RATE MY DRAWINGS

     RATE MY DRAWINGS is an online drawing community. You draw online, using your mouse. You can take tutorials, submit tutorials that you have created, and share your creativity with other artists.

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/

     Or try DRAWSPACE. They say, “Drawspace is the largest and fastest growing recreational art education website in the world.” And, so far as I can tell, these extensive resources are free.

http://dev.drawspace.com/

GUIDE TO OIL PAINTING

     You’ll find all the basic oil painting information in the lefthand steering column. The link below takes you to the section on matching colors.

http://www.guidetooilpainting.com/colorMatch.html

ALL ABOUT COLOR

     I can’t believe this COLOURLOVERS site. Thousands of members, and it’s all about COLOR! I thought at first it was just for artists, but of course it’s also for interior decorators and anyone who uses or loves color. You can join and submit your own, unique color palettes and view those of other people. I found it fascinating, and so will you if you’re interested in painting or decorating and/or color SENDS you.

http://www.colourlovers.com/

     Here’s the page in the blog that shows you how to take your colors from famous paintings:

http://www.colourlovers.com/

DRAWER GEEKS

     Pick one of the subjects listed, say Cinderella, and see how 20 different cartoonists interpret her.

http://www.drawergeeks.com/

DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

     Not only can you study his drawings, you’ll find leads to much else about him and his work.

http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/