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A seated fox with pointed ears, cheek shapes, a centered face, a light chest and a large tail sweeping across the foreground.
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How Much Shading Does a Cute Animal Need?

Use white paper, a little middle tone and a few dark accents. Keep the face and silhouette clear as you finish a fox, frog or sleeping cat.

September 7, 20265 min read
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A smiling frog with raised eyes, visibly folded back legs and four feet resting on a notched lily pad.
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Make Your Animal Drawings Look Connected

A head that floats or a leaf that crosses a foot needs a clear connection. Learn where to join a contour, stop it, or erase a small section.

September 7, 20265 min read
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How to Draw a Box in Perspective, Step by Step - and Check It Yourself
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How to Draw a Box in Perspective, Step by Step - and Check It Yourself

One-, two- and three-point perspective explained by where you are standing rather than by difficulty - plus the checking step the 250 box challenge is built on, why it is the part that actually teaches, and two free tools that do it on the box you just drew.

August 10, 20268 min read
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Why Do My Drawings Look Bad? 7 Fixable Reasons
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Why Do My Drawings Look Bad? 7 Fixable Reasons

Your drawings don't look bad because you lack talent. Here are the 7 fixable reasons a drawing looks off, stiff, or flat - and a 5-question checklist to find out which one is yours.

July 2, 20268 min read
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The Drawize Academy guided drawing lesson interface
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Learning to Draw in the Age of AI

How we use demonstrations, practice and AI feedback to help you make your own drawings, and where generated teaching materials fit into that process.

February 1, 20254 min read
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