How to Draw a Turkey Dinner
The turkey is a wild game bird native to North America. Native peoples began to domesticate the turkey hundreds of years ago, and it was... Read more
How to Draw a Scarecrow
The scarecrow is a mannequin placed in a farming field to deter birds (such as crows), deer, or other animals from eating the crops. The traditional... Read more
How to Draw a Fall Tree
Why do trees lose their leaves in fall? This is a survival mechanism that helps the tree to endure cold winter weather. As cold weather approaches... Read more
How to Draw a Corn Cob
Corn, also called maize, is a food producing plant native to the Americas, likely first grown in Mexico. There, it was bred from sturdy grasses... Read more
How to Draw Fall Oak Leaves
Oak trees are well known for producing acorns and displaying vivid colors in the fall of the year. Valley, chestnut, and chinkapin oaks turn yellow... Read more
How to Draw a Pie
A pie is a dessert or entree created by lining a baking dish with pastry and filling it with fruits, custards, or meats and vegetables. Across cultures... Read more
How to Draw an Ocean
Oceans, large bodies of salt water, cover over 70 percent of the surface of the earth. This blanket of water is known as the hydrosphere. Smaller... Read more
How to Draw Rain
Rain occurs when the water vapor in clouds condenses around tiny dust particles. These droplets increase in size millions of times, eventually... Read more
How to Draw Waves
Waves result from the wind blowing across the surface of an ocean, sea, or lake. These waves, called wind waves, whip up the water, first into ripples... Read more
How to Draw Tears
Tears are the salty liquid that leaks from our eyes when we cry. Although we most often associate tears with pain or sadness, they can be shed... Read more
How to Draw a Haunted House
In many parts of the world, the idea of a haunted house is one of many cultural superstitions. Scary haunted houses are popular during Halloween... Read more
How to Draw a Demon
During the fall of the year, many cultures around the world host celebrations involving spirits of the dead. In North America, this holiday is... Read more
How to Draw a Witch
Witches are usually described as women who practice magic, cast spells, and influence events using supernatural powers. Other witches... Read more
How to Draw Flames and Smoke
Fire and smoke have been employed by humans for millennia. The ability to start fires and control them allowed people to cook their food... Read more
How to Draw a Book
Today, books are familiar sights in homes and classrooms around the world. Books may be sheets of paper, called leaves, hinged... Read more
How to Draw a Beginner Mandala
"Mandala" is a Sanskrit word meaning "circle." In Hinduism and Buddhism, mandalas are spiritual symbols that represent the universe... Read more
How to Draw Crystals
Crystals are special stones in which the atoms and molecules line up in specific patterns. Crystals usually form underground. Crystals come... Read more
How to Draw a Night Sky
Timon and Pumbaa may not have understood the science behind their view of the night sky, but night is essential to the rhythm of life on... Read more
How to Draw the Moon
The moon is thought to be four and half billion years old, just younger than the earth itself. It may have formed from the collision of a planet-sized... Read more
How to Draw an Island
By definition, an island is "a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent." Did you know? In 1881, a British army general... Read more