Alphonso Dunn
I'm an artist, author and art instructor. My channel is dedicated to helping you develop and deepen your understanding of the drawing process and helping you build and refine your art skills and techniques. I create lots of free and easy-to-follow videos and tutorials on a variety of topics including drawing, pen and ink, urban sketching, portrait drawing, figure drawing, watercolor painting, and more.
3 Maxims I live by:
1. Be the best you possible
2. Help who you can along the way
3. Leave the world a better place than you saw it
Stop drawing stiff. 3 Tips and 1 simple exercise to help you loosen up
Drawing Tips | Ballpoint Pen & Portrait Sketching
Pen & Ink Drawing Exercises | Burger
Don’t only draw what you see
A simple & powerful exercise for sketching people | Draw stick figures in a whole new way
Go slow to go fast
Do this to be more confident
Imitation or Inspiration
Too many students skip this stage of drawing
You can draw like the pros. First break this habit
A line-drawing exercise you never knew you needed
Drawing Construction | Outside-in VS Inside-out
What subjects are best to improve your drawing?
Why don’t more students practice this way of drawing?
No Shortcuts! An important drawing skill too many students try to avoid
This stops the progress of so many self-taught artists
Structure | Pros get it, But too many students don’t
An under-used drawing practice by beginners and drawing students | Pros use it all the time
You should be aware of this, if you do realistic drawing
What you should know about outlines and creating realistic texture
Why are people able to draw some things and not others?
Students should master this shading skill early
4 fears that block our progress | & simple tips to overcome them
Why so many professional artists use this drawing skill? 3 reasons you should too
Beginner ballpoint pen shading exercise | block forms
Simple Cross-Hatching Tips & Exercises E2 | Cross-hatching in any direction
How do you choose the right direction? | Shading with crosshatching Pt 1
Essential Drawing Skills | How to draw textures in ink | 3 Tips
Why should you have a problem-solving mindset? | Drawing Essentials
Essential Drawing Skills | Blocking-In | Why is it important?