Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

With the help of simple basic techniques, you can improve your drawing skills.

Steps

1. 1 Express yourself. The best examples of art are born from your deepest true nature. However, fan art (drawing based on original work) also has its advantages. Many artists start their career by imitating someone else's style and even copying professional work.Remember to never pass off copied work as your own. Do this only to develop your artistic skills. Perfection comes with experience!
2. 2 View the work of other artists. You can take inspiration from them.
3. 3 Master basic art techniques. You probably already know that you first need to sketch the basic shapes, and then gradually add more and more details to them. This is a common technique that will help you a lot.
4. 4 Depict your idea in multiple versions. For example, draw an object in different art styles, with different tools, or in different perspectives.
5. 5 Create scenes: a bedroom, a farm, or a trash can and a tramp rummaging in it. The possibilities are endless.
6. 6 Don't let anyone tell you what you can't draw. The most common critics' argument is "this has already been painted before." If you want to do something that has already been done before you, why not ?! Do it in your own style. Make it better! Such criticism is only appropriate if you blindly imitate a model in order to draw attention to your work. (There is an exception here, too: do not portray pornography or violent scenes in schools or other public places.)
7. 7 Draw as much as possible. Draw in a notebook, on a blackboard, on the ground, with chalk, charcoal, in a computer, in Photoshop, in MS Paint. Draw with your eyes closed, draw with both hands, and even with your feet (warning: this is difficult). Draw the same things over and over. This is your creativity, so do whatever you want!
8. 8 Never doubt yourself. Whether you realize it or not, you will believe whatever you convince yourself of. Admire the work of yours that you like. Don't compare yourself to other artists, but only to your earlier work.

Tips

• You don't need expensive supplies to be a good artist. Many cartoonists are able to draw expressive scenes with a simple pen on any piece of paper. The secret of art lies not in the pencil, but in the artist's hand.
• Never give up!
• It is not uncommon for artists to change the original colors and designs of their characters. Chances are, your character will evolve and change during the creation process. Be prepared to revise your ideas.
• If you are looking for inspiration, listen to music, read a book, watch a movie, or go for a walk.
• If you are having trouble freehand drawing, try drawing basic shapes and lines first. Sometimes the creation of a lively, vivid drawing begins with banal geometry.
• If you have a talented artist as a friend, ask him for advice. It is always easier to master a new lesson with outside help. If your friend criticizes your work unnecessarily and tries to emphasize his superiority, he may not be a very good friend.

Warnings

• Don't plagiarize. Plagiarism is copying someone else's work. So you not only violate copyright, but you can also deprive the author of some of the income.

What do you need

• Paper (thick sketch paper works well)
• The pencils
• Markers (if you wish to color your drawings)
• Good imagination