40+ Beautiful Bird Drawing Ideas & References (2026)
I kept a list of bird drawing ideas in my notes app for almost two years before I actually used any of them. Every time I sat down to sketch…
Colored Pencil Drawing: The Complete Guide to Techniques, Tools & Results
My first colored pencil drawing took three hours and looked like a kindergarten art project. I’d bought a cheap 12-color set from a…
Bird Drawing: 7 Techniques That Actually Work (2026 Guide)
My first bird sketch looked like an angry potato with a beak. I’d used a reference photo, followed the usual “start with circles” advice, and…
Butterfly Drawing: The Easy 5-Step Method That Actually Works
My first butterfly drawing looked like a squashed avocado with antennae. I’d copied what I thought a butterfly looked like from memory —…
Quick and Fun Fantasy Drawing Ideas for All Levels
I stared at the blank page for twenty minutes, pencil hovering, waiting for inspiration that never came. “Draw something fantasy,”…
Drawing Cats: From Furry Sausages to Believable Felines
My first cat drawings looked like furry sausages with pointed ears. The proportions were technically correct—I’d measured everything…
Cloud Drawing: From Cartoon Puffs to Realistic Skies
My clouds looked like the ones I drew in kindergarten—lumpy white shapes with scalloped edges floating in blue sky. I’d add some gray…
How to Draw Anime Body: Anatomy Guide
I studied realistic anatomy for two years before attempting anime—and my first anime bodies looked worse than my realistic ones. Stiff.…
How to Draw a Bugatti: 5 Iconic Models Step-by-Step (2026)
There’s a reason Bugatti sketches flood design school portfolios and Pinterest boards alike. These aren’t just cars —…
How to Draw a River: Why Your Rivers Look Like Blue Roads (And How to Fix Them)
My early river drawings looked like someone had poured blue paint down a highway. Two parallel lines converging in the distance, colored in…
How to Draw Water: Why Your Water Looks Like Blue Plastic (And How to Fix It)
I ruined dozens of otherwise decent landscape drawings with water that looked like blue construction paper. Flat. Solid. Obviously fake.…