Drawing paints - Blot - How to draw #021

Find your drawing style. From pencil drawings of superheroes to digital studies of dandelions, from a Pokemon doodle in a sketchbook to a manga-style watercolour, the key principles of drawing remain the same: Pay close attention to shapes and how they relate to each other in space, take your time and practice. Start with basic shapes. To represent a three-dimensional subject in two dimensions, you have to think about the whole form. “You’re not just drawing what you see in front of you. You’re drawing the other side as well,” says artist Lucas Elliott. In order to create the appearance of depth, you have to break the subject down into circles, rectangles and triangles and then mould those as you might a block of clay. As you refine your lines, try to imagine how the figure would look from every angle. Study reference photos. The more examples you have, the better you’ll understand the form you want to draw. “Look at references. The more you learn about a subject, the better,” says artist Kevin Jay Stanton. To find reference images, you can start with a search of Adobe Stock.