlet Gallery of Drawing Tutorials for 3rd-5th grade

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Padlet Gallery of Drawing Tutorials for 3rd-5th grade

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learn to draw people, animals, manga, landscapes and more!

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Graffiti Generator - FAQ
Generated Graffiti Examples
We created this free graffiti text generator web app to help you to easily create and draw your name in graffiti, create your first graffiti or a graffiti logo.

How does the graffiti generator work?

Type your name or a word in the text box above and click the Create Graffiti button. Click the colors of the different parts of the graffiti below the drawing area to change them with the color picker or to toggle the visibility of the layers. To move the whole graffiti click the button on the right side below the drawing area.

What is the size of the downloaded graffiti?

the maximum graffiti size is approximately 5850px x 1500px @72dpi on the desktop version of the website

In which file-format is the graffiti provided?

At this moment we offer the download in png-format.

Is commercial use of the graffiti graphics allowed?

For the graffiti graphic templates provided by Graffiti Empire, only personal and educational use is allowed at the moment. The graffiti template graphics, which are based on Google Fonts (with either OTF or Apache version 2.0 license) and marked with an 'i'-icon in the user-interface can be used for commercial purposes.

What is the maximum number of letters?

It is possible to create a graffiti with a maximum of 10 letters

How do I become a member/patron?

Go to our Patreon page and buy a subscription. After that, you go to this page and enter the e-mail address you used for Patreon, to unlock the premium features. You will find the links to the premium step by step tutorials and the graffiti generator with working download-button.

How do I cancel my subscription?

Please go the the Patreon support-page here to see how to cancel your subscription on Patreon.

How much does it cost to setup or quit the subscription?

There are no additional costs for the setup or quitting the subscription.

Is the subscription recurring?

Yes, the subscriptions are recurring until you cancel them.

Can I issue refunds/are they free of charge?

Patreon's refund policy: To be eligible to receive a refund, patrons must contact Patreon within 10 days of the charge processing on their statement. Patrons will receive notice of whether the refund is denied, or approved and issued. Once a refund is issued, it can take up to 5-7 business days to process.

How do I issue a refund?

Go to this Patreon support-page to see how to issue a refund. To be eligible to receive a refund, patrons must contact Patreon within 10 days of the charge processing on their statement. Patrons will receive notice of whether the refund is denied, or approved and issued. Once a refund is issued, it can take up to 5-7 business days to process.

Which supplies do I use for digital graffiti sketching?

To start out: Apple iPad 32GB space gray, Apple Pencil 1, for more advanced artworks an iPad Pro. Our preferred drawing application is Procreate.

Which supplies do I use for sketching on paper?

Stylefile brush markers, Ohuhu markers or Copic markers for fill-ins

Posca markers PC 1MR 0.7mm for highlights and outlines

Pilor Parallel Pen for handstyles

To start out: Standard multipurpose copy printer paper; a blackbook (e.g. Montana); for advanced sketch artworks: Bristol paper

Do you need additional graffiti tutorials?

To learn more about how to draw graffiti and how to get started, be sure to check out this post about the concept of how to draw a graffiti. You can also visit our step-by-step tutorial section for step-by-step tutorials of specific graffiti words.

Do you need any further assistance?

Our customer service is available to assist you from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CET.

support@graffiti-empire.com

We hope you enjoy using the graffiti generator!

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Free graffiti generator web app with multiple graffiti fonts to help you easily to create and draw your graffiti name or your first graffiti

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Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right spot? These sidewalk illusions employ a technique called anamorphosis - a special case of perspective art where artists represent 3D views on 2D surfaces. So how is it done? Fumiko Futamura traces the history and mathematics of perspective.

From TED Ed: The mathematics of sidewalk illusions.

Related reading: The Ambassadors (1533), the anamorphic skull painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.

We've got quite a few videos that explore anamorphic illusions, too, including Portrait of Innovation: James Conway Farley, Anamorphic Star Wars Shadow Art by Red Hong Yi, Brusspup's How to make amazing anamorphic illusions, and OK Go's The Writing's on the Wall.

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The mathematics of sidewalk illusions | The Kid Should See This

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Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right spot? These sidewalk illusions employ a technique called anamorphosis - a special case of perspective art where artists represent 3D views on 2D surfaces.

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WEDNESDAY

How to Draw Black Superheroes

JAN 13 @ 12:00 PM EST

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In this workshop, Tim Fielder, graphic novelist and author of Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale, will demonstrate introductory techniques for drawing black characters.

