Learn Drawing - Overcome the 3 Common Problems

For most people who want to learn drawing, there are three main problems that seem to cause a lot of confusion.

Let's examine these three issues.

1 How to start a drawing

The first major hurdle is how to start a drawing. For most artists, budding or experienced, gazing at a blank sheet of drawing paper can seem like a terrifying ordeal. How to start a drawing always seems to create a feeling of helplessness and anxiety. Don't worry there is a simple solution! When I teach drawing I introduce students to a technique known as 'The Basic Unit'. The basic unit is a single line or a single shape in the scene that is used to locate the scene or subject on our drawing paper. This fixes the composition and allows you to start your drawing with confidence.

2. How to scale to scene to the drawing

The second major problem is that of scaling. Most of the time we need to draw a scene or subject at a different size from the original; this is called scaling the drawing. Many beginners who learn drawing try to draw subjects the same size on the drawing paper, known as same-size scale; in fact the artist will often position the subject at a distance that makes it fit on the paper. This is a drawing practice to really be avoided if you want to draw better. The concept of the basic unit, mentioned above, also solves the problem of scaling the scene to the paper.

When you have placed your first line or shape as the basic unit on your paper you have automatically scaled the drawing correctly for the composition you want. When artists simply guess at the size of something to start the drawing they often find that later the drawing is either too small or too big for the paper. This is very common with portraits when you start by drawing the eyes since we tend to draw eyes too big. You can avoid this problem by using the basic unit method.

3. How to draw perspective and proportions

Learning drawing of proportions and perspective is the third major topic that seems to cause many problems. If you want to draw realistically it is crucial that you draw the proportions and the angles of lines in the scene accurately. The traditional method of measuring using a pencil, and then transferring the measures to your drawing paper, really requires some experience for accurate results. This is not easy for beginners to learning drawing or those with only a limited experience. There is a better method which uses specific drawing aids that I teach all of my workshop students. By using a standardized method with the right tools guarantees you will draw with correct proportions and angles and so obtain the same perspective as existed in the scene.

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