User blog:Abbykurle/Drawing tips!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone! You guys are always asking me how I draw and stuff like that, so I decided to share my love of art and tell you how I do it!

Be Observant
First off, you need to look at what you're drawing. If you are going to draw an animal or a person or a building, (pretty much anything) then do a quick search online. Look up images of what you are drawing online. Look at pictures from all angles. Look at how it curves and, if your drawing an animal, look at how its legs move. If it's legs are turning the wrong way, it will mess up the whole drawing. Try to memorize the pictures you looked up online, or draw the picture right there so you can look back at the image you are drawing whenever you want.

If you are having trouble, look up other people's drawings of that animal/person/buiilding. This can especially help, because drawings tend to point out the details and make them more obvious.

Now, don't just look at details only at home. If you are going to the Zoo and the animal you are drawing happens to be there, look at it closely. Look at how it moves. This goes the same for whatever you are drawing. Buldings, machines, spaceships, whatever you may be drawing. If you see it in real life, look closely!

Now, if you are drawing people and having a lot of trouble, just go look in a mirror. It is as simple as that.

Draw Lightly
(This part is for drawing on paper)

Now, believe it or not, I actually have trouble with this. Once you get to drawing, draw lightly first. DO NOT DRAW DARK ON YOUR FIRST TRY! If you make a mistake, it will be super hard to erase. So draw very lightly.

Now, if you have trouble drawing, I reccoment doing the basic shape of the thing you are drawing first. I will use a tiger as an example.

First, draw a light circle for the head. Then do a thin line, or another circle, for the body. Then do thin lines for the legs and tail. When your tiger is in a position that you like, start to draw the actual tiger very lightly. If you hold up the paper and hold it far away from you, you should barely be able to see it. If you can easily see it, then you need to make it lighter. You can do it by grabbing an eraser and lightly pushing it against the lines that are too dark.

MORE COMING SOON!