By Ruediger Schmidt

In late parts you learned how to understand your subjects clearer, to master your fear of failure and how to practice your draftsmanship determinedly.

Within this article I’ll show you 7 important tips that will help you with the next steps of your draftsmanship career:

1. Find a sketch pad at the next art supply store. It cannot be emphasized enough. Select one of those nice sketch blocks and take it with you everywhere you go! It allows you to use every free minute for practicing your drawing skills and depict eye capturing sceneries you come across.

2. Keep your draftings secure. As important as getting a sketch block (and preserving them after you’ve filled them) is to preserve everything you draw. Buy a folder to stack away them safely and protected from harm. Ne’er toss any of your drawings. This way you’ll collect a nice portfolio and can consult your recent studies for study and to follow your advancements.

3. Criticise your pictures later. Remember, we read in the episode about combating your fear of failure – don’t be overly judgmental about your drawings. If the little critic in you wants to spring into action, outsmart him. Stash away your drawing (in your folder) and tell him “later”. In a couple of days or weeks you’ll see your pictures in a much more friendly light than today.

4. Depicting from life is superior. You will find out: drawing real world objects seems to be more difficult than simply replicating photographs or other drawings. But it’s much more rewarding and your drawings will be much more lively and truthful. How does it work? I don’t know for sure, but I would speculate our subconscious in some way absorbs the scene with all senses giving you more inspiration to depict on the paper.

5. Do not depict elaborated objects. Stand back from objects that are too complicated. Rather commence with simple subjects you are able to understand and draw as proficient as you desire it to be. And then increment the difficultness in petty steps so your drawing skills can grow with each small step you’re facing.

6. Do not move into detail excessively. While sketching, less is more. Nearly all of us lean towards adding details excessively, too many small lines, too many insignificant objects. Do not try to depict all the details you can see. Instead seek to capture the scene as a whole, assimilate how it feels and try to put this to into your sketchbook employing only few lines.

7. practise, practise, practise. Did I mention? Practice! You can’t draw overly often. All of the time bear in mind: every line you draw, every drafting or outlining you finish improves your drawing skills and brings you one stair up. Practise by drafting sceneries you encounter in everydays life into your sketch pad. Practise by doing the exercises I have demonstrated. Just try to practice every day. Find the few minutes you need for this each day. You don’t have to stop watching TV, but you can have your drawing equipment at hand and use the commercial breaks.

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