Learning to Draw

I think anybody can draw. It's just a matter of seeing the world differently. You need to look at the world in terms of lines, shapes, colors and the way they relate to each other.

Everyone has two modes of thinking: Your left side which is logical, analytical, objective and rational. Your right side which is random, intuitive, creative and subjective. As we develop, one side will be dominate and we will have characteristics and areas of interest in correlation to that mode of thinking.

But for those of you who have a dominate left side and still want to draw, I believe you can. Remember when you were young and the fun you had drawing. It didn't matter that what you drew didn't actually look like what you were seeing, but you knew what or who it represented and that's what mattered. Yes, as we get older we want to be more exacting, but that is what exercises are for.

Here are some of the exercises I completed over at Drawspace:

Drawing with Spaces -

Faces and a Vase -

Seeing Values -

Remember when your doing exercises try to suppress your logical mode and begin drawing what you see and what you feel. And don't skip exercises because they don't look appealing to you. We want to have fun in everything we do.

I, also, realize we don't always have access to the internet and therefore Drawspace exercises. So, here are a few books I recommend for the beginner that you can take with you anywhere.

Product Review: Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery Home Study Course

Today I’ll be reviewing Christopher Sia’s “Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery”, a home-study course that will teach you how to draw realistic portraits. Now let me begin by saying that I care very little for so-called “pitch sites”, but I do love to draw, as you can see from some of my work on Drawspace, and there are always new and wonderful techniques to learn while drawing, sketching or doodling.

The author goes into thorough detail on all the essential shading and there are useful little tips dispersed throughout. The process maps are very helpful for dealing with a particular feature that you are looking to draw. And the reference pictures are useful with the lessons and are great for getting a sense of how individual features vary from person to person

So, you could be learning or improving your skills in pencil portraits with this course in the comfort of your own home and be well on your way to creating stunning pencil portraits.What you get is 5 e-book lessons, 5 process maps, 100 high-resolution reference pictures and 12 weeks of exercises.

 

Product Website: Pencil Portrait Mastery
Product Creator: Christopher Sia
Starting Price: $47.00
Product: E-Books with Lifetime updates and bonuses worth $997
Refund period: 60 days (100% money back guarantee)

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