The Basics of Drawing With DealDash

Drawing is a wonderful hobby. You can draw just about anywhere with very few supplies needed. Let’s learn about drawing.

I’ll admit, I am not a very good artist. However, as with many crafts you can get better at drawing simply with a lot of practice. Learning to draw can be a fun experience, and once you have mastered a few basic lessons you will be able to impress your friends with your drawing skills.

First things first, you’re going to need a few supplies. Obviously the only two things that you truly need are a pencil and a piece of paper. However, if you really want to become proficient at drawing you will want to buy a few specialized materials that will make it a little bit easier for you to draw. Here’s a list of the basics that you should pick up:

• Specialized drawing pencils – Pencils are the simplest, most essential drawing medium. Drawing pencils are not exactly the same as your regular yellow #2 pencil that you are used to using in school. Drawing pencils have cores made from powdered graphite (not lead) fired with clay, varying in hardness. Select a small range to begin with: an HB, a 3B, and 6B.
• Erasers – You will need two erasers; a kneadable eraser for pencil, charcoal or pastel, and a white plastic eraser. It can be cut with a knife to make a fresh edge for erasing crisp lines. The kneadable eraser is good for larger surfaces, and the white plastic eraser is good for erasing small sections at a time with precision.
• Sharpener – Any pencil sharpener will do as long as it’s fairly new and not dulled from sharpening 12 dozen pencils per school year.
• Drawing/Artist’s pad – You can draw on any type of paper, but it might be helpful for you to get a drawing pad. The paper in the drawing pad has a much smoother surface for drawing than a piece of notebook paper.

That’s it! You can buy lots of other things such as different pencils, different types of paper, copic pens, and other items, but these are the basics that you need to get started.

To get started, you will want to try to draw a few basic shapes like a cube, a cone, an oval and a circle. Keep practicing these shapes over and over again. The basic foundation of most things that you will want to draw are made up of these shapes.

Next, try to practice sketching for at least 15 minutes per day. This is how you build confidence and develop your drawing skills. Don’t worry if your skills seem like they are lacking, this is just for practice to get in the habit of drawing.

Finally, find some items around your house that you can practice drawing, such as a vase, a cup, or just about anything. Look at the item that you have chosen, and try to break the item down into the simple shapes that you have been practicing every day. You will be drawing items that people can recognize in no time!

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