I am glad to present to you an improved and supplemented manual onhow to learn to draw. I hope it will cover most of the questions I get asked regularly in the VKontakte group. For example, such as:

• • where should I start learning to draw if I have never painted?

• • How can I learn to draw people?

• • how to learn to draw on a computer?

• • What drawing books are worth reading?

• how can I learn to paint with acrylic, oil, pastel, other materials?

I have collected the most helpful tips from the artists on the site www.quora.com and it turned out great step by step guide, thanks to which no one can hide behind excuses like “I don’t know where to start, I can’t do it, I’m mediocre, etc.”, believe me,
you will finally know how to learn to drawb!

Just follow this manual step by step and devote enough time to practice and you can come from this drawing level

to that

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Paintingis a skill that develops with practice. You are not alone when you think you are terrible at drawing! All great artists started by drawing stick figures like this one:

The reason why they moved on from these so-called "stick figures"to something so much more is that they had insatiable desire to draw getting better and better with each new touch of the pencil on the paper. This desire separated them from the rest, and this is the only reason why they became successful.

First of all, the fact that you have decided to devote your time to improving your drawing skills is already a great achievement. Why ask you? This is really important, because there must be passion, interest, curiosity and dedication in art and creativity, without which the learning process will not be as effective.

So in your case the biggest hurdle is already behind you and you can start drawing by observing things around you! That's how simple it is!

The following steps that I am going to suggest should help you get the drawing skills you want, as well as show you the path that you have to go through in order to become an artist.

But before blindly following the path below, always remember that you are free to choose your own unique path—the path that is right for you. The real challenge is to practice regularly with the intent to learn., so it doesn't matter where you start your drawing journey.

note that each step mentioned below can take weeks, months or even years to achieve perfection in it. It all depends on how much you really want to improve your skills and how much effort you are willing to put in.

For each step below, there are many materials available online, including on YouTube. I recommend checking out different sources, learning different styles, and practicing the style that works best for you.

Let's start!

Step 1: Learning Simple Shapes

First, grab a paper and pencil (or pen), sit in a comfortable position, clear your mind of thoughts, and just focus on the task at hand.

Now try creating a simple form. For instance, draw a circle and then keep practicing it.

Try to draw a perfect circle every time. If you really take this task seriously, it may take us several days or even months. Drawing an even circle using only your hands is harder than you might think.

Just start drawing circles and keep practicing these circles until you reach the stage where you can draw a perfect circle without using any auxiliary tools.

Your attempts will start with something like this:

With regular practice, your hand-eye coordination will improve and you will start drawing better:

It's pretty good result. Now move on!

The same way, start working with other basic shapes, such as triangle, square, cube, octagon, etc.

This should keep you busy for a while. Remember that this is a titanic task if your first drawing was the circle from this tutorial.

But after you put in some amount of time (say 6 months or one year) once you get past this rigorous exercise and when you become a drawing champion of any of simple figures if desired, another interesting facet will appear.

At this point, there are two approaches you can follow:

Approach 1 - self-learning

You can learn to draw on your own with free online articles, YouTube videos, books and tutorials.

Easiest to digest drawing lessons for beginners I count Mark Kistler's lessons from the book.

After completing all the lessons, you will achieve significant success. However, even though the author stated a period of 1 month, I would advise you not to rush and devote at least 1-2 hours to each lesson, doing all the practical exercises.

Approach 2 - Enroll in art school or online courses

If you do not like to engage in self-study, then I advise you to sign up for paid courses, where they will tell you everything in detail and show you, and also make you work practically.

The highest quality and most interesting I count courses and master classes at the drawing school of Veronika Kalacheva.

This school has training both in the studio and online. There are also useful free materials, which .

This school often hosts free webinars or open lessons to study for a while.

Sign up so you don't miss them!

