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Pencil
Shading
The first step to successful
pencil shading is to control the movement of your pencil,
making sure that every mark you make on the paper works
towards creating the shading or modeling effect that you
want.
Learn
to Draw Exercise - Curly Wire Drawing
Wire Drawing - an exercise
in hand-eye co-ordination for beginners. Loosen up and have
fun with a non-threatening exercise that sharpens the hand
- eye connection, developing observations skills.
Learn
to Draw - Beginner Lessons
Learn to draw - beginner lessons.
Learn how to draw with these step by step lessons. Just
start with the first one, and work your way through!
Draw
A Simple Still Life
Never drawn before? Try this
simple still life. All you need is paper, pencil and a piece
of fruit. Fruit is great to draw, because nobody knows if
that bump is a mistake, or the actual shape of the fruit!
Learn
to Draw What You See
How can I learn to draw what
I see? Firstly, by training your mind and eye to work together
with some simple exercises. Here are some top techniques
that will help you learn how to draw what you see. The linked
headings will take you to more information on each technique,
with lessons to practice.
Cross
Contour Drawing Find out what cross
contours are and how to use them to make your drawing more
three-dimensional.
Draw
Basic Structure
By sketching the structure
of the subject before adding detail, proportion and placement
can be correctly established. Learn how to get the framework
down first by looking for the basic shapes that make up
an object.
Graphite
Pencil Drawing Lesson
Those marks on paper are your
means of communication with your viewer - make sure they
speak beautifully. This drawing lesson will help you get
better control of your lines and shading.Learn to
Draw
Values - Shading with Pencil
Value drawing requires a different
approach to line drawing. This lesson will help you learn
to draw values and shading by identifying the mental shift
you need to make.
Learn
to Draw - Improve Your Tonal Range
When learning to draw, most
beginners draw way too light, or don't control their values,
jumping from light to dark. Here is a short exercise you
can do to broaden your range of tone.
Wire
Drawing Exercise
Beginner Drawing Exercise
- Wire Drawing - an exercise in hand-eye co-ordination for
beginners. Loosen up and have fun with a non-threatening
drawing exercise that sharpens the hand - eye connection,
developing observations skills
How
to Hold a Pencil
There's no 'one right way'
to hold a pencil, but some methods are better than others.
This article demonstrates the most popular ways to grip
a pencil.
Blind
Contour Drawing
One of the first exercises
to try when you learn to draw, blind contour drawing develops
your eye-hand connection. More advanced students can improve
observation skills by including a short Blind Contour drawing
as a warmup exercise.
Blind
Contour Drawing Examples
Blind Contour drawing can
sometimes look a bit strange, and you think you're doing
it wrong. Chances are, you're doing just fine. Here are
some examples.
Linear
Contour Drawing - Pure Contour
Pure contour line drawing
is the simplest form of linear expression. The line describes
visible edges of an object from a particular point of view.
This lesson explains what linear contour drawing is and
offers some approaches to contour drawing.
