2 Easy Drawing Practices for Beginners

When you are starting to draw, you want to familiarise yourself with the pencil and learn to control it. Here are 2 easy ways to do that are:

Drawing Exercise #1: Straight line

Draw a line from one corner to another, then continue to another corner and so on. You will create like a square that gets smaller. Fill the page with this.

This exercise is intended to help you create straight lines, understand the pressure and speed you need to apply for the best result. In digital drawing you can use the smoothing feature, so this helps you get better when this feature is not available.

Drawing Exercise #2: Gradients 

Go from darkest to lightest and fill your page. Try to do the reverse also by going from light to dark. This will help you understand the level of pressure you need to put on the pencil and how to hold the pencil to get the desired darkness. This will help you when shading.

Watch me do the drawing exercises

Remember, creativity is all about the process of creating and it is independent from your equipment, talent or even skills. These low-budget hobbies can be immensely satisfying and allow you to explore your creative side without a significant financial investment.