Drawing school of Veronika Kalacheva

Another site with paid but cheaper drawing courses that I like is arttsapko.ru. On this site, you can also take some courses for free. There are one-time classes that take place in Moscow.

arttsapko drawing school

Further advice is more suitable for those who have chosen the first approach and decided to study art on their own. But your creative way may contain both approaches.

Step 2: Shadows and Shading

Now that you know how to draw simple shapes to perfection, let's Let's start shading these shapes.

I will continue with the circle example.

So your first attempt at shading the circle, not understanding how to do it correctly, would look something like this:

Notice that even though your image didn't turn out too realistic, you already subconsciously knew about the imaginary light source and placed it in the upper left corner and, given this source, you drew a shadow on the opposite side in the lower right corner.

That is, in order to shade objects you need common sense and nothing more.

Now keep practicing shading. It may take several months before you get something like this:

Now this circle looks like a three-dimensional sphere.

Next, you need to show that the sphere is not hanging in the air, but is on some surface, and you will begin to depict the shadows that the object casts on other surfaces. In this case, the drawing should already look something like this:

Always remember one simple rule, which was demonstrated in the figure below:

Also, keep practicing shading the other shapes you've learned.

As you practice, notice how the hues vary depending on the presence of light. Look at the tone scale with shading from light to dark below. You can refer to it when drawing a figure.

Keep practicing. It's an endless process!

Step 3. Perspective

The basic law of perspective says:when an object is closer, it looks larger and if it needs to be shown further, it will need to be drawn smaller. If you understand this, you understand the basic law of perspective.

Now let's deal with the so-calledvanishing point.

I will explain this concept using the example of a cube.

When we draw a cube, why does the length and width of this cube taper towards its end, or slant into the paper? Look at this picture below for reference and ask yourself why is this happening?

As you can see, the edges taper both to the right and to the left, as if they go into the inside of the paper. This is what gives the cube the illusion of "3D" on two-dimensional paper. And this is possible, based on the basics of building perspective and such a concept asvanishing point.

Now consider the same cube again.

In the cube, we took a vanishing point somewhere far from our eyes to the right and left of the cube. This is why the sides have narrowed towards the inside of the paper on the right and left. The figure below clearly shows how the edges of the cube, if extended, converge at one point on both sides. These two points are called vanishing points:

Now look at the green dot in the following cube drawing:

This green dot is alsovanishing point.

Imagine what a cube would look like without this concept of a vanishing point. It will look more like a square in 2-D.When we draw a cube, we should always keep in mind the vanishing point, since it is it that gives us the opportunity to depict a three-dimensional figure.

So, I hope that the concept of a vanishing point has become more clear to you, since for any good drawing, which is drawn considering the space and distance between each object, the concept of a vanishing point should be respected by default.

Here are some more examples of the vanishing point concept for your understanding.

• Top view (or bird's eye view):

• Linear perspective (landscape):

• View with multiple vanishing points (any real scene):

Thus, as shown in the third example, there are usually multiple vanishing points in real scenes, and these vanishing points give the drawing the desired depth or 3-D effect, and a sense of space that separates it from 2-D.

Too difficult? Just don't panic now, okay? At this stage, it is enough just to understand the concept of the vanishing point. Just try to show the vanishing point in your drawings without any drawings or measurements.

This "step 3" was just a prerequisite to learning the laws of perspective, just to let you know its importance in drawing. Mark Kistler's "Learn to Draw in 30 Days" course has several step-by-step perspective lessons that you can start with.

Step 4: Draw Complex Shapes

Now using your confidence in drawing and shading simple forms, as well as knowledge of the shadow effect and the vanishing point, move on to the next level, that is, to draw various complex shapes.

The rules of the game remain the same:

1. 1. Keep practicing.

1. 1. Pay attention to the nuances.

1. Each time try to surpass yourself and not repeat previous mistakes.

So, for starters, how about an egg? It's not that different from a circle, is it?

Let's just get started. Practice until you reach perfection!

Okay, it looks like an egg. Now try different fruits. For example, strawberries.

