My blog title says LEARN, so it would be too bad if I haven't yet posted any "How to draw" post. Alright, if you are viewing this blog, then it might be you have some interest in art. Even remote interest will do. I'm saying so because most people (including me once), don't know they have a thing for art. Its like discovering yourself. It is like finding a new friend. And good friends do give you happiness, right?
Now that you have realized you like art, it doesn't require any special dexterity to be an adequate artist. If you have been seeing some artworks around you would be pretty amazed by the artist's work. Even most of you would comment like "what's in this one, I don't have a clue what its about?"
So, why draw? Answer would be as simple- because you like to! Not because you want to be a artist- this must be the attitude. People like to watch TV, play pool, sleep, etc. You just like to draw. That's it.
Before starting by "how to draw" better would be "How to learn to draw". Lets start with few definitions. Like whats the difference between sketch and draw. To sketch is to have an apparent idea of whats in your mind on a piece of paper. It may be very rough but your idea should be reflected. To draw is a much more refined sketch. Clear line strokes, neat and to the point.
Most effective ways to start with-
So, why draw? Answer would be as simple- because you like to! Not because you want to be a artist- this must be the attitude. People like to watch TV, play pool, sleep, etc. You just like to draw. That's it.
Before starting by "how to draw" better would be "How to learn to draw". Lets start with few definitions. Like whats the difference between sketch and draw. To sketch is to have an apparent idea of whats in your mind on a piece of paper. It may be very rough but your idea should be reflected. To draw is a much more refined sketch. Clear line strokes, neat and to the point.
Most effective ways to start with-
- Learn to observe things.
- Start with drawing objects- still life.
- Try to get abstract of everything. Its the most powerful element of good drawing. All great artist follow this. I'll get to this later.
- Draw as much as possible.
What I did initially was, put a object in front of me- it might be any thing like a box, bottle, crockery, fruits, chair, table, a book, table lamp, and the list goes on. Believe me this is the best way to start with. This would help you to learn about lines and strokes. At first don't try to shade, just sketch down the basic lines of the object.
Try with that for a week or two, you would start feeling the differences in your strokes. You will unconsciously learn about the pressure you put on page.
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