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Free Step By Step Drawing GuideThis free step by step drawing guide is the doorway to your drawing dreams. Each week we will be adding another step to help you discover the easy way to learn how to draw. Don't Be Shy! Use It! By using this free step by step drawing guide you will be able to learn how to draw whatever you want. The links listed below are presented in the proper order to get you started drawing as soon as possible. Just click the blue underlined link (this is not a link) in the step below that you want to review. We suggest that you follow in order so it will continue to make sense to you. After all isn't that what step by step is all about. Share Your Thoughts! We love to get feedback from people utilizing our tools and information. Send along your comments, or experiences gained by using this information. You can use the convenient form at the bottom of this page. First Masterpiece? Maybe you have used this information to create your first masterpiece? Would you like to post it for you and others to see? Don't be shy. Please let us know if this information has been useful by using the convenient form at the bottom of this page. #1 - Learning to See! The First Step to learning how to draw. Learning to see is the best place to start. Learning to see means forgetting everything you know (or think you know) about seeing objects.
#2 - Drawing Tools Drawing tools are very simple tools. Once You Pick The Right Medium! What's a Medium?.
#3 - Conte Crayons and Carbon Pencils Charcoal, conté crayon and carbon pencils all make dense black lines, have a wide tonal range and, on grey or tinted papers with the additional use of white chalk, reach a degree of richness no other drawing medium can give.
#4 Fixing Drawings Conté crayons, carbon pencils, and especially charcoal and chalk pastels must all be fixed on the paper or they will smudge, both on the picture itself, and on anything it touches. #5 Draw with Pen and Ink and Brush You can draw with any kind of pen. Ball point, roller ball, felt tip, or even a Sharpie. And brushes are not just for painting! #6 - Other Drawing Tools Some of the other drawing tools that you will need to be able to draw well you may not need right away, but should be aware of. Learn the different types of drawing papers available as well as the value of a sketchbook, and supports like a drawing board or easel. #7 Take Care of Your Drawing Equipment These tips will help your equipment to last. Your drawing equipment will last as long as you treat it with care. Just like anything else!
#8 Drawing Exercise 1 Drawing is all about making marks on paper, and creating something fun and enjoyable. Starting with this simple exercise will get you on your way. Let's try drawing exercise #1. #9 - Picture Plane - Drawing Exercise #2 “Picture plane” Is what artists call the surface of the paper or canvas. That means the two-dimensional space. Part physical, part mental, where the drawing exists. This exercise is all about turning three-dimensional reality into a two-dimensional drawing. #10 - Contour Drawing - Drawing Exercise #3 “Contour Drawing”is a great way to learn to trust your eye and your hand. Contour drawing, is just drawing the outline of an object or objects. The key is to focus on the edges.
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