Top 4 Tips When You’re Learning How to Draw

Learning how to draw is intimidating for most people. Most won’t even attempt it because they’re absolutely certain that it’s an impossibility. They haven’t drawn anything since they were a child with crayons. And if they do try, they give up way too soon.

Practice, practice, practice! Who remembers spending hours practicing our handwriting on this paper?

But the fact is, drawing is a learned skill. Just like writing is a learned skill. Remember that lined paper we all used in elementary school to practice our handwriting? We all practiced until we became proficient at it.

True, some people have a natural knack for drawing. But unlike writing, for the majority of folks out there, learning how to draw is beyond hard.

Why?

What I’ve observed from non-art majors in school, as well as the average person who wants to learn, is that they skip the following four tips:

1. Skipping the Basics.

The number one reason is that most people skip the basic foundations of art. When you’re learning how to draw, the foundations are the equivalent of the lined practice paper. Yes, the foundations seem super, SUPER basic and they are. But because of that, most people think that 1) they’re boring and 2) that these elements are so simple that they don’t need to pay attention to them.