Draw a Camera
Today we are drawing a simple camera by first creating all details and then going on top of it with some loose, yet ordered cross hatching on top to create a bit of a difference.
Cross-hatching looks quickly messy if applied with strokes that are not straight and also neatly parallel. So test it out first on a piece of scrap paper trying to achieve nice parallel lines, but do it fast, so that it looks dynamic rather than tried. |
Draw a Running Shoe
Draw the outlines of a running shoe. To draw the pattern on the shoe use either an old piece of fly-screen or some other type of material that leaves a interesting pattern. Place the material underneath the drawing paper and use a darker pencil to trace the patter onto the paper by letting the pattern to appear through pressure. In the lighter sections just use a light pencil and do some hatching.
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Draw a Soccer Ball
A simple drawing task today is drawing a soccer ball. After having drawn the circle check the mid line from which the two darker field are going off, as you can easily check that this line lies just underneath half way through the circle. Use the 2H pencil for the soft background colour and add hatching lines with a HB or darker on top.
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Draw a Castle
Observe how the outlines for the castle have line contour variations, meaning they are all different in thickness and pressure. Never just draw a line straight through with the same pressure, as it will appear to be stiff.
Also note that the details are drawn with a few simple lines and the background is done with cross-hatching. |
Draw a Plastic Bottle
When trying to create a quick sketch or reference of an object it is important to find the most vital information of an object to express the essence of that object. Often very few but vital strokes can explain the form and shape of an image. It is for this reason that is it helpful to draw simple objects frequently.
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Surrealistic Drawing
Today we are drawing two items that usually don't belong together to create a surrealistic drawing.
It is a brilliant way to play with idea for surrealistic or fantasy works by adding two unrelated objects and combine them into one. You later can increase the object you try to incorporate into your work. |
Draw a Chopper
Most have this little kitchen utensil at home for slicing or chopping vegetables.
It is a plain object that is perfect for a daily drawing. After having drawn all outlines, fill in the whole sections with an overall mid tone. Only after that draw the darker holes on top. It will unify the the whole. |
Drawing Walnuts
Walnuts are not that easy to draw as the shapes are unusual and unfamiliar. After having established the basic outlines, begin with the larger shapes within the form. and then go to the smaller ones. This will make it easier to make out the shapes and untangles your left side of the brain, that usually runs havoc when it sees something complicated, even when it is not. The more relaxed you are the quicker you switch to the right side of the brain, which is the side that actually can draw.
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Last Day Drawing Nuts
Today is the last day we will be drawing nuts.
You should have by now a nice sketchbook filled with different types of nuts. It will look good if write some information next to the drawings about the nuts themselves or what challenges you faced and how you corrected those. If you go to a art classes, ask your teacher how you can improve and write the suggestions next to the drawing. |
Draw a Leaf
The idea about drawing these leaves is to use the hardest of all pencils to create a soft feel.
You have to apply gentle layers of pencils strokes without going too fast forward. Stay a while on the spot until you see the softness appearing rather than single strokes. If you are heavy handed, hold the pencil further away from the lead towards the end as this will apply less pressure. |
Draw an Apple or a PearWe are off to a fruity start today. It is a good idea to begin with outlining the shapes by trying to see the straightness in each curve and checking the angles clearly. For example the apple is not just round, we can see a rather straighter longer line on the bottom. To get the fine texture as seen in the apple you need to do a bit of cross-hatching by creating one layer of straight lines and the next almost at the same angle, just slightly different, as this creates a for of bubbles as seen on the apple.
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Draw More FruitWe finish the month of May by drawing an apple or pear once more, but this time cut.
We will be using cross-hatching to achieve the result we want. When creating a layer of hatching, make sure that the lines are nicely set parallel to one another as it otherwise looks very quickly messy. Then do another layer of lines evenly place next to each other. |
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