Fine! This is a really good strawberry. And look at this detail.The strawberries in the last drawing look quite tricky to draw, but we already have some experience with the shading from “Step 3”. It's the same thing, only at the micro level. Believe in yourself and everything will work out!

The same way, keep drawing different random shapes with shading. Put shadows on these drawings, considering effects like reflection, refraction, transparency, etc. And just keep practicing.

There are many different items around. Learn to draw what you see. This is one of the most important steps to become a professional artist. Don't worry if you don't do well at first. Sometimes when you start drawing what you see, the beginning of the sketch can look pretty awful, but the end result can be amazing. So start doing it!

Try drawing two random objects a day. The drawing must be solid: drawing + shading + drop shadow + any other special effect.

Something like what is shown below:

Just repeat this process every day. You are on the right track!

Step 5. Draw Living Beings

Since we now know how to draw and shade various objects with relative precision, it's time to draw moving objects and living organisms. Now you need to include in the drawing the movements of objects, their posture and facial expressions, this is a real challenge!

The most important advice is to keep your eyes and mind wide open. You must watch everything around.

So observe all the nuances - the walk of people, the flight of a bird, the posture of a dog, etc. And, when possible, create a quick sketch this specific position, movement, expression, etc. And work on the details later in your free time.

You should get something like this:

This is a quick sketch that runs in minutes. Get out to a park or cafe and just sketch the people you come across. In this case, the main thing is not quality, but quantity. You need to see and convey the pose of the object.

Learn anatomy.Yes, anatomy is the same as in biology class. It is necessary to study the bones of the skeleton and the location of the muscles. It may seem weird and creepy, but on the other hand, it means you can draw a skeleton and skull for Halloween decoration 🙂 It will also help in learning human proportions and body movements. The same goes for animals - read books on animal anatomy. Almost all animal art books will have an anatomy section.

Try starting with my article:

Then try to quickly draw a few different facial expressions:

Observe and remember the differences in facial lines. Later, keep adding shadows and make them look even more realistic like this:

Do the same with trees, flowers, animals, birds, etc.

Now that you already know quite a lot, using your acquired skills, you can draw something like this:

Persistence, hardship and pain will then lead you here:

And in the case of humans (slightly better or worse):

Now it's time to pause and take a look at the image below, this beautiful woman. She really looks very beautiful, doesn't she?

And if you ask yourself, can you be sure enough to draw her as beautiful as she is? The answer is likely to be a big "No", right? If that's the case, then you still have some way to go!

So your drawing is still in its infancy and there is a lot of room for improvement.For example, you will have to work on the details of the human eye and its movement, human hair, their brilliance, etc. I think you understand what I'm trying to say, don't you?

So, basically, at this stage, you should surround yourself with these difficulties all the time in order to move forward, and not get stuck in the middle level.No one will help you with this but yourself!

Step 6. Trying different tools and materials

It is very good if you can draw with a pencil, but it will be much more interesting and useful if you also learn how to use ink, paints, markers, pastels, etc. You should try different materials, if only because you may encounter something that you especially like. Add color to your sketches!

Of course, art supplies are not cheap now, so you should not immediately take professional materials, what if you don’t like them and want something else? For starters, there will be enough tools from the middle price category. Now very big choice inexpensive art supplies can be found at AliExpress.

Do not use fancy art boards or moleskins. Buy a large notebook or scrapbook with white sheets. Your goal is to sketch as many and as quickly as possible without worrying about wasting expensive paper.

Also, if you decide to try your hand at digital-art, it is not necessary to immediately take on a licensed Photoshop when you can start with free editors, such as MyPaint, SAI, GIMP.

Author: TsaoShin

Step 7 Landscapes

Now put everything together. You should start drawing landscapes with people, plants and many animals. In this step you will have a great opportunity to practice your knowledge laws of perspective.

For starters, you can try drawing panoramas, such as the view from your window.Try to draw landscapes more “roughly” first, like this:

After that, already detail the objects.

