Drawing is very easy if you know the techniques used, this article is a complete guide on how to draw. Apart from observing what you are going to draw, taking note of the texture, tone and shapes there are easy tricks used by by professional artists when drawing.
Before jumping into drawing, there are three main types of drawing namely; abstract drawing, pictorial drawing and representational drawing.
Abstract drawing
Abstract drawing is a of drawing something that does not exist physically and cannot be proof, it is a mental drawing directed by the brain.
Pictorial Drawing
A pictorial drawing is a drawing of objects in 3D or three dimensional shape form.
Representational drawing
It is a drawing that represent and looks similar to something existing. It is the most common type of drawing done by artists.
As a beginner who want to learn how to draw, you must first start from representational drawing with the steps listed below with examples.
Steps on how to draw
1. Get an image of what you want to draw printed black and white.
2. Choosing any reasonable scale, draw a thin lines vertical and horizontal across the image with pencil forming square shapes or grid. Do the same on the white paper you want to draw on.
3. The page grid drawn makes it easier to sketch more accurately. First draw the outlines/the edges of the image with the help of the page grid.
4. Count the page grid and draw other major parts like the mouth, eye nose and hair.