INTRODUCTION TO

BASIC DRAWING
Prepared by:
Jyr Marie V. Reyes
jyr.reyes@jru.edu
 MATERIALS NEEDED
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Sharpener
• Paper – A4 or Letter size
• Sketchpad – A4 or Letter size
• Drawing Board
BEFORE YOU START DRAWING
Drawing is a process taking in
information about a subject,
analyzing it, and setting it down on
paper. It is more than just a
mechanical act.
 BASIC DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Holding the drawing tool this way is appropriate for Holding the tool like this is good for making
small drawings or small areas of a drawing. large, loose shapes in a drawing.
 BASIC DRAWING TECHNIQUES

This method of holding the drawing tool shifts control This way of holding the drawing tool also shifts
from the fingers to the arm, which helps simplify the control from the fingers to the arm.
early stages of a drawing.
 BASIC DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Start with large, simple shapes, followed by smaller, more specific shapes. Save the details until the end.
When you work simple to complex, large to small, loose to tight, your drawing develops quickly and easily.
 BASIC DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Distortions can result when the distance from your eye to the top of the page is not equal to the
distance from your eye to the bottom of the page.
 BASIC DRAWING TECHNIQUES

When you tilt your working surface like this, the distance from your eye to the top and bottom of the
page is equal and there will be fewer distortions in your drawing.
 WHAT IS DRAWING?
Drawing is a process taking in
information about a subject, analyzing
it, and setting down in paper. It is
important to establish working
practices that allow each element of
the process to work effectively.
Drawing is a way of representing
what we see by placing lines onto a
surface.
 EYE
The eye in the drawing process is to
observe the truth of a subject, rather than
one’s preconceived expectations of it. And
the eye too can be fooled; sometimes a
subject will require close inspection from
different angles to make sense of it. Try to
work in good lighting conditions, preferably
daylight or under bright, diffused artificial
light.
 THE MIND / BRAIN
The brain is involved at every stage:
selecting, assessing, filtering, simplifying and
adapting visual information. You should strive
for a positive mind-set throughout: Accepting
that some drawings will be time-consuming and
mentally taxing. Accept also that you will
make many mistakes, and even abandon
drawings to start over. Nevertheless, try to be
bold with your drawing, right from the start,
and welcome errors as dues you have to pay.
 HAND
Holding a pencil in your writing grip
allows you control of small movements from
the fingers. But for drawing, most
movements will be manage from the wrist,
elbow and shoulder. Different grips will free
your pencil to make a full range of strokes,
with that all-important element of
confidence.
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 DRAWING LINES
Every drawing begins with a single line.
Other lines of different weight, length,
direction, and shape are then added
until an image emerges. Warm up your
hand with a page of circles, ovals,
spirals, ellipses, and similar curving
lines.
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Try practicing other marks or kinds of
lines you might find useful to make
drawings: straight, curved, loosen up,
parallel, crisscrossing or cross-hatching,
and overlapping or single, smooth,
scratchy and wiggly.
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GUIDELINES
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GUIDELINES
SHAPES
SHAPES
THIRD DIMENSION
THIRD DIMENSION
SPHERE AND ELLIPSES
COMMON ERRORS
COMMON ERRORS
 REFERENCES
• https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/i-want-to-
draw-simple-exercises-for-complete-beginners--
vector-20583
• https://guidetodrawing.com/getting-
started/basic-drawing-techniques/
• https://missborgsclassroom.wordpress.com/arc
hive/art-2/9-art/drawing-with-biro/