How to draw

How to draw is not too hard, what is hard is analyzing what you want to draw, I can not teach anyone to draw through a blog that would be silly, learning to draw is 90% looking and 10% marks on the paper.

Making marks on a piece of paper is the easy part, joining them together to make sense of them is what you are trying to achieve.

It really does not matter what style or genre you want to achieve the marks still have to be at the right angle, the right strength of dark and light. Shadows are darker on the whole but then there is detail in the shadows, ergo shadows are differing shades of dark and light.

Taking your time.

It is always best to take your time when you decide to do anything well. Saying this everyone works at their own speed and if you try working at someone else's speed the final piece will not be as good. Try drawing at differing speeds to find which works best, as with the first blog concentrate on your chosen object and try drawing it in different medias.

I found that when I was at college I worked to fast for the lecturers and was made to slow down, which did not help my drawing. Now I draw on my own and have worked out my own methods I feel my drawing is starting to really move forward, mind you I have been drawing for over 10 years seriously.

Find what subject suits you, some artists are landscape or portrait, and many other genres, concentrate on what you enjoy.