Comic Book Writing Workshop

JAN 13 @ 1:30 PM EST

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Fun fact! The same techniques for writing prose are also used in the comic book writing process. In this workshop, Regine Sawyer, founder of Women in Comics, will show how to use those techniques, specifically for both character and world-building, to create an expansive and thoughtful story.

THURSDAY

Black Girl Genius

JAN 14 @ 1:00 PM EST

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Who runs the world? Girls! Hear from a diverse array of comic creators who have centered brilliant young female characters in their stories.

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Featuring

Yesenia Moises, Robyn Smith, Greg Burnham, and Okema Moore

Moderator: Erika Hardison, Fabulize Magazine

The BAYlies: A Community of LGBTQ and POC Cartoonists from The Bay Area

JAN 14 @ 3:00 PM EST

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Live from the West Coast, this dynamic collective of cartoonists of color and queer cartoonists are here to discuss radical representation, storytelling, and the forthcoming The BAYlies Magazine Issue #1 Comics Anthology from Laneha House (2021).

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Featuring

Lawrence Lindell and Breena Nuñez, The BAYlies

The Comics Chitlin' Circuit: Cultivating a Sustainable Network for Black Cartoonists

JAN 14 @ 4:30 PM EST

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Historically, The Free Press was a Black Comics’ chitlin' circuit, cultivating and sustaining a network for black cartoonists and materially supporting the production of Black cartoons. The Free Black Press was a place for Black cartoonists to cultivate a relationship to a market and an aesthetic away from the white gaze and editorial censure. Seventy-two years into the project of desegregation, The Free Black Press has all but disappeared and we have witnessed the effects of the white gaze on Black cartooning. What are we doing and what can we do to cultivate Black cartooning and any type of cartooning that may be suffering similarly? Does Black Comics need a Chitlin' Circuit?

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Featuring

Ronald Wimberly, John Jennings, Spike Trotman, Jason Reeves, and Andre Owens

#Edcomix: Teaching Hard History Through Comics

JAN 15 @ 2:30 PM EST

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Using comics in the classroom can be a tool for cultivating critical literacies and historical consciousness in students. Join this panel of educators for a conversation about comics whose visual narratives deepen the study of black history and culture.

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Featuring

David Heredia, Little Heroes of Color

Erica Armstrong, Langston League

Moderator: Deirdre Hollman, Black Comics Collective

FRIDAY

The Comic Book Spectrum: A New Era of Industry

JAN 15 @ 4:00 PM EST

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The industry has begun a new era. With the COVID19 pandemic, comics like all other forms of multimedia are learning how to evolve with the times. This panel will discuss the overall effect on creators as well as how we can usher in new crops of professionals as change becomes vaster and vaster.

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Featuring

Vita Ayala, Alitha E. Martinez, Eric Battle, and David Walker

Moderator: Regine Sawyer

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MECCAcon presents: Black Animators

JAN 15 @ 5:30 PM EST

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Prominent animators including Carl Jones, The Mad Twiinz, and the Udeh Brothers, will talk about their roles in the industry, past and present work, along with how they got started. They will discuss their process of accepting and creating jobs, how they handle their recruiting, and much more. From storyboard to live-action and voice acting, our panelists cover everything.

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Featuring

Carl Jones, Mad Twiinz, and Onyi Udeh

Moderator: Maia "Crown" Williams, MECCAcon

SATURDAY

A Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

JAN 16 @ 11:00 AM EST

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The Schomburg Center Junior Scholars Program remembers and honors their former theater instructor and award-winning actor, Chadwick Boseman with a conversation with his former Schomburg students.

Inside HarperCollins Amistad’s INFINITUM: An Afrofuturist Tale

JAN 16 @ 12:00 PM EST

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A discussion with Graphic Novelist/Author Tim Fielder about his new book, INFINITUM: An Afrofuturist Tale.

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Featuring

Tim Fielder

Moderator: Deirdre Hollman

Views from Megascope: After the Rain & Black Star

JAN 16 @ 1:30 PM EST

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This panel will feature creators from Megascope’s Spring 2021 list. Join the conversation to learn about new comics, including After the Rain and Black Star that are coming out soon from some of your favorite artists.

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Featuring

John Jennings, Eric A. Glover, Arielle Jovellanos, and David Brame

Moderator: Calvin Reid, Publishers Weekly Magazine

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Meet the Makers!

