| Go slow. | | | | Stay strictly within the rules and fundamentals of |
| Beginners want immediate results and will tend to | | | | drawing until you have mastered them. Experiment in |
| work out things their own way. This is the downfall of | | | | your own way only after the basics are mastered. |
| many beginning student. | | | | Guidance is needed. You cannot simply start drawing |
| Cultivate good habits. Practice regularly with patience. | | | | and expect to learn how to draw well. If you picked up |
| The fundamentals, such as drawing different strokes | | | | a violin and simply started to play would you become a |
| well, must be mastered first. The more regular your | | | | violinist? |
| practice, the better your results will be. | | | | Trying to draw complicated scenes with much detail |
| When drawing, set aside time for just that. Do not be | | | | will lead to frustration and disappointment. Developing |
| distracted by anything else. Ideally you should have a | | | | basic drawing techniques with very simple subjects |
| place away from distractions to use for a length of | | | | first gives a solid foundation to build on. Success builds |
| time. Do not overdue it though. One hour a day is | | | | upon success. |
| sufficient practice, without becoming a task. | | | | Focus on drawing one single object correctly, as |
| Choose models that are simple. When starting out, | | | | opposed to many objects arranged in a scene. You |
| select subjects that are plain with no detail. Practice | | | | must be able to draw the individual object before you |
| these, under proper drawing guidelines, before moving | | | | can draw many objects in a scene. This may seem |
| on to complicated subjects. | | | | obvious when reading it stated plainly here, but when |
| Manuals and rules of drawing won't produce art genius, | | | | drawing one often forgets such simple rules in the rush |
| but you must learn them first before you can even | | | | to produce wonderful drawings with little practice or |
| begin working on your masterpiece. Find and follow a | | | | knowledge. |
| reputable course in a book or online. | | | | Repeat the basics, practice fundamental strokes, lines |
| Follow beginning steps in any course of drawing | | | | and perspectives. Practice every day what you have |
| carefully. Don't skip or jump ahead in order to get fast | | | | learned. When the basics are mastered, combine them |
| results. | | | | to produce more detailed drawings. |