After a lot of practice, your drawings will look something like this:

Step 8. Draw from imagination

Start with something simple, like an apple. Just move your pencil to paper, just imagining you are drawing an apple before you draw it. Then do a quick preliminary sketch to get its shape and its shadow shape proportional to the page. Then start shading and detailing.

Then try to draw something more difficult, for example, flowers, trees, a glass, a pen, etc. Each time try to choose objects more difficult. At this step, I can no longer make any recommendations other than practice regularly.

Step 9: Shaping Your Style

Now you know everything. At least enough to start developing your own artistic style.Your style must be unique and you must continue to develop it with increased practice.

Please note that I can't add anything else to this step because I don't know what your own unique style will be. I can only advise

The Internet is full of materials to help you with inspiration and ideas, such as Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube. I recommend checking these sources regularly, learning different styles, and practicing the style that works best for you.

Step 10. Improve

This step is about perfecting to the point where your drawing is indistinguishable from a photograph or a real image. Of course, it's optional. But if you do if you want to bring your skills to drawing in the style of hyperrealism, this will also require a lot of practice.

Although the drawings, which are indistinguishable from photographs, are signs of the amazing skill of the authors, who have put in a lot of effort, there are equal examples amazing work that not similar to photos. Therefore, you should also keep this in mind.

Here is an example of a hyperrealistic drawing:

Sensazioni by Diego Coy

Step 11. Practice, practice, practice.

Artistic skills don't come with fancy sketches and pencils. It comes with practice. It is believed that in order to become a professional in your field, you need to devote a certain amount of time to it - from 2000 to 10000 hours!

Every time, when you have free time, sit down and draw something, or practice your shading, tone, etc. There are so many things to master - you always need to practice. Draw easy objects and complex ones. Draw people in detail or in rough lines. Master everything as much as you can, constantly improve your skills.

Moreover, it is desirable that the practice is accompanied feedback. It is only necessary that these viewers tell you the truth, so dad and mom are not suitable for this role.Alternatively, you can post your work in some art community or forum. Our place can serve as such

This article will focus on the difference between what we see objects and what they really are. Below more advanced drawing exercises compared to those described in the note (if you are a beginner, it is better to start with this introductory guide, and then return here).

Let's try to focus on different aspects of "seeing" to enhance our visual thinking. In total, this mini-course consists of 5 phased pencil drawing lessons and is a translation of a note from Ralph Ammer (graphics taken from the original on Medium).

1. Negative space - see what is NOT

Spaces between objects.

See the "hole" in the handle of your mug? Or strange shapes between the fingers? Look around and find free spaces between items. And then just transfer these observations to paper in any order.

We tend to see and draw what we already know. Here is the house, here is the car, here is my cat, and so on. When we are focused on recognizing things, we are completely oblivious to their shape. Focusing on what is between, we use this trick to change our perception and start see the real outlines of objects.

2. Dynamic drawing - watch the movements

Try to reproduce some static object in dynamics!

In this exercise, we will try to display motion with a quick sketch:

The outline drawing on the left says "What is this thing?" and dynamic on right - " What action does she take??».

When you depict people (even in a stationary pose) it is very important to convey a sense of the dynamics that is created forces acting on the human body.

Try to see and display the characteristic movements in a particular episode - they will enliven your sketches, giving melody to the contours.

Note: Similar should be done quick and neat strokes- negligence is unacceptable here! These snapshots capture the essence of dynamics without going into detail. Some call themgesture drawings- quick sketches of poses, facial expressions, gestures, movements. The author prefers the term "dynamic drawings", since, in his opinion, this general concept, implying some kind of movement as a whole.

3. Perspective - perspective vision

Choose a square or rectangular box object, carefully examine the vanishing lines of its parallel planes, and then draw it!

In the previous guide, we built a cube. The horizon line was at eye level, and the vanishing points helped to recreate the sides of the cube in the correct perspective.

