How to Draw 2 - Finding Your Niche

Once you start to sketch everything you see you will start to get a feel for one thing, object or theme. You will tend to draw in this field more and more often because you are comfortable there, this is called a niche. Now that you are comfortable with this you should start to fine tune these skills. Start to look at the movement, textures, and shadows. These elements will give your drawings depth. When there is movement in the object that you are drawing you should try and duplicate that. If it is wind blowing the leaves or a person’s hair, try to let your view know that there was wind on that day. The next step is to get the texture of the object you are drawing; the hair, the tree bark or the water. Now take a close look at what you are drawing, there are shadows whether they are large or small they are there.

Now that you have added more elements to your comfort are you do want to continue to draw other objects to help improve your skills. Once you find that you have taken a real liking to drawing you should invest in some drawing pencils. These pencils will make a huge difference in what you are capable of doing, you will see how much easier it is to achieve the effect you are looking for. If you are not sure how to buy these pencils go to an art or hobby store and ask fro some guidance. They can give you the details of all your choices and even help you choose the right pencils for what you want to draw.