JAN 16 @ 2:45 PM EST

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Festival attendees will have the opportunity to hear from our #SchomCom2021 exhibitors. Discover new comics and explore our favorites at the Exhibitors page!

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Hosted by

Kadiatou Tubman, Schomburg Center, and Deirdre Hollman, Black Comics Collective

Make It Plain: Social Commentary Thru Comix

JAN 16 @ 4:00 PM EST

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Comics speak volumes and sometimes without a word. Join Keith Knight, creator of Hulu's Woke, Tee Franklin author of Bingo Love, Liz Montague of Liz at Large, and Cagen Luse, creator of Lunchtime Comix, and moderator Janicia Francis of Tea with Queen and J as they discuss the role of comic art and writing in helping us grapple with social issues, past and present.

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Featuring

Keith Knight, Tee Franklin, Liz Montague, and Cagen Luse

Moderator: Janicia Francis, Tea with Queen and J.

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Check out our Virtual Cosplay Showcase!

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ARCHIVE - 2021 SCHEDULE | Black Comics Fest

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Cartoon Style with Sirron Norris | PBS LearningMedia

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Meet San Francisco artist Sirron Norris, who discusses his public and commercial art projects. Although he works on projects like "Bob's Burgers," he still makes time to teach a cartoon-drawing class for kids every Saturday. He says that the best part about drawing cartoons is that there's no expectations.

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Take a trip to Easton, Pennsylvania. It's home to the Crayola factory! Crayola makes 13 million crayons every day. People...

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Play pictionary with a computer that talks back!

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Can a neural network learn to recognize doodles? See how well it does with your drawings and help teach it, just by playing.

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How small can you draw with a fine point pen, a magnifying glass, and some practice? Watercolor illustrator and YouTuber Kasey Golden finds out how small she can draw and paint in this 'Teeny Weeny Challenge.'

She starts with a 5 x 7 inch (12.5 x 18 cm) Strathmore 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, Micron pens, and QOR Watercolors, then continues to draw on five increasingly smaller pieces of paper. The multi-step exercise reveals her methods for maintaining the original character's key details as it's minified. If you try the challenge, too, @ her on Twitter or Instagram.

Next: Stipple drawing by Miguel Endara, a time lapse ink drawing of New York City's skyline, Howard Lee's hyperrealistic drawing illusions, and Chuck Jones draws Bugs Bunny.

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How small can you draw with a fine point pen, a magnifying glass, and some practice? Watercolor illustrator and YouTuber Kasey Golden finds out how small she can draw and paint in this 'Teeny Weeny Challenge.' She starts with a 5 x 7 inch (12.5 x 18 cm) Strathmore 140 lb.

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Hello!

This is the end of my first full week of working at home and while I'm getting a little (a lot) stir crazy, I am glad I have a little more time to devote to this blog. Last week I posted a tutorial on How to Create a Radial Design, and I used colored pencils. Working on that project made me remember how much I enjoy using colored pencils last summer when I was working on some children's book illustrations for my portfolio. Here is one I found this week while flipping through my sketchbooks:

You don't need to have an expensive colored pencil set to create amazing, professional looking colored pencil drawings. I have a big pencil box filled with a huge amount of random cheap and expensive pencils and I use them all!

You can do so much more with colored pencils then just "fill in" areas with flat color. Practice the following easy techniques to take your skills to the next level.

Okay, lets get started!

1. Create Depth by Varying Pressure

Value contrast is a simple and effective way to express volume and depth in a drawing, and its not as hard as it looks. With colored pencils, all you have to do is vary the pressure you are using to press the lead into the paper - the more lightly you press, the lighter the value, and vice versa.

2. Create Texture with Lines

Don't underestimate the power of lines! They are not only useful for defining shapes (outlines), but can be used to express the texture and volume of objects.

3. Blend to Create Color variation

You can blend colors by layering different colored pencils. I like to start with the lighter color, lay the darker color on top, and then go back and forth until my desired result is achieved.

4. Burnish for a Smooth, Shiny Surface

Burnishing is a preference, and for me, it depends on the project. I usually like to see the texture, or tooth of the paper come through, but if I want a really smooth or shiny area I will use burnishing technique. To burnish basically means to "smush" the pigment together and into the paper.

I like to use a blender (colorless) pencil or a white colored pencil to burnish. (Don't worry - white is usually not powerful to affect a big concentration of color.)

