how to draw step by step

Most art is draw step-by-step.

But the step-by-step that I'm talking about is NOT draw by the numbers that you did as a kid.

And it's not the way you may be drawing right now. For example, when you want to draw an arrangement of flowers, or any group of objects, you may start by drawing one object, then add another object, then another.

That's not what I mean by draw step by step. You don't draw as you would construct a building.

Step by step drawing is more like working your way down from big to small. From the whole to the detail.

Here's what I mean.

Suppose you wanted to draw an arrangement of a teapot, a creamer, sugar bowl, and teabag caddy.

Rather than following your first tendency of drawing the teapot, then the creamer, and so on, first use your pencil to LIGHTLY draw the overall shape of the arrangement, using an oblong circle. This helps you determine the overall proportions right up front.

Then, continuing in this same shape process, begin circling around other secondary shapes, like the teapot and sugar bowl, then teapot and creamer, then creamer and handle and teapot handle--comparing each secondary circle against the previous ones to make sure that the proportions are being laid in true.

Further, if you draw these circles lightly, you will find yourself moving your drawing toward a proportionately "designed" structure which will make the detail work easier because it will all fit for the small stuff. Remember to not commit to your lines early...rather, erase more often than pressing your pencil harder.

Always sktech through an object as though the object in front were not there. An example of this is a saucer and cup. Even though the cup is on the saucer, draw the entire saucer using smooth soft "liquid" strokes--this will also help your proportions and there'll be plenty of time to erase those lines later.

So, drawing step by step is about working shapes down in stepwise fashion, starting with the one large shape first, the secondary shapes, and then details.

If you would like to see this in action, look over Draw Step by Step here.

To the creative and aspiring artist within YOU,





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