This exercise actually consists of five different exercises, that all work on several aspects of your drawing technique. The main focus throughout them is on flow and on a smooth line, two things that come from drawing from your shoulder. And as you may know, smoothness and flow will seriously improve your ability to capture Read More
Month: May 2018
Drawing boxes.
Boxes are one of the most fundamental shapes, you should be able to master. And drawing them is a fantastic exercise in itself. You can NEVER draw too many boxes! Besides the basic skills required to draw the actual lines that make up the boxes, this also includes a good mastery of symmetri, which is Read More
Circles and Much More!
In this exercise we take it up a notch, and add some different aspects. It starts with some simple lines, that act as a basis for step two, which are small circles, and other basic shapes. Then adding a bit of extra spice with some small adjustments. Next we go into some bigger motions, but Read More
Curvy lines
Yes, straight lines and curvy lines go together hand in hand… Naturally! 😉 Not too much to say about this. Enjoy it! Try to get into a flow when you’re practicing, and really try to find the beauty in the line itself. This may sound a little out there, but a well done line, with Read More
Straight Lines
Yes, that’s right! Straight lines are extremely important, and can be quite challenging to master, and I absolutely recommend spending some time on them. Here is a video with some suggestions on how to go about that: After you spend some time with this, it’s time to put it to use, don’t you think?!? So Read More
Drawing From the Shoulder – Gospel or Gossip
So… You’ve moved past the initial doodling and stick figures, that most of us start off with, and you’ve started acquiring an interest in actually learning the techniques of drawing… So what do you do now?!? You start looking into drawing lessons and tutorials of course. And very soon you’re faced with the inevitable advice Read More
Daily Drawing Exercises – Improve Your Basic Skills
One of the basic premises of this site, is the fact, that I consider drawing to be a skill. A skill that is learned, and not some magical innate talent, that you either have or don’t… This is great news, because it means that anybody can learn to draw! (Yes, that goes for you and Read More