5. Create Highlights (and fix mistakes) with an Eraser

Colored pencils aren't completely erase-able, but you usually can lift a good amount off of your drawing with an eraser. When working with colored pencils, you should plan as much as you can, but for some reason (my process, I guess) I always end up making at least one significant change to my composition about halfway through, and need to rearrange colors and values. So if you decide you need a highlight, for example, but already laid down too much color, don't panic - use an eraser!

A Few More Tricks

- Place a piece of scratch paper or a paper towel under your dominant hand so that as your hand slides across your drawing, the colored pencil doesn't smear (and your hand stays clean.)

- You can use a small amount of oil (baby oil or vegetable oil work well) and a Q-tip to give your drawing a painterly feel.

I hope you found these techniques, tips and ticks helpful - start experimenting! - Amerique

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Colored Pencil Basics: Try These Techniques Today! - She Teaches Art

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Hello! This is the end of my first full week of working at home and while I'm getting a little (a lot) stir crazy, I am glad I have a little more time to devote to this blog. Last week I posted a tutorial on...

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Artist Shantell Martin draws stream-of-consciousness drawings on walls, cars, shoes, shirts, motorcycle helmets, pianos and more, often in front of live audiences. Her goal: Make and share visuals that are recognizably hers.

Martin explains her process and her visual language of line drawings, influenced by her experience as an avant-garde live-performance artist in Japan, in the 2013 profile by The New Yorker above: Follow the Pen.

Watch more videos about drawing and creativity, including The Red Thread, a time lapse of Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 797, Making art with everyday objects, and Doodle Music by Vi Hart

Plus, a few DIY vids: How To Draw Your Hand In 3D, Marion Deuchars' fingerprint art, and drawing faces with the shadows of crumpled paper.

And: The intricate, temporary chalk animals of Philippe Baudelocque.

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Artist Shantell Martin: Follow the Pen | The Kid Should See This

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Artist Shantell Martin draws stream-of-consciousness drawings on walls, cars, shoes, shirts, motorcycle helmets, pianos and more, often in front of live audiences. Her goal: Make and share visuals that are recognizably hers. Martin explains her process and her visual language of line drawings, influenced by her experience as an avant-garde live-performance artist in Japan, in the 2013 profile by The New Yorker above: Follow the Pen.

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Drawing with Mr. J is a new video series from WOSU Classroom that helps kids in grades K-5 learn social and emotional skills through brief and engaging drawing challenges. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on!

Each video comes complete with a standards-aligned companion guide containing activities and resources for educators and parents. The videos can be worked into a variety of lesson plans, be used as a morning warm-up or a way to check-in with students after lunch or other transition times.

These activities align with Strategy number 7 of Ohio's Strategic Plan for Education, Each Child, Our Future, which focuses on working to help schools meet the needs of the whole child.

Drawing With Mr. J: Season 1

(New episodes released monthly)

Episode 1: Fruit Dance Party

Mr. J invites students to draw Fruit Dance Party as they identify how basic emotions, like happiness, show on our faces when we are having fun or trying something new. He discusses how sharing our emotions is important.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "Fruit Dance Party" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the "Fruit Dance Party" video.

Episode 2: A Plant with a Face

Mr. J invites students to draw their own plant with a face, while he explores what it means to feel grumpy and prickly like a cactus. He shares personal strategies for processing this feeling as well as the importance of sharing our emotions with others.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "Plant with a Face" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the "Plant with a Face" video.

Episode 3: A Donut Playing Sports

Mr. J invites students to draw A Donut Playing Sports as they explore the feelings associated with disappointment. He shares personal strategies for processing these emotions as well as the importance of sharing our experiences with others.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "Donut Playing Sports" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the "Donut Playing Sports" video.

Episode 4: A Cat Attacking A City

The drawing challenge in episode four is "a cat attacking a city." Mr. J invites students to consider why a giant cat would attack a city, as he explores what it means to feel angry. He shares personal safe strategies for recognizing and processing anger.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "A Cat Attacking A City" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the "A Cat Attacking A City" video.

Episode 5: A Unicorn With Personality

Today's challenge is "a unicorn with personality." Though unicorns can have so many different personalities, Mr. J explores what stress may look or feel like. He shares personal strategies for handling stress and the importance of talking about emotions with a trusted adult.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "A Unicorn With Personality" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the A Unicorn With Personality video.

Episode 6: A Dragon Breathing Something Other Than Fire

The drawing challenge in episode six is "a dragon breathing something other than fire." Mr. J briefly explores first impressions and the importance of getting to know someone for yourself. Recognizing that we are all unique can be the spark to start new friendships and lead to understanding.

