How to Draw a Scary Clown
Clowns are easily recognizable the world over, adorned with painted faces, big red noses, fanciful hair, and colorful costumes. Clowns have... Read more
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How to Draw a Vampire
Vampires are familiar sights as breakfast cereal mascots, Halloween costumes, horror film stock characters, and teenage film heartthrobs. Read more
How to Draw the Grim Reaper
Throughout history, humans have sought to explain death - and to allay their fears of unknown things to come. Many ancient cultures, for example, had... Read more
How to Draw Cherry Blossoms
In Japanese, the word for "cherry blossom" is sakura. The sakura is an integral part of Japanese culture. It appears in ancient and modern artwork... Read more
How to Draw the Earth
The earth - according to astronomer Carl Sagan, it is "a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam," the only rock in the universe known to support life. The earth... Read more
How to Draw a Koi Fish
Koi are a large, colorful variety of the fish known as the carp. In fact, the Japanese word koi means "carp." Most carp are brown or grey in color... Read more
How to Draw a Sea Turtle
Sea turtles are long-lived, scaly, shelled reptiles that live in the ocean. In Disney's Finding Nemo, the turtle named Crush identified himself as being... Read more
How to Draw a Lotus Flower
The lotus is an aquatic, or water loving, flower native to tropical regions of Asia and Australia. The lotus actually lives in the water - its roots stretch... Read more
How to Draw a Pony
A pony is a small horse, often stocky in its build. The word "pony" is derived from the French word poulenet, meaning "young horse." Typically... Read more
How to Draw a Bow Tie
Bow ties are a traditional type of necktie often worn primarily at formal occasions, including weddings, funerals, religious services... Read more
How to Draw a Christmas Present
Gift giving during the Christmas holiday may be based on a number of sources. The Roman Saturnalia, whose festivities were celebrated on December... Read more
How to Draw a Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread is a type of spiced flat biscuit or cookie. The recipe dates back to Medieval times, or according to some sources, ancient Greece... Read more
How to Draw a Nutcracker
Nuts often have very hard shells that must be cracked open to get to the "goodies" or "nut fruit" inside. Before the invention of the nutcracker, this... Read more
How to Draw Holly
Hollies are evergreen trees or bushes, usually having prickly leaves. There are about 400 species of holly. Some can grow to be well over 50... Read more
How to Draw a Poinsettia
What is a poinsettia? This plant is a shrub native to Mexico and Central America. Ancient Aztecs used the plant to make red dye and medicines. In... Read more
How to Draw a Candy Cane
Candy canes - peppermint flavored red and white candy sticks - are common sights during the holiday season. How did this candy come... Read more
How to Draw the Grinch
Theodor Seuss Geisel, known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, in... Read more
How to Draw a Christmas Wreath
Wreaths or garlands made of plants have been used for various purposes since antiquity. In some ancient religions, wreaths of flowers were... Read more
How to Draw an Elf
In the mythology of Germany, the term "elf" originally referred to any spirit, good or bad. Later, the term denoted a small, human-like creature. Elves... Read more
How to Draw a Candle
Candles are among the earliest human inventions discovered by archaeologists. Candlesticks from ancient Egypt and the island of Crete... Read more