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Drawing Exercises
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DRAWING EXERCISES
Drawing exercises are good things to have up your sleeve when your
mind draws a blank as to where to start. Some good ones to try:
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— Timed studies — 30 second, 3 minutes, 5 minutes
— Don't look at the page, only at what you’re drawing. This helps
with coordination.
— Only draw in line
— Only draw in blocks of colour/tone
— Switch hands - use the hand you don’t usually draw with — this helps
to be less precious
— Don’t lift your pencil off the paper - draw in one continuous line
— If you want some practice drawing people, watch a film you like
and keep pausing it. Do quick studies of the paused actors
— If I want to practice faces and loosen up I like drawing crowds.
Google a crowd scene and draw away — it’s hard to get caught
up in detail when the faces aren’t super crisp