Drawing Ideas And Techniques

Finding new drawing ideas and techniques to improve our abilities might not be an easy task. Sure, drawing is all about practicing, but you also need to be aware a few basic techniques to learn how to draw better.

Finding new ideas is also a huge challenge when inspiration is not available!

In this section, I will show you a few tips on how to improve your sketching. You will also learn how to draw and create cool outlines and how to work with colors.

You might think that these are easy topics to master, but you can learn a lot of new things using these valuable tutorials!

Other themes that are covered are working with lighting and creating effective shadows. Finally, I will show you that playing with the opacity of some objects can have a huge impact on the final result. Ending up with a professional illustration is more work than you can imagine!

A crucial start: Learning how to create better sketches

The most important aspect of drawing are the sketches. Indeed, all good images and illustrations are created from a basic template. It's the perfect time to try new things and experiment.

Sketching is not only about adding a few lines to draw a shape, but also about using the right amount of lines, the perfect balance of dark areas and bright areas and about control. 

For example, you can use many different techniques to draw some sketches of roses, some butterfly sketches or even dog sketches. It might seem obvious how to draw a perfect rose, but there are many options you can use when creating a sketch. You can also try to draw a terrifying zombie sketch using the same techniques.

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