This time we do the opposite: Let's try to find diagonal lines in cubic objects. Choose some cubic figure and look at it from different angles. Do not hurry! Look closely! See how the lines converge towards the vanishing points?

Now try sketching box-shaped object! In this case, you do not need to define the horizon line or vanishing points. Approximately estimate where they are located and at what point they converge. Find more examples of box-shaped frames (various sizes) and make many of these sketches.

The skill from the lesson on how to draw perspective correctly will be very useful in the future.

4. Proportion - learn to appreciate "flat" sizes

Draw a window - and what you see outside!

The term "proportion" is size ratio object. Do not rush to grab pencils or markers, figure out first why it is so difficult to compare proportions at different distances.

Visually, the dimensions of an object seen at a distance differ from the real ones - those that are far away seem smaller. Optical illusions like the example below are visually demonstrate the power of human perception. Our brains only need a small hint in the form of a pair of diagonal lines to simulate a virtual space and estimate that the person on the right should be taller in this space.

Such a compensatory mechanism of the psyche is very useful in our daily life. However, it creates difficulties in estimating and comparing the sizes needed to represent the figures. To get it right on paper, you need ignore real proportions and draw what we see. For instance:

Although we know that the person behind is actually taller, he should be made smaller than the one in front. good reception to overcome distractions when assessing the size of a “flat” object, measure proportions by holding the hand at the same distance from the eyes with a pen or pencil (see picture above).

Another trick is to use the palms of your hands to enclose a visible object in. This makes it possible to see a flat picture of a rectangular shape in order to correctly estimate and compare the sizes of objects which we are going to draw on paper.

Try looking at the world through a window. The window frame will serve as a sort of clue, which helps to understand where, for example, a tree should be in the picture, or how high a house should be.

The form of natural vegetation is sometimes irresistibly complex. Therefore, it is better to draw in this lesson in stages: start with a small detail - one leaf, and then go further to the next. When you work with leaves or stems, don't forget carefully examine the entire object as a whole, even those parts of it that turn out to be hidden. Partial overlapping of details will create the necessary sense of depth in the image. This is very noticeable in where many plants are found.

While many of us strive to be as precise as possible, let's not forget that art is an abstraction in some sense. Just like a good story, it must be plausible, but not necessarily accurate. Therefore, when objects or details overlap and become barely visible, you have the opportunity to fix it.

The ability to do these things is probably one of the main advantages over photography.

Total. Considered 11 exercises and drawing lessons for beginners (5 in the current and 6 in the last article) will help you take the first steps in the process of learning this craft. This publication was focused on the issue of perception and visibility of the surrounding world - we examined negative space, dynamics, the concepts of angle, difference in proportions and depth of the picture. If you have something to add or advise to newcomers reading this post, write below.

Lessons of right hemisphere drawing with a pencil for adults

Mila Naumova
The author of the project
professional drawing teacher
painting and composition.
Author of books:
"About kalyaks-paintings, or How to Become an Artist?"
"Learning to draw with a pencil" (PITER publishing house)
"A drop of courage"

Do family and friends think you're doing bullshit?

B basic drawing course for adults X

who want to quickly learn how to draw

(result in 2-3 weeks)

Course №1 "LEARNING TO SEE AND DRAW AS AN ARTIST"

If you have a desire to quickly learn how to draw, so so that your friends and acquaintances admire your drawings, then my course of 6 drawing lessons according to the method of one of the greatest draftsmen Albrecht Dürer, who worked at the turn of the 15th-16th centuries, will definitely help you.

Even if you can't draw at all!

And if you already draw well, then thanks to the course you will improve your technique and understand that you can draw anything from life - any still life, landscape, and even a portrait.
If you didn’t have a good artistic background, then you will discover a lot of new things, because I talk about the basic basics of drawing, which are necessary for both graphic artists and painters.

The most important thing for an artist is to learn to see like an artist, and then capture what you see on canvas or paper.