Video Companion: The video companion will help integrate the "A Dragon Breathing Something Other Than Fire" drawing challenge into classroom activities. Download the video companion for the A Dragon Breathing Something Other Than Fire video.

About Mr. J

Jonathan Juravich is an elementary art educator at Liberty Tree Elementary School and the 2018 Ohio Teacher of the Year. His personal and professional focus is on the importance of Social and Emotional Learning in our daily lives. This is the topic of his many presentations, including his TED Talk "How Do We Teach Empathy."

CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Franklin County, is a proud sponsor of Drawing with Mr. J.

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Drawing with Mr. J is a new video series from WOSU Classroom that helps kids in grades K-5 learn social and emotional skills through brief and engaging drawing challenges. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on!

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New York City is drawn from memory on a 19 foot (5.8 meter) long paper by Stephen Wiltshire, a British artist with autism. His incredible skill, drawing any city's skyline from memory after observing it from above, takes him to cities all over the globe. From The New York Times' Like a Skyline Is Etched in His Head:

"I always memorize by helicopter," he said on Tuesday, pausing from detailing the corners of a street on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge.

Mr. Wiltshire sees and draws. It is how he connects. Until age 5, he had never uttered a word. One day, his kindergarten class at a school for autistic children in London went on a field trip.

When they came back, he spoke.

"He said, 'Paper,' " his sister, Annette Wiltshire, said. "The teacher asked him to say it again. He said it. Then they asked him to say something else, and he said, 'Pen.' "

With pen and paper in hand, he drew what he had seen that day. In time, a clever teacher taught him the alphabet by associating each letter with a place he had drawn - "a" for Albert Hall, "b" for Buckingham Palace, and so on.

What did he use for "z"?

Mr. Wiltshire looked puzzled.

"Z - that's the same as zed," his sister interjected, pronouncing the letter the British way.

"Zed," Mr. Wiltshire said. "That was the zoo."

Wiltshire was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to art in 2006. Read more about him and his work at stephenwiltshire.co.uk.

Watch more videos about all kinds of drawing.

This award-winning video collection is reader-supported. Become a sustaining member to keep TKSST online and free for everyone, including teachers and parents who use it as a resource to spark learning and curiosity for kids.

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New York City is drawn from memory on a 19 foot (5.8 meter) long paper by Stephen Wiltshire, a British artist with autism. His incredible skill, drawing any city's skyline from memory after observing it from above, takes him to cities all over the globe.

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Option 1: Basic one point linear perspective using horizon line and vanishing point to create illusion of depth.

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There are lots of easy drawing sites around the internet, and at first glance they may kind of look the same. The drawings will be pretty, of course, but there IS a difference. In short, it's about the way those sites show kids how to draw. Young ones really benefit from seeing drawings happen in a simple and logical order of progression. They need to learn that when they start with maybe a familiar shape and add details in a way that makes sense, they have a pretty good chance of getting their drawing to come out the way they want. And it just might be even easier than they thought it was.

Many other kids drawing sites often take short cuts with this practice, and mostly likely were not created by an actual art teacher. Especially one who spent years in a classroom, watching they way kids learn how to draw. Some sites focus on just the outline shape of something, and some start off with so many sketchy pencil lines, they are more appropriate for a high schoolers than elementary students. In truth, a little of both is needed. Kids do need to start off with shapes, but it's best when they are simple, and then the details (like arms and legs) are kind of "built" on top of them. Learning how to sketch with soft lines is great, but not appropriate for young ones that just need to know whether to start off with something like an oval, rectangle or square. Those familiar sounding shapes make for directions that are digestible, and easy to follow.

In the end, drawing for kids is a another skill that gets better with practice. And that practice is more likely to happen when kids start with successful drawing experiences. One fun and easy drawing for kids project is likely lead to another, and another and so on. Pretty soon, drawing won't be this scary thing that only some kids can do, but in fact something they can do too!

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700+ Easy Drawings for Kids: Step-by-Step How to Draw Lessons

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Inside you'll find step-by-step Easy Drawings for Kids and Coloring Pages. Stop by and download yours for free. New projects added often!

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Here is where you’ll find every single one of our how to draw lessons! It’s a massive drawing library! You’ll find lessons for kids of all ages.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait ART FOR KIDS

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HOW TO CREATE OPTICAL ILLUSIONS USING LINE, SHAPE, and contrasting COLOR