The best Figure Drawing books ever

That's the assessment of this blogger. All of the books are available for download.

They may have an out-dated look, but they're full of timeless instruction.

How to draw Einstein

Lon Haverly videos

I've known Lon from an oline forum I frequent these last few years. He's drawn literally thousands of portraits from live models -- a wealth of experience any of us would envy, as models are usually hard to come by.

Lon was in business drawing portraits in a mall for many years. Talk about pressure. He had to get it right every time. Later, he had his own public television show. I never saw the show, as it was not available in my area, but I assume these Google videos are actual clips from the program.

Be sure to visit his website as well.

Time Lapse portrait by Barrett Bailey

Someone on Wet Canvas posted this a while back, but I'm just discovering it now. Barrett Bailey has an impressive CV and over 15 years experience as a professional artist. In this video demonstration, he compresses a two-and-a-half-hour drawing process into a two minute video. Check out his website for more drawings and other great stuff!

Nathan Fowkes charcoal portrait

Personally, I 've never been able to use a construction method like his, but his results are so good, I may give it another try.

Here's Nathan's main site.

Craig Nelson Snippets

Craig Nelson has several DVDs on the market, and I just ordered one, but I have never watched one. To entice the buyer, his publisher offers these short promotional videos that are like a brief demonstration in themselves.

In fact, the website offers tons of snippets for various artists.


Rent Craig Nelson's DVD videos here

Finally, An Advanced Charcoal DVD

Don't you just love the great charcoal work being done these days! The online tutorials are few and far between, and don't compare to watching the artist at work.

Today I learned that Casey Baugh has published a DVD demonstrating advanced charcoal techniques. It's inexpensive for an art DVD, and it's also available for rent at SmartFlix