The beauty of drawing is that there is no wrong way to create a beautiful illustration. You do not have to be a master artist to make a nice drawing. In fact, the basics of drawing are so simple to grasp that it can be done in three steps by learning basic fundamentals.
Here are the basic steps to learning to draw.
Note: This is just an introductory guide. The best drawing skills take years of practice.
Step 1: Start with Templates
The three-step process of drawing anything from fruit to self-portraits begins by learning from the experts.
If you have never drawn a single thing in your life, then go online or buy a drawing book and find some pictures that you would like to draw and trace over them.
Here are a few websites for great templates of everything from snowflakes to dinosaurs:
To start out, print out some of these templates and draw over them. Once you understand the basics of the structure, you can embellish and add your own flair and features or make similar drawings from scratch.
Step 2: Draw Squares, Circles, and Triangles
The second step is using the three basic shapes found in any drawing, especially if you want to draw something by just looking at a model or example. Squares, circles, and triangles make up everything we see in the real world.
Look at chairs, houses, mountains, clouds, your head, and the bodies of your pets. They are all made up of some form of these three basic shapes. Now, not everything is a perfect square, circle, or triangle. Some items are more oval-shaped, while others are rectangular or have softer corners.
This is where the art of drawing comes in. Use these basic shapes to your advantage and visualize them as you draw your picture.
Step 3: Shading
The third and final step to drawing anything, including a realistic looking picture is to add some shading with your pencil. Shading will help your picture look more layered and give it depth.
Use the side of the tip of the pencil to shade different parts of the picture. Keep in mind that you do not want to cover the entire picture in the same shade. Instead, use pressure control on the tip of the pencil to make areas lighter and others darker.
This is easier to do with a worn-down pencil that isn’t super sharp. When you shade the area, do so in even strokes with lines that are close together or blend with the line before it.
When you shade the picture, understand where the light would hit the object if it were three dimensional in the real world. Think realistically about what parts of the object you are drawing are lighter than other parts.
For example, If you are shading a portrait of a person, make the hair darker than the face. An apple will be darker than it is on the sides that you can't see.
Wrap Up and Final Notes
Keep in mind that drawing is not a skill that you will perfect overnight. Instead, it will take time and trial and error. Also, remember that drawing is not a science. Ten people could draw the same thing, and every result could look completely different.
Drawing is an art form, and the beauty of it is that every picture will look different with the artist's unique interpretation.
Do your best and make some magic!
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