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1. Books and Videos
2. Guides and Directories
3. Lessons
4. Media and Techniques
5. Organizations
6. Supplies

Books and Videos

1. Art Skills
   Art instruction program offers publications and supplies kits guaranteed to enable novice artists to create realistic drawings.
2. Draw Books from Peel Productions
   Shop for kids' art instruction books from this publisher. Includes several publications on animal drawing.
3. Jon Gnagy Kits
   Shop for art instructional kits from this legendary television artist. Includes drawing and watercolor sets.

Guides and Directories

1. A World Community of Old Trees
   Eco-Art Project from New York University's Art Department. With special section for art teachers and grade 7-12 students.
2. About.com - Drawing
   Develop your skills with tutorials and exercises, visit galleries and art schools, and find art supply catalogs.
3. Art Bites
   Rotary Club of Sarasota, FL offers an introduction to the elements of a successful artwork in conjunction with their annual art show.
4. Art Teacher, The - Art Activities and Tutorials
   Web directory provides links to a wide range of arts and crafts demonstrations, activities, and lessons.
5. Artist's Magazine
   Print-based magazine offers feature articles, drawing tips, and technical Q&A. Subscribe and browse back issues.
6. ArtLex on Drawing
   Provides definitions of different types of drawing with links to samples by the masters. With discussion of media, techniques, and history.
7. Drawing Materials and Techniques
   Michael Miller offers an exhaustive introduction to the medium, covering history, materials, techniques, subject matter, and philosophy.
8. Woody's Online School of Art
   Aspiring artists can evaluate their own abilities, browse a gallery of Woody's work, or explore a free drawing lesson.

Drawing Lessons

1. About.com - Using Balance to Create a Composition
   Drawing expert Sherry Schuller offers an introduction to the basic principles of composition, covering color, texture, mass, and value.
2. Art Instruction Studio Gallery
   Learn the basics of composition, modeling, color, and detailing in charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and oil with this art lesson.
3. Art School Online - Drawing Ships
   Learn how to create realistic drawings of a range of different sailing ships. Includes a number of illustrations and details.
4. Art Studio Chalkboard - Drawing
   Southern Arkansas University lays out lessons on linear and atmospheric perspective, shading, and compositional models.
5. Canal Street Graphics
   Practical art lessons and ideas for elementary educators teaching visual arts in their classrooms.
6. Draw and Color with Uncle Fred
   Easy and humorous lessons on drawing and coloring simple cartoon characters by the artist and author behind the comic strip Barney Google.
7. Draw Books from Peel Productions
   Shop for kids' art instruction books from this publisher. Includes several publications on animal drawing.
8. Drawing & Sketching - Grade School
   Collection of drawing lessons for elementary and secondary schoolers provides instruction on basics and finishing techniques.
9. F.A.R.P. - A Diary of Learning Drawing Techniques
   Gayle M. Bird offers expert advice on atmospheric perspective, using tone to portray depth, and light sources.
10. Fantasy Art Resource Project - Drawing Horses
    Learn to depict all kinds of equines with this illustrated lesson from Suzanne Jessup. Includes anatomy, breeds, movement, and mythology.
11. KinderArt - Drawing
    Teacher's resource center offers a wide variety of drawing lessons and activities for a range of ages.
12. Mark Kistler's 3-D Drawing Lessons
    Browse a gallery of this artist's humorous pen-and-ink drawings and then follow step-by-step instructions for recreating each work.
13. Tang's Illustration Class Room
    Artists with basic drawing skills can learn the fundamentals of composition, balance,emphasis and narrative grammar in drawing and illustration.
14. Teaching Art
    Shop for instructional videos covering a range of media, genres, and skill levels from this British company.
15. WetCanvas ArtsSchool Online - Drawing
    Beginners and experts alike can find valuable lessons on a number of drawing-related topics, including perspective, anatomy, and more.
16. WetCanvas - Basic Drawing
    Artist P. Roger Elliot of Art School Online leads novice sketchers through 16 lessons in shading, shadows, contours, and perspective.

