What should I draw on my sketchbook?
120+ Cool Drawing Ideas For Your Sketchbook
- Shoes. Dig some shoes out of your closet and set up a little still life, or draw the ones on your feet (or someone else’s feet!)
- Cats & dogs. If you have a furry helper at home, draw them!
- Your smartphone.
- Cup of coffee.
- Houseplants.
- A fun pattern.
- A globe.
- Pencils.
What are good things to sketch?
Easy drawing ideas inspired by real life:
- The interior of your living room.
- A houseplant.
- Kitchen utensils, like a whisk or slotted spoon.
- Your self-portrait.
- A family photograph that you cherish.
- A famous person you admire.
- Your feet (or someone else’s feet)
- Your hands (or someone else’s hands)
Is it bad to erase a lot when drawing?
Yes, it is possible to use the eraser too much. To progress with a drawing you need to correct course along the way, and to do so you need to make a mess. If you erase everything on the page, you start from scratch.
How do you sketch a character quickly?
Create a fast and anatomically correct sketch
- Find a pose. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it.
- Develop form. Take your time to get the foundations right.
- Lay down lines. Make sure your lines are solid and confident.
- Erase guidelines. Erase needless guidelines, but leave useful ones behind.
How do you draw a quick sketch of people?
10 Tips for How to Sketch People
- #1. Take a class in life drawing!
- #2. Find a place where people linger.
- # 3. People ALWAYS move – so learn to draw FAST!
- #4. Sit in one place and construct a scene.
- #5. Draw shapes and values not detail.
- #6. Make connections.
- #7. Remember proportions.
- #8. Seek out repetition.
How can I learn to draw humans?
The best way to learn to draw the human figure is to start as simple as possible. Forget about tracing contours. Forget about shadows and values….Now let’s move on to a demonstration on drawing armatures.
- Draw the Head.
- Draw the Face Map.
- Add the Neck.
- Draw the Torso.
- Add the Hips.
- Draw the Legs.
- Draw the Shoulders and Arms.
How do you draw a shaking effect?
Distort the part of the figure that is shaking back and forth. If the face is shaking, for example, draw the nose going in the opposite direction of the mouth, or the chin moving in the opposite direction of the forehead. The shaking effect that results has a comic feel.