Internet Resources for Drawing

Useful Starters

Art School Online (opens in new window) Roger Elliot. A series of lessons that lead students through various aspects of basic anatomy for the artists. It also contains a drawing room edited by Michael Hansen, Randy Robinson and Larry Serle
ArtLex (opens in new window) Art Dictionary. Provides definitions of more than 3,100 terms used in visual
Drawing (opens in new window) WebRing for artists working primarily with drawing mediums. The aim is to bring together artists, collectors and galleries
Drawing/Sketching (opens in new window) A site providing links to a variety of information about drawing and sketching

Art In Context (opens in new window) Established in 1995, the mission of the Art in Context Center for Communications is to collect, contextualise, disseminate and prepare information about fine art. This site links to artists who draw
Artists : Drawing (opens in new window) World Wide Art Resources. This site gives links to specialised information on artists using different mediums in drawing

Figure Drawing (opens in new window) A site providing links to figure drawing sites
Figure Drawing LAB (opens in new window) This site, maintained by Ralph Larmann at the University of Evansville, is dedicated to a better understanding of the elements that make up the human figure and how to better portray them
Figure Drawing Links (opens in new window) Extensive links to different sites connected with figure drawing
Figure Drawings and Portraits (opens in new window) Mountain View, California, U.S.A. A site containing portraits, figure drawings, pet portraits and life studies

Art Studio Chalkboard (opens in new window) designed by Ralph Larmann at the University of Evansville. The site is a resource that focuses on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, colour and painting
Drawing Materials and Drawing Techniques (opens in new window) : an Introduction by Michael Miller
Drawing Techniques (opens in new window) A site maintained by Caroline McLoughlin that contains information on the drawing techniques of Felicien Rops
Education World: Drawing and Painting (opens in new window) focuses on technique, appreciation and primary teaching
Perspective Drawing (opens in new window) This site discusses perspective, and how to draw in perspective

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