Drawing Tutorial
Want to learn to draw? Well this drawing tutorial will tell you
how to go about learning to draw. Drawing is an art that takes
place in many media formats, and uses a variety of tools with
each format. Within each format there are varied styles and
techniques. Drawing is both technical and artistic. This drawing
tutorial will help you understand what you need to learn to
master both the technical and artistic sides of drawing.
Media
The types of media that are available to draw on are almost
endless. You can draw on paper, on the computer, or even on your
walls. There are endless possibilities for drawing if you just
use your imagination. The first step to drawing is determining
what medium you want to learn. It can be any medium whether it
be with Flash, a piece of paper or on your mothers wall, it
doesn't. Once you decide what medium you are going to learn, try
to find a good d
rawing tutorial for that medium.
Tools
As you look for a drawing tutorial for your chosen medium. Try
to determine the kinds of tools that you will need for that
medium. Drawing on the computer is quite different that drawing
on a piece of paper and it requires different tools. As figure
out what tools you need, write them down so that you can
remember them. Try to get good tools they will make or break
your experience. Your tools don't have to be the most expensive
but they should be good.
Techniques
This Drawing tutorial does not focus on drawing techniques as
they are different with every medium. However, as you find a new
technique make a note of what it was and where you found it. You
may not use all of the techniques and tricks that you find right
away but it is good to have a list of them so that you can go
back and find them when you start a project that requires a
certain technique.
Determining what to draw
Determining what to draw is the hardest part of drawing.
Remember the sky is the limit. If you are just starting find
something simple to draw then find a drawing tutorial that will
walk you through the steps of drawing. This will help you learn
the techniques of drawing and give you confidence to draw.
Sometimes it is helpful to look through the drawing tutorials
that are available and choose one that you like.
These steps are somewhat sequential but as you advance in you
drawing ability you will find that they become considerations
rather than set steps. As you get better you will find that the
drawing tutorials start moving away from how to draw the whole
object to drawing the individual parts and you will just have to
put the parts together in the way that you think is best.
Finally you will get to the point where don't need a drawing
tutorial at all.