Cura Studios

Remember that feeling of being completely in tune with yourself? Yeah, I'm a bit hazy on it myself these days. But even if everything else is disorienting ri...

In this video you’ll learn how to practice drawing from imagination, in particular, how to master drawing rounded/cylindrical forms, without relying on shadi...

I share psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson's insights on how to hardwire resilience into your nervous system by drawing more.

An exercise for sketchbook lovers to calm down frazzled nerves.

But I got past that hurdle, and so can you. Wanna know how? By treasuring your love for drawing, by being curious about how to get better, a

And we miss out on just as much drawing goodness (or improvement) if we keep our assumptions unchecked when we sit down to sketch.

But are they to be trusted to set a strong foundation for your drawing? Are they the things that'll help you nail you drawings time and agai

And do you know what's almost equally annoying? Getting too far into your drawing and realizing that your proportions are off and having to

In this step by step drawing demo you’ll learn two effective methods to get better proportions in your drawings. I’ll show you how to use al

Because the latin "cura" means that things get better when you look at them with care and attention. Lat. cura = care/healing

"WHAT are you doing?!" I'd frequently get that perplexed question mixed with a look of horror, whenever I'd eat a candy bar in front of my friends. No, not b...

In gym class when it was time to pick teams for dodge ball, I was always among the last to be picked (unless my bestie was doing the picking, which I know, d...

The other day I had a total glitch in the matrix. I was whirlwinding through the house tidying up, while emptying the dishwasher, while putting the groceries...

Organize your drawing process, so you'll end up with feet that look well constructed instead of like poor copies of deflated socks.

That's often how I felt about my art, even after completing my official studies. The end product would be passable enough, but I couldn't qu

Back in middle school when everybody started obsessing over whether "those jeans Tina Buchner was wearing were Levi's 501's or Diesel Whatevers", would you'v...

You probably know all too well how it is: You get the itch to get back into drawing, start a new project, or maybe to start drawing for the first time ever. ...

Do you sometimes stand in front of the drawing supply aisle, wondering what the heck the differences between all these pencils are? And more importantly, whi...

Even though Inktober is almost over, my excitement for pen and ink is still going strong. No need to stop the party while folks are enjoying themselves, righ...

Imagine getting eaten by a bear, or drowning in a pool of molasses! Not so pleasant a thought, is it? Well, that's how I felt for the longest time about draw...