by Ashley Grant

Created on: August 15, 2009

There are several tips I can share with anyone who is starting to draw; I will start with my best one then work to the less meaningful ones later. Keep mind learning to draw is a difficult thing for anyone, but there are some things you can do to make it easier on yourself. No matter if you plan to draw as a career, or just as something to pass the time. In the end these tips can make you used to drawing and on you way to making your own masterpieces.

My best tip is get a sketch pad, no it does not have to be fancy. You don't have to have high quailty paper. Just go to the store and get a skecth pad. Computer paper although cheaper, is much easier to lose. You can accidently throw your work away or someone can easily mistake it as trash. Sketch pads are easy to recognize and easier to find. No kind person would throw away someone else's sketch pad without making sure it was trash first. That is why any artist needs a sketch pad. it's much better in the end.

Another really goos tip of mine is, be consistant. Do at least one drawing everyday around the same time. Size, picture, effort, how long the drawing takes means nothing. Just draw something. Imagine a contractor working on a house. He has three months to complete the house before it will go on the market. The house is not big or complex, but it still takes time to finish. This contractor works day in and day out five days a week till the house is finished. Becuase of his consistany the house is not only finished on time, but a few days early. Now, imagine that same contrator working only three days a week. Would the house be of the same quailty? Would it be done in time for the deadline? Most likily not. That's why I say draw something everyday. You'll love your art that much more in the end.

Ah, the lifesaver of all drawers, the eraser. Keep one with your supplies at all times. You might think this is stupid or you might not like erasing anything but trust me. Your work will turn out better in the final round for having one. If you don't have an eraser on you when you are drawing your work may not be as good as you planned. Get a real eraser, not the cheap hard kind that you have to slam into the wood grain so it will work. A nice easy to use eraser that won't rip the paper. Your art will thank you for it.

I have alot of trouble following this tip myself. Place all of your supplies in the same location everytime. I don't care if it's on top of the shelf in the living room; in the drawer next to your computer, or under your dirty pile of socks. (Preferably not the last suggestion) Keep it in that spot until you use it. PUT IT BACK there when your finished drawing. You don't have to waste have an hour trying to find your supplies or looking around your home getting every last object becuase they were in different spots. Putting them in the same place everytime saves energy and time.

Nothing I have said is hard to understand, or difficult to do. I use this advice everytime I draw and it has helped me out greatly. I would love it if these tips have helped you out as well. Just follow them and your drawing will improve.

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