
If your hand usually gets tired after you’ve drawn for less than an hour, you’re probably gripping it too tightly. To do that, adjust your grip on the pencil so that your hand is relaxed instead of tense. It’s best to use free flowing lines that are loosely and lightly drawn. Can you tell this sketch was created using one of the rough sketches above? This stage is meant for exploration! When I make a mistake, I find ways to use that mistake to my advantage. The awesome thing about sketches is that they usually blend in or fade away while you continue to build upon the concept of your drawing.

It allows you to bring your ideas to life quickly so you can save time in the long run. Sketching is the process of roughly scribbling an idea on paper. If you can make a mark on a piece of paper, you can learn how to sketch! You don’t need to be able to draw straight lines or perfect circles in order to be an artist.

In this first lesson, we’re going to focus on the process of sketching. Click here to read the introduction to the course if you missed it!ĭrawing is simply the process of layering shapes, lines, scribbles and values on top of each other until you get your desired result.