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ARTISTIC VISION

First of all, we will deal with the disclosure of artistic vision in the course, as well as let's learn to draw not objects and forms, but lines and dots.

To teach a person to draw without developing his artistic vision is a meaningless occupation. Because when a common person looks at the landscape, he sees the street, houses, trees, people. And when the Artist looks at this landscape, he sees lines and spots. If the Artist at this moment draws with a pencil, he sees dark and light spots, if he writes with paints, he sees colored dark and colored light spots.

The artist sees lines and spots, transfers them to the canvas, and the viewer distinguishes on the canvas - streets, houses, trees, people. Here is such a magical transformation, and without it, nowhere.

If you wish learn to draw from nature anything, regardless of shape and material, try to see not objects and objects, but lines and spots.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SEE SPOT AND LINES?

In the right teaching of drawing, the general principles (formulas) are taught, thanks to which the novice Artist can draw from life and from imagination all such objects.

For instance?

For example, if you watched the site's lessons, you may have seen such a lesson: "SHADOWS ARE DIFFERENT, HOW TO TRANSFER VOLUME." In that lesson, I talked about how to make objects three-dimensional by placing light and dark spots correctly: highlight, light around the highlight, midtones (penumbra) around the light and shadow (the darkest places). This general formula to give volume to any shape, from a ball to a person's face.

And it doesn't even matter if you know how to hatch or not! The main thing is to correctly find the place of dark and light spots.

I will try to show with an example, as if I do not know how to hatch.
It looks something like this:

But if the object is at least a little transparent, then in our formula, light and shadow are reversed.

That is, there will always be a dark place around the highlight, and where opaque objects usually have the darkest shadow, transparent ones will have light.

Approximately like this:

Let's check this formula on grapes:

On the average bottle, everything is the same: there are dark places around the highlights, halftones around the dark places, and light spots in the shadow itself, only the shape of the spots changes:

And even the iris of the eye is drawn according to the principle (formula) of transparent objects:

So, just by swapping the shadow and light in places, drawing any object, you can create the illusion of transparency! I hope you noticed the principle of drawing and drawing steps different items were the same.

It is called general principles.

Knowing the general principles greatly facilitates the work of the Artist.

There is an even more general principle for drawing from nature, and even more so from a photo, thanks to which you can learn to draw EVERYTHING from nature in a couple of weeks! The main thing is that all this can pose for you for a while

About it general principle I tell on my already famous course

"LEARNING TO SEE AND DRAW LIKE AN ARTIST!"
basic course №1

BEFORE the training begins, I ask you to make test drawings so that after the training the person can see for himself what he has learned during the course.
On the course, we do not learn to draw one picture, hand or landscape, but learn to draw EVERYTHING, anything.

Total 6 learning tasksand you can draw like this!

R drawings and feedback from students basic course No. 1 Vladimir Pritchenko (Servo-s): Hurrah! Yesterday, all day long, I had to drive a happy smile from my face - otherwise they might have thought something wrong at work! The first, introductory hand, painted with fear in 20 minutes, was given a big advance in the form of praise. Now it was necessary to prove that Mila was not in vain messing with us for two weeks (well, we know for sure that it was not in vain) ... I hoped that maybe they would not criticize me much, maybe even praise me, but to be suspected of a disguised artist pretending to be a teapot - I did not even dream of that! Mila, thank you for the wonderful course, it just reveals something in us that we ourselves did not suspect.
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Tamara Sh: So the two-week pencil drawing course is over! Thank you very much Mila! Learned so many new things, learned so many new things! I just can't believe it! A little sad! I will now master the technique of watercolor painting. ... Mila! I bow my head before your pedagogical talent and am subdued by your dedication and desire to transfer all your knowledge to everyone. Thank you again.
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Julia: Well, the course "Learning to see and draw like an Artist" has come to an end! !!! Sad!!! I am posting the last task and I look forward to your opinion)) I myself can say for sure that you, Mila, have revealed my potential (I think I have it). Thank you!!!
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Larisa: I grew bolder and drew the first portrait of my husband for the competition - I would never have thought that I could do anything at all! Dear Mila, thank you very much for the course!!! Thank you for your help and parting words in the realization of the dream of my first childhood - to draw beautifully! So, now I have a period of the second childhood - urrryayaya! I probably enlightened what and how, "enlightenment has come in the mind"! Now it takes practice to get the hang of it. And for this - time, neck and eyes! And good tools, otherwise I seem to understand what needs to be corrected, I wipe it, and the paper shrinks, and the view is not at all the same. Mila, I wish you good luck in all your endeavors, interesting finds and pleasant acquisitions, joy and health!!!
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What do you need to practice?

