Foundations · Difficulty 1/10

Day 35

Lines, control, basic shapes

Tips for day 35

Foundations
  • 1.Keep your pencil light: you should barely see the first pass.
  • 2.Ghost the stroke twice in the air, then commit in one confident pass.
  • 3.Draw from the shoulder, not the wrist / long strokes stay straighter.

Focus on steady, confident strokes. Draw from the shoulder, keep proportions loose but consistent.

Reference searches

4 prompts · search & study

blind contour hand

"how to draw blind contour hand / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

square and cube outline

"how to draw square and cube outline / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

stippling texture

"how to draw stippling texture / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

basic geometric shapes

"how to draw basic geometric shapes / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

Tip: open a couple of these, pick images that feel within reach, and copy them by hand.

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