| There are many times when we say that I can’t | | | | Start scratching, scribbling and sweeping your pencil |
| draw. But are you really interested in learning how to | | | | on the page. |
| draw and would you be interested in learning it? Are | | | | Some tips which would be helpful are as follows: |
| questions you should ask yourself? If you have | | | | 1.Make sure you draw from real life and not restrict |
| answered 'Yes' to both these questions, then it is for | | | | drawing only from photographs |
| sure that you can learn drawing without much | | | | 2.While beginning to draw, less is always the key to |
| difficulty. You have the spirit and the confidence to | | | | being successful. Do not go into very minute details, |
| learn drawing. | | | | especially when you are a beginning. |
| Learning to draw is not a very costly affair. You do | | | | 3.The entire process of drawing need not necessarily |
| not need to buy expensive set of equipment and | | | | be completed in one sitting. First make the layout |
| tools for learning drawing. You only need to purchase | | | | which gives the general idea of the drawing and then |
| clean paper, a pencil or a pen. You could also use | | | | go about adding more details. |
| either white paper or any light colored paper for | | | | 4.Do not judge the drawing even before it is |
| drawing. Making the best use of whatever is available | | | | completed. You could easily get discouraged and |
| without spending much is the ideal way. Some | | | | there are chances that you might give up, even |
| effective drawing tools are ink pens, chalks, paints, | | | | before completing the drawing. |
| crayons, pencils etc. | | | | 5.Start with simple topics, so that that you are able |
| Pencils are available in a wide variety like charcoal, | | | | to complete it and do justice to it. Picking up |
| colored pencils, graphite pencils and water soluble | | | | complicated topics would force you to leave the |
| pencils. Inks in different varieties like acrylic inks and | | | | drawing midway and you would soon lose interest. |
| writing inks are also available. When beginning to learn | | | | 6.People make the mistake of drawing what they |
| drawing, do not buy very costly drawing equipment. | | | | already know. You need to draw on what you see |
| Start simple by buying only simple tools like a pencil, | | | | and not on what you already know about the |
| brush, and a pen. Start drawing simple figures and not | | | | particular subject. |
| start drawing portraits in the beginning itself. Try | | | | 7.A properly lit room with enough light is important if |
| avoiding technical subjects like cars, trains and planes. | | | | you have to draw well. The room should have proper |
| Making use of simple drawing tools like a simple | | | | ventilation and natural sunlight so that you are able to |
| graphite pencil, ink pen, or a ball pen. Start by drawing | | | | do justice to your drawing. |
| anything you wish to. Keep practicing again and again | | | | 8.Get some simple paper which is good for practicing |
| on any scrap paper. | | | | and you can do those preliminary sketches. Keeping |
| Start drawing simple things. Start by practicing dots, | | | | properly sharpened pencils are important so that you |
| curves, arcs and circles. Start drawing dashes and | | | | are able to draw and sketch well. |
| lines in a neat manner. Try shading with these dashes. | | | | 9.Keeping a sketchbook wherever you go helps you |
| Start drawing freehand outlines with circles, curves | | | | in practicing and you can draw and practice |
| and lines. Drawing would automatically come to you. | | | | whenever you have the time. |