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Drawing Basics: A Genuine Approach to Your Art Journey🎨
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items Since I was a child, art has been my passion, and I’ve enjoyed every form of creative expression. Over the years drawinghas become a daily part of my life. I want to share some helpful tips and techniques that have guided me along the way, making it ...
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how to start? 💭
book recommendations 📚
video tutorials 🔎
methods and references📐
supplies ✏️
tips 💕
how to start? 💭
To start drawing, you need to truly want it. Motivation drives your best work. Find inspiration in social media, books, tutorials, or by trying new styles. Next, I'll break down how each of these can help you grow.
finding motivation🔎
Follow artists you love on social media—your feed will soon be filled with inspiring art and useful tips. Seeing others create can be a great reminder to pick up your pencil and keep improving!
exploring social media for motivational boost🔎
book recommendations 📚
I recently read Anatomy and Perspective: The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing from Dover Art Instruction, and it was super helpful! It covers anatomy, proportions, and perspective in detail, making figure drawing much easier to understand. If you want ...
Anatomy and Perspective: The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing (Dover Art Instruction)
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain explores perception, contour drawing, negative space, shading, and key art principles like proportion and perspective. I haven’t finished it yet, but it has great reviews, and I’m excited to dive deeper!
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition
video tutorials 🔎
this is definitely one of the best video tutorials I've watched. after I first saw it, my drawings suddenly improved so much without even thinking about making them better in a way. that's one of the reasons I really recommend video tutorials and wat...
How to Get Better at Drawing Portraits🥇
this is an easier way to draw, I honestly love it when I really have the passion for it at the moment but no energy. it gives me more time to focus and have fun with shading instead of spending time on the sketching. i believe this could be a useful ...
the grid method🔲
methods and references📐
this is one of my favorite ways to learn head angles and shadowing!
angles
anatomy is really important when it comes to a full drawing. I definitely recommend learning basics first. for example, you can use different shapes and give yourself an idea on how the body should look like in diferent angles and perspectives.
anatomy🩻
supplies ✏️
Graphite pencils are a must-have! Any brand works, but each pencil has its own role. I love thicker ones for blending and shading, while thinner ones are perfect for details.
Graphite pencils and grading
these are perfect for details and erasing small mistakes. I love using them to add a "shine" effect to my drawings and it really makes the drawing come to life :)
Pen Erasers
these are definitely one of my favorite things to use 🙌 they're amazing for quick sketches and you can really get a cool effect with it when used in special ways.
Charcoal
this is honestly my favorite one :) it's really fun to use but I recommend to prepare the environment around you cause it can get messy🫠 I love using charcoal powder for many things like backgrounds (for quick coverage), clothes - it makes it look w...
CRETACOLOR Charcoal Powder, 175 gram
of course we need paper for our drawing 🤗 I recommend size A4 since it's not too big but not small either so you won't be overwhelmed with drawing small features and details and it let's you draw freely :)
A Paper Sizes
recently I started using makeup brushes to blend and I'm really satisfied with it. you can use brush as long as it's soft - the softer the better :)
brushes for blending
this an amazing alternative for when you don't have charcoal powder! I rub the pencil on the file and use the powder from it by dabbing a brush on it :)
charcoal powder alternative
sometimes in certain cases ruler is always handy!
ruler
I like using tape on some of my work, I use it to make a frame on my paper so when I peel it off I have a clean framed line around my drawing. it's mostly just for aesthetics 🤗🩷
tape for framing
sharpener is definitely an essential in this too. always make sure to have a good sharpened pencil when doing thin small details and grid lines !
Sharpener
tips 💕
tips:
-dont force yourself to draw when you dont feel like it, the outcome most likely be as good. I believe that it's the best to do it when you truly want to :)
-take your time to absorb you finished work, applaud yourself for the things you like a...
7 Tips for Drawing When You Have No Motivation
this is an amazing video on how to draw portraits, it really kept me engaged the whole time and actually showed me things I didn't know!
8 TIPS - DRAW A BETTER PORTRAIT (Realistic Face From Life)