by Harold Sink

Created on: January 05, 2010

How to Learn How to Draw

 Learning how to draw is probably one of the most intimidating things for almost anyone to learn to do next to giving a speech.  Most non-artist people seem to think they are incapable of drawing anything.  Some might even tell you that they cannot even draw a stick person correctly.  To some of us artists, that is just a sad thought, but for those of you reading this and think you will never learn how to draw…there is hope for you, yet.

 Learning to draw is not as hard as it sounds.  Really, it isn’t.  Seriously, pick up a pen or pencil and try to draw a circle.  That is the hardest object to draw for anyone including professional artists.  A perfect circle is best drawn with a compass.  Therefore, that is a must you will need among your art supplies.  You may even want to spend the extra money for circle templates, too.

 Begin drawing with just a #2 pencil or HB lead pencil on whatever you can find, be it napkin, paper bag, etc.  The idea is to begin drawing.  It does not matter what you draw as long as you are drawing.  Should you need ideas for what to draw, go back to the circle.  Draw oranges, grapes, doorknobs, drinking glasses, round table tops, etc.  Get those circles down.

 Draw your television while you are watching you favorite show.  It doesn’t have to be perfect…yet.  The idea is to draw what you see.  Do not worry about shading at this time.  You will get better.  Pick up an artist journal at an art, book or hobby store and keep track of what you draw.  This will keep you from throwing away your artwork and have something to look back at later to see how you have progressed.

 Okay so this may not be how you expected to learn to draw.  Then start with a pad of paper and start drawing familiar shapes to you.  Rectangles, triangles, squares, circles and parallelograms are just a few shapes to start with.  Turn your rectangle on its short side so it looks like something tall.  Draw much smaller square or rectangles within it to represent windows in a hotel.  The awning over the door is not quite a full semi-circle resting on two sets of vertical lines, which are the poles.  See!  You can do it!

 Try to draw your alarm clock.  Again, do not try shading at this time.  It’s the drawing that counts.  Once you have the

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