Pose your hand, or ask your model to hold a position, and start your drawing off with a loose, light, intuitive sketch in HB pencil. Simply look and draw what you see in less than a minute, keeping ...

Sleek style sketches can be a great way to practice drawing different textures and shapes. 11) Timeless Classic Pencil ...

Whether drawing realistic or abstract subjects ... Alternatively, try building tone using several layers of pencil, using softer pencils or working with charcoal.

In fact, it's not even a photo of a blob of paint. It's a colored-pencil drawing. CJ Hendry: I just kind of sit here and doodle around and just draw a little bit. Narrator: That's CJ Hendry.

The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.