Michael Dale asked:


How often have you said to somebody, “I can’t draw”

If you think this is true, answer 2 questions… “Would you like to be able to draw?” and “Would you like to learn how to draw?”

If your answer is “Yes” to both questions, it could surprise you when I say to you… “You can easily learn to draw”
Also… “If you really want you can learn to draw almost anything”

Here are some more excuses you will hear…

1. “I can’t draw as well as a child at school”

2. “A 3-year old can draw better than me”

3. “A chimpanzee can draw better than I can”

Truth is… It doesn’t matter how bad your drawing is. Really, I’ve heard it all before. And, what’s more, I’ve heard worse… much worse.

If you said that you can only draw matchstick men… “That’s great!”



Read on and you will learn how to get more from your drawing attempts…

“So what if your people look like matchstick figures!”

Why should you care when an artist like L S Lowry became world famous, painting pictures of his local town. He was an Englishman who was capable of drawing impressive realistic lifelike portraits and figure studies that would blow your mind.

For all that, when he painted his well known scenes of his home town in Lancashire… he painted ‘Matchstick Men’. The characters he saw daily became unrecognizable cartoon like characters.

“So, where’s your problem?”

You have only just said that you you are able to draw a matchstick man. The fact is, if you can draw a matchstick man there is nothing stopping you from drawing… A Matchstick Woman, a Matchstick Boy, or a  Matchstick Girl, or a  matchstick Cat, or a  matchstick Dog, or a  Matchstick Horse.

Have no fear… “You can draw”



You will be able to easily create an Art world full of Matchstick figures. When you do so you will gain the confidence that L S Lowry had. You will see the world around you differently…

“You will be able to create drawings that show life and people in your own unique way… You will produce Art that no other artist can rival”

Michael Dale is the author of 1- Color Is Best (the quick and easy way to learn to paint watercolor) and 3- Colors Are All You Need (mix any color you want fast using only 3 colors). Contact www.Paint-And-Draw.com to find out more.

You can also discover a long lost, easy to draw and paint course edited by Michael Dale at www.DrawingFoundations.com



MELVIN

Risi asked:


The fashion industry is full of artists and creative individual, who spend their days creating great fashion designs with the help of fashion drawing. To be a designer, you must be comfortable with drawing fashion because all fashion designs start out as sketches before investment in fabrics and the services of other professionals. However, in order to develop skills in fashion drawing, you must first learn the fundamentals of drawing, such as proportion, perspective drawing, shading and how to draw people, textures and movement. There is a lot involved in learning how to draw fashion and proper instruction is key. Changes in technology, leisure, work, cultural and moral values. Homelife and politics also contribute to lifestyle trends, which in turn influence the clothes we wear. These are the changes that make any era of society special in relation to the study of the costume of a period.

The fashion industry is full of artists and creative individual, who spend their days creating great fashion designs with the help of fashion drawings. To be a designer, you must be comfortable with drawing fashion because all fashion designs start out as sketches before investment in fabrics and the services of other professionals. However, in order to develop skills in fashion drawing, you must first learn the fundamentals of drawing, such as proportion, perspective drawing, shading and how to draw people, textures and movement. There is a lot involved in learning how to draw fashion and proper instruction is key. Changes in technology, leisure, work, cultural and moral values. Homelife and politics also contribute to lifestyle trends, which in turn influence the clothes we wear. These are the changes that make any era of society special in relation to the study of the costume of a period.

Symbol level drawing is useful when creating large scale maps with intersecting and overlapping line features. For example, on a large-scale reference map with intersecting highways and streets, it helps you create high-quality representations of street and highway street intersections. It is mostly useful in maps with cased lines as it creates overpass and underpass effects where the line features cross, which is a good way to show connectivity. Symbol level drawing can also be used to achieve other advanced effects. You can alter the draw order of features within feature layers. By using symbol level drawing, you can control the draw order of features on a symbol-by-symbol basis. This means features do not have to be drawn in the same order as feature layers that appear in ArcMap’s table of contents (TOC). With symbol level drawing, you can control when a feature draws by controlling when the feature’s symbol draws. Furthermore, when multilayer symbols are used, you can control the drawing order of individual symbol layers.

Graphic symbols are used on construction drawings to reference other drawings within the set. It is also used to list drawing notes, identify finishes and revisions. The same graphic is used for one purpose. Standard graphic symbols are used to present complete information concerning construction items and materials. These typical symbols are used so frequently in construction drawings that their meanings must be familiar not only to the preparer, but to the user as well. The main information sources for a particular symbol are the Military (Drawing) Standards (MIL-STD) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

 



ROOSEVELT

aquarianlady1960 asked:


I’m looking for a ‘detailed drawing’ for the zoom lens, for the A330 Fujifilm digital camera. Another term for this would be an exploded view of the technical drawing. Mine is broke and I’d like to determine myself where the problem may be. Thank you!

STUART

junyiix asked:


I enjoy drawing in my spare time (that is when I get some..). However, I usually use a good ol’ number 2 pencil. I would like to start a new portrait and also shade this one.

What pencils do you recommend and around how much would they cost?

Thanks.

HARLAN

EclecticAsylumArt asked:

Series of YouTube PopArt. That’s who is popular on YouTube Medium- Illustration Markers. Measures 9×12inches drawing time 1hr 15 mins

WILBURN

tom888uk asked:


I have a navigation exam tomorrow and I was wondering what types of pen do you use for drawing your flight plan?

LEON

kas_1092 asked:


I’m looking in the future to be working with graphics in a workplace, so I thought a good place to start would be with sketching and drawing. Anyone have any tips or links to tutorials?

JIMMIE

AtomicUs5000 asked:

WATCHING IN HIGH QUALITY IS A MUST for this video because low quality will completely distort the detail. Freddy Krueger had 3190 votes Drawing of Freddy Krueger. Drawing time : 9 1/2 hours! I realize there have been votes for Freddy, for a celeb portrait, but I have decided to do something special for it, for this Halloween season. Done entirely in ball-point pen. To give you an idea of size, the entire eye is a little smaller than a dime.

RANDOLPH