Learning to draw: basics

In short: Drawing can be learned by observing closely and practising regularly. Talent matters less than patience and practice.

In more detail: Everything complex consists of simple basic shapes such as circle, square and triangle.

In detail

• Material: Pencils of different hardness (HB, 2B, 4B), eraser, paper.
• Practise lines: Straight lines, circles and hatching.
• Basic shapes: Break objects down into cube, sphere and cylinder.
• Proportions: Measure ratios, for example with a pencil.
• Light and shadow: Tonal gradations give volume.
• Perspective: Vanishing points for spatial effect (perspektive-zeichnen-grundlagen).
• Sketchbook: Draw briefly every day, keep imperfect pages too (lernen-lernen-methoden-die-wirklich-funktionieren).