Foundations · Difficulty 2/10

Day 43

Lines, control, basic shapes

Tips for day 43

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

parallel line hatching

"how to draw parallel line hatching / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

contour line drawing

"how to draw contour line drawing / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

gradient shading strip

"how to draw gradient shading strip / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

spiral and wavy lines

"how to draw spiral and wavy lines / 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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