Nothing adds more contrast to your sketches than pen & ink.

But the problem is when you’re too afraid to try it because it’s permanent. And when you do try it, you’re so concerned with making mistakes that your linework turns out too stiff. There’s no life in your lines or your sketch.

Do you feel like you’ve missed your chance to start drawing?

Maybe you feel that you should’ve started years ago and that if you did, you’d be great by now.

Maybe you think you’re too old or too far behind to start now.

When I was a kid, I loved to draw all the time. It was something I loved to do and I could sit down and do it for hours. But eventually, around the time when I was a teenager and in highschool, it didn’t feel quite the same to me anymore.

It's easy to overwork drawings but what does it mean to overwork our drawings?

I can remember being younger and always having the urge to draw but never knowing WHAT I wanted to draw.

Portraits are one of the most challenging subjects to draw accurately, especially for beginners.

"I don't have a style with my drawings, but I wish I did. It's something I'm always searching for."

Learning to draw is one of the most challenging journeys you might decide to embark on. It will test you to the core of your being and make you want to quit almost everyday.