4 Key exercises when learning to draw

Drawing sounds simple in theory — creating something from in front of you or from your imagination using 2D lines on a piece of paper. But anyone who is new to art can tell you it’s not as simple as it sounds. There are some physics and fundamental ideas you need to practice and understand before you can become a master artist. They are perspective, proportion, lighting and shading, and shapes and forms. All of these things together result in realistic artwork. Once you understand these rules, you can break them to create surreal imagery, cartoons, and more. Perspective It’s important to understand perspective if you want to create artwork that has a 3D effect. It’s a way to communicate the relationship between objects spatially. For instance, showing that an apple sits in front of an orange or communicating the length of a long hallway. Depth is important for realism. Objects change size and sometimes shape depending on how far they are away from the viewer. When you understand this relationship, you can create realistic looking artwork. You can practice perspective by drawing objects on, beyond and in front of a horizon line. You can also practice drawing perspective lines and vanishing points to get used to the idea of objects shrinking and getting closer together as they get farther away. <a href="https://medium.com/@GetScriba/4-key-exercises-when-learning-to-draw-2c90eb2ac406">Learn More</a>