Pull drawing exercises from the world around you. You have to start drawing somewhere,and you can start where you are: sketch the world around you.
Learn to draw better by copying. Building off the work of those who’ve come before you is a great way to learn.
Drawing lessons to help you build your skills. Developing your eye through careful observation is an important part of learning to draw.
Go from sketch to digital painting. French art nouveau and comic artist Lois van Baarle walks you through the stages of creating a digital painting.
Experiment with brushes. Download and install brushes from artist Kyle T. Webster,and get step-by-step instructions on how to adjust them before beginning your experimentation.
Create a comic book panel. See artist Chad Lewis go from reference sketch to colored comic book panel in this quick guide.
Study character illustration. Sit down with illustrator and designer Logan Faerber as he draws and colors character illustrations while answering questions from the Behance community.
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How can I learn to draw?
Outlines: Choose a subject with a very basic shape, such as a piece of fruit. Draw the outline several times. Don’t worry if your first few attempts don’t look very realistic. The idea is to get comfortable looking at and reproducing forms.
Go draw something. Repeat. Practice leads to improvement. You won’t get any better unless you engage in the attempt. The more you draw the more confident you’ll become.
Look at drawings. Whether simple line drawings or meticulously detailed renderings,you can learn a lot from looking at the work of others.
Draw from drawings. This may sound peculiar,but what can you learn by copying a Da Vinci or Michaelangelo sketch? Tons. Learn from the masters by copying them. Really.
Draw from photographs. For many,it’s easier to reproduce an image that’s already two-dimensional than to reproduce an actual object,person or environment.
Draw from life. If you’re just starting out,pick simple objects and work your way up to complex ones.
Take a class. A class will keep you accountable. A teacher will correct your weaknesses. Watching others draw is immensely beneficial for building your own observational skills.
Keep a sketchbook. Meaning,keep it with you,open it up and work at filling it.
Be intentional. This is the hardest thing,because if you want to improve at anything,you must decide to do it.
1) Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. One of the things that will stop a beginner from learning how to draw is fear. 2) Keep practising. Drawing daily will really improve your skills over time. Even if you just spend 10 minutes a day you’ll quickly notice a difference in your drawings. 3) Draw basic shapes. Try to see and start off with the basic shapes in whatever you are drawing. Do you see circles, rectangles, triangles? 4) Draw things you’re interested in. One of the keys to becoming good at drawing, that people often forget, is that you need to draw things that interest you.
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