Before you can draw real-life wonders of the world like the pyramids of Egypt and the natural phenomena of the Northern Lights in Norway, you have to learn the basics first. Knowing how to sketch shapes like cubes and cristae, as well as more complex phenomena like weather patterns, will make you surprisingly good at drawing. Read on to learn about cool lessons you can practice that will help improve your illustration talent.
Step
Step 1. To start, draw a cube
Cube drawings may look very basic, but basic shapes are essential for developing the skills you need to be successful at drawing.
Step 2. Draw the moon
Drawing the moon is another simple example, but this time you'll be adding craters and shadows to give your drawing texture.
Step 3. Draw a winged heart
While this step strays from the more realistic boundaries you've worked with so far, you should be able to suppress a bit of disbelief when drawing, to make your artwork as fantastical as possible.
Step 4. Draw an optical illusion made of circles
The shapes of the circles themselves are usually not very difficult, but getting the circles proportional and placing the entire circles so that they are aligned takes a lot of effort.
Step 5. Draw snowflakes as a transition to more complicated shapes
A snowflake like the one in this picture is made up of lots of straight lines and right angles, which will be a bit of a bigger challenge for you.
Step 6. Draw the crystals to get a better understanding of the unbalanced three-dimensional shapes
While the former forms were symmetrical forms, crystalline forms are not included; You have to figure out how to do it.
Step 7. Draw a number of explosions
This image will help you understand what a moving object looks like, and how it looks when captured in a single frame.
Step 8. Draw a tornado, another moving object
However, unlike explosions, this drawing will be an even more hectic movement that you need to try drawing. Draw a circle around the tornado image using short, circular lines as shown in the image.
Step 9. Draw the Eiffel tower
You are ready to draw famous international monuments. Use short lines, careful shading and photographic references to draw it properly.
Step 10. Draw a castle
There are several ways to draw a castle, but the point is that you'll be combining almost all of the techniques you've learned so far: three-dimensional shapes, shading, coloring, and so on.
Tips
- If you want to use markers or watercolors on your drawings, use relatively thick paper and thicken your pencil lines to make them darker before starting to color them.
- Draw gently with a pencil so you can erase mistakes easily.
- Emphasize the final image with a black pen or pencil.
- Print out a detailed drawing and trace it under a sheet of white paper. If it's difficult to see through plain paper, a beam of light can help make it easier.
- If you don't like markers that can fade if your work gets wet, use colored pencils. Colored pencils also have many different shades of color than just one color. Just like when you draw a sunset, use more than one color.