Media and Techniques

1. About.com - A Glance at Charcoal
   Drawing expert Sherry Schuller introduces e various varieties of charcoal and provides some basic tips on their use.
2. Art is Easy to Make
   Artist Poochie Myers provides an introduction to drawing media and techniques through several exercises. Part of a series of art lessons.
3. Borgeson Studio - Hands-on Practice
   Colored pencil artist Edwin Borgeson provides a series of illustrated exercises on a range of compositional, creative, and technical topics.
4. Borgeson Studio - Techniques FAQ
   Colored pencil master Edwin Borgeson offers an illustrated question and answer forum regarding his personal techniques.
5. Daffodil Hill by Anita Wolff
   Professional artist Anita Wolff introduces the basics of depicting landscapes in pastel through an analysis of one of her own works.
6. Fantasy Art Resource Project - Inking
   Science fiction and fantasy artist Max Bertuzzi offers detailed instructions for converting pencil sketches into polished pen-and-ink drawings.
7. Fantasy Art Resource Project - Pencil Sketching
   Max Bertuzzi introduces the basics of pencil sketching with illustrations from his own science fiction and fantasy work.
8. Gary's Gallery - Art Techniques
   Professional artist Gary Strahan doles out some sage advice on drawing with pastels and black-and-white Chinese inks.
9. How to Draw for Desktop Publishing
   For webpage designers tired of clip art, this page offers ways to draw computer graphics. Includes section for people who think they can't draw.
10. How to make a Pen and Ink Drawing
    David Lawrence presents a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a black-and-white ink reproduction of a still photograph.
11. Paintings by the Artist Bill Suttles
    Learn how Suttles creates breathtaking landscapes and other works with an innovative combination of pastel and gouache.
12. Pastel Artists of Ontario - Tips and Tricks
    Canadian artist society offers a selection of helpful advice, covering safety concerns and ways to keep colors vibrant.
13. Pastel Demonstration by Thelma Davis
    Artshow.com offers a look at the creation of "Pink Iris" by professional pastel artist Thelma Davis.
14. Russ McMullin - Scratchboard Tips
    Covers the basics of this media, including choosing a board, necessary tools, techniques to depict line and shade, and recommended reading.
15. Winsor & Newton - Pastel Tips and Techniques
    Manufacturer of artist materials provides a detailed introduction to this medium, covering surfaces, colors, mediums, tricks, and fixatives.

Organizations

1. About.com - Drawing and Sketching Organizations
   Provides a list of reviews and links to art organizations devoted to drawing and sketching.
2. Associated Pastelists On the Web
   Pastelists group displays members work, offers tutorials, demonstrations, and critiques, and explores the medium's history and underpinnings.
3. CAPIC
   Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications, the professional association for visual communicators.
4. Colored Pencil Society of America
   Devoted to promoting the medium of colored pencil and its users, this society lists publications, patrons, club chapters, and members' works.
5. National Caricaturist Network
   International, non-profit organization promotes the art of caricature through education and member benefits. Read about convention highlights.

Supplies

1. A.P.O.W. - Historical Foundations of Pastel
   Associated Pastelists on the Web provides an introduction to the history of this drawing media from prehistoric through modern times.
2. Art Xpress - Drawing Materials
   Art supplies retailer offers a varied selection of charcoal, pencils, erasers, paint sticks, and other drawing media.
3. Artist and Craftsman Supply - Drawing
   Shop the drawing department of this art and craft supplies retailer for pastels, colored pencils, erasers, conte, pencils, and charcoal.
4. Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
   Art supplies retailer offers a tutorial on the basics of drawing with ink media.
5. How to Make Drawing Charcoal
   Arkansas State art professor Evan Lindquist offers step-by-step instructions for making homemade charcoal sticks and blocks.
6. How to Make Gallotannate Ink
   Arkansas State University's Art department present this tutorial on ink making for texts and drawings. Includes old recipes and contacts.
7. Iron Gall Ink Corrosion Website
   Artists and conservators will find useful information about the destructive properties of this particular type of ink.
8. Jerry's Artarama - Drawing and Sketch Media
   Shop for a variety of drawing tools, surfaces, and accessories at discount prices.
9. Keysan Art and Drafting Supplies
   Find an extensive selection of drawing and drafting supplies, including pens, pencils, markers, paper, and a range of accessories.
10. MisterArt - Pencils, Pastels, and Crayons
    Amateurs and professionals alike can shop for a range of drawing, sketching, and drafting media and accessories.
11. Nordraft Art Supplies
    Alberta retailer carries a wide range of supplies for both artists and draftsman, including technical drawing tools, furniture, and surfaces.
12. Penco: Artists' Supply Warehouse
    Whether professional or hobbyist, Penco is your first source for your art supply needs.
13. Quincy Art, Craft, Toys, and Games
    Shop for paints, pastels, pencils, paper, sketchbooks, and other art supplies for both kids and adults.
14. Recipes for Old Writing and Drawing Inks
    Art professor Evan Lindquist of Arkansas State University offers recipes for making a wide variety of traditional inks.
15. Rex Art - Drawing Aisle
    Artists can shop for everything they might need for drawing projects, including papers, pencils, charcoal, pastels, fixatives, inks, and pens.
16. Sanford Corporation - Our Products
    Arts, crafts, and office supplies company details its product line of pens, pencils, markers, and accessories.
17. Scriptorium Ludensis - Ink Recipes
    Claes G. Lindblad offers recipes for several varieties of ink for both drawing and calligraphy. Includes tips on where to find the ingredients.
18. Sinopia Pigments - Ink
    Manufacturer of pigments and other raw artist materials offers recipes for three types of drawing ink, as well as etching ink.
19. Sinopia Pigments - Pastel
    Raw artist supplies manufacturer offers several recipes for making homemade pastels.
20. Stevenson Paint Sticks, Markers and Art Pencils
    Canadian retailer carries a range of drawing implements, including paint sticks, markers, pastels, pencils, erasers, and blending stumps.
21. Wholesale Art - Artist Pencils, Pastels, and Charcoal
    Shop for graphic and drawing pencils, colored pencils, watercolor and pastel pencils, charcoal, blending stumps, erasers, and sketchpads.