Need paper size A4 (landscape sheet) and A3 (as two landscape sheets),
simple pencils and a soft eraser (preferably a nag).

ATTENTION!

I'm updating the course and it's not working yet.
You can take as a gift my book from the publishing house "PITER"

"Learning to draw with a pencil"

The book contains all the lessons of the basic course + hatching options.

For beginners, it is best to start with something simple, easy to repeat with a master class or an example for sketching. This will allow you to get a good final result without straining during the drawing process, and even vice versa - enjoying a new hobby. The lightest pencil drawings are a good opportunity to try yourself as an artist, distracting from the current problems, work and workload at school.

In today's article, we have collected for our readers the best selection drawings that are easily reproduced with a simple pencil, paper and eraser.

What is included in the easiest pencil drawings?

Any drawing can be drawn in different ways. It's about about technique, drawing and coloring. According to artists, even the same object has a different reproduction. For example, an orange can be drawn on a sheet of paper in the form of an unpeeled fruit or a whole composition consisting of several fruits and peeled slices. The same applies to the theme "trees and leaves", "portrait of a person and emotions shown in the form", "tea in a mug or bag". List comparisons of complex and simple drawings possible to infinity. However, it is worth knowing that every decision has two sides, and which of them can be interpreted in different ways. The choice depends on desire, experience and imagination.

List of ideas for creating easy pencil drawings:

1) an apple;
2) banana;
3) watermelon;
4) melon;
5) citrus family (grapefruit, orange, lemon);
6) cocoa with marshmallows or tea with a slice of lemon in a mug;
7) ice cream in a cone;
8) a heart pierced by an arrow;
9) balloons in the sky;
10) the muzzle of a cat or dog;
11) cartoon bunny;
12) ;
13) house;
14) a tree without drawing leaves;
15) butterfly;
16) chamomile;
17) sun;
18) star;
19) birthday cake with candles;
20) duck.

• No. 1 - pictures for sketching

It is better to choose simple pictures in which there are no strokes, drawing contours and shadows. The simpler the example, the less time it will take to repeat and color it.

• No. 2 - a phased master class

Unlike a ready-made photo example, MK allows you to understand how a drawing is obtained step by step.

• No. 3 - coloring

The choice of material for coloring the lightest pencil drawing depends on the desired effect. Watercolor and gouache look much better in landscapes, while still lifes look better in coloring with colored pencils, crayons and felt-tip pens.

The easiest pencil drawings, photo ideas:

Since you got here, it means that you believe at least a little that you can learn to draw. And indeed it is! Even if you drew just a little, didn’t draw at all, or doubt your abilities, find a simple pencil and 20 minutes a day- and in a month you will learn how to create amazing images.

The hardest part is getting started

To learn how to draw, a person first needs to just start. You need to push him so that he picks up a pencil and begins to draw lines on a blank sheet of paper. Many people think that a blank sheet of paper is a problem that only a talented artist can handle. In fact, having mastered it, you will gain enough self-confidence to enjoy drawing.

After completing this course, in thirty days you will achieve the first creative successes, get an incentive to constant practice, strengthen your self-confidence and keep your interest in drawing for life.