==================================================================== Author Name: Ruediger Schmidt Contact Email Address: [email protected] WebSite: http://DrawingSecrets.com Category: Visual Arts, Arts and Crafts, Crafts, Painting, Drawing Description: This article answers the question that looks frequent among starter artists who just begin to learn drawing: " how and where to begin a drawing??" Keywords: learn drawing, learn to draw, where to start a drawing, beginning artists, getting started drawing Word Count: 2031
==================================================================== Article Content: Recently I was asked a question that seems common among beginning artists who just start to learn drawing: "how and where to start a drawing??" Don't be misled into thinking this is a basic and childish question. Although the reply may seem clear, I've seen too many artists that fail because they don't follow these principles. Once artists come up with a new drawing without an organized and structured format they can fail. Not that I have faith in structures and stringent rules. Sticking to some really plain and obvious rules when preparing a new drawing will make your work much easier. Why do you want to draw? First question yourself not only what you feel like drawing but also why do you like to draw it? What is the idea you're trying to give the spectator? Knowing the message you're trying to convey to your audience is a crucial first step. For example, visualize that you wish to draw a picture of a dog then inquire yourself why? Is it to demonstrate how attractive he is? Is it to illustrate how skillful a hunter he is? To show how dangerous he is? Is it in reminiscence of him? Having known what the message is the next step is to consider how you can use the elements and techniques to convey it. You can employ perspective, dark and shadows, colors, composition, add different details, use different drawing techniques etc. After this you should attempt to figure out where your picture is going by illustrating lots of small thumbnail sketches. Try various ways to create the drawing, see what actually works and what doesn't. Make these sketches quickly. The belief is to put the whole composition into place, so you don't need to spend time adding a lot of niceties on them. It's often very tough, even for professional artists, not to jump ahead and start on the final picture before things are really thought through. But this situation often ends with that effort going into the drain once you've realized that your first idea didn't work the way you'd first thought. So it's a very good idea to use the preliminary steps when starting a drawing as it will prevent a lot of labor in the long run. Beginning with drawing You have finally sketched a composition you like to develop in a full-blown drawing? Then it's time to get going. This time it is not how fast you can draw but how beautiful your drawing is that you want to endeavor. And there are some instructions that will help you to make the beautiful drawing you want to make- without too many attempts going to waste. It's all about the order in which to approach the different parts of your drawing ideally. To sum up there are just two easy rules: Begin with light tones, move to darker tones This allows you to fix small mistakes you've done early in the beginning as the darker tones can hide any of your mistakes. Start sketchy and get detailed later In the majority of cases the drawings get waste by indistinct size, perspective and composition. Now start first by arranging the total drawing without details just in faint lines. This makes certain you'll bring in all errors in perspective and proportion at the start of work. If something goes really wrong then, you can make a fresh start without making too much work loss. And all smaller blemishes still can be rectified without difficulty as there are only pale lines and no details in position. Even if you are experienced and drawing for years, it won't be wrong to ponder on these guidelines once more. As a matter of fact, I'm forgetting these guiding principles frequently - and introduce errors into my drawings that could have been avoided. And you'll observe these guidelines are even more helpful, if you've just set out to learn drawing. ==================================================================== Author Biography: This is another article you find on our website in full. There you'll find more articles <a href="http://drawingsecrets.com/learning-to-draw/how-to-learn-to-draw/learn-drawing---where-to-begin-a-drawing.html";>on learn drawing</a>. Here you can also get more tutorials <a href="http://drawingsecrets.com";>for learning to draw online</a>. ==================================================================== *** Digital Reprint Rights *** * You are not allowed to change anything in Article Content and Author Biography except the format for displaying the article properly. * You are allowed to use this article for free as long as it will not violate any laws. * I will appreciate it if you can notify me the publication of this article. I can be reached at [email protected].
