Drawing is a skill. You just need to practice it, like any other skill. A little practice every day will quickly make your drawings as good as someone who has talent. If you are willing to try certain drawing exercises, your progress can be even faster.
Some people think they can't draw well because they weren't born with enough talent. We need to let go of this outdated and inaccurate idea. Drawing is a learned skill like anything else we do in life. Some people do have natural abilities, and do teach themselves these skills, but no one has ever starved to death because they weren't born a master chef. They put the rudiments of cooking together, followed some basic principles, and instructions and ended up with a nice dinner. Drawing is not a great deal different than this.
The best way to begin is to find a good sketchbook and bring it with you wherever you go. Whenever you have a bit of free time, you can just tug out the sketchbook and get some practice in. Sketching is terrific when you are learning to draw because there is no worry about making a perfect drawing the first time. Sketches can be messy-looking.
Changing the way you look at your subjects is also a good drawing trick. Try to view your drawing subject as if it was flat. Being able to see the image as if it was flat makes drawing it much easier. Once the image is flat you will have an easier time reproducing the shapes that its made of, and measuring different distances within it. Many students close one eye when they are trying to see things flat.
Also try drawing a single-line square around the edge of your drawing paper. This becomes a frame around your composition. Framing your drawing helps you simplify the composition. Having a frame around your drawing also makes measuring the distances between different parts of the image much easier. Professional artists have another technique for accurately measuring shapes and distances in a drawing. With your pencil held out at arm's length you can use the tip to measure distances within your composition. Then they count units of measurement for important parts of their drawing. This gives them a guideline that helps make all the shapes come together.
One of the most important parts of drawing is not judging yourself too harshly. Do not give up if your first try at drawing something does not work out. Remember Monet or Georgia O'Keefe or any of the famous artists who would draw or paint their subjects dozens if not hundreds of times. How often have you attempted to draw something a second time, much less a dozen times? If you can hunker down and find the patience, it can be extremely rewarding to see the next versions come out so much better.
Some people think they can't draw well because they weren't born with enough talent. We need to let go of this outdated and inaccurate idea. Drawing is a learned skill like anything else we do in life. Some people do have natural abilities, and do teach themselves these skills, but no one has ever starved to death because they weren't born a master chef. They put the rudiments of cooking together, followed some basic principles, and instructions and ended up with a nice dinner. Drawing is not a great deal different than this.
The best way to begin is to find a good sketchbook and bring it with you wherever you go. Whenever you have a bit of free time, you can just tug out the sketchbook and get some practice in. Sketching is terrific when you are learning to draw because there is no worry about making a perfect drawing the first time. Sketches can be messy-looking.
Changing the way you look at your subjects is also a good drawing trick. Try to view your drawing subject as if it was flat. Being able to see the image as if it was flat makes drawing it much easier. Once the image is flat you will have an easier time reproducing the shapes that its made of, and measuring different distances within it. Many students close one eye when they are trying to see things flat.
Also try drawing a single-line square around the edge of your drawing paper. This becomes a frame around your composition. Framing your drawing helps you simplify the composition. Having a frame around your drawing also makes measuring the distances between different parts of the image much easier. Professional artists have another technique for accurately measuring shapes and distances in a drawing. With your pencil held out at arm's length you can use the tip to measure distances within your composition. Then they count units of measurement for important parts of their drawing. This gives them a guideline that helps make all the shapes come together.
One of the most important parts of drawing is not judging yourself too harshly. Do not give up if your first try at drawing something does not work out. Remember Monet or Georgia O'Keefe or any of the famous artists who would draw or paint their subjects dozens if not hundreds of times. How often have you attempted to draw something a second time, much less a dozen times? If you can hunker down and find the patience, it can be extremely rewarding to see the next versions come out so much better.
About the Author:
Pamella Neely thinks everyone can learn how to draw. She has been interested in drawing since she was three years old. She spends a lot of time practicing drawing roses.
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