Create a contour drawing, add line shading and learn exactly how MUCH line shading you actually like! If you’re a beginner when it comes to illustration and line shading with pen, this is the ...

The best drawing tips and supplies for beginners: 1.) Stick with a few good graphite or charcoal pencils instead of a huge pencil set.

Claire Watson Garcia offers some tips and suggestions during her first class of "Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner," on Oct. 2, 2018, at Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut.