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In recent parts you read how to understand your subjects clearer, to overcome your fear of failure and how to practice your sketching skills with determination.



This time I'll give you seven significant tricks that will help you through the next stairs of your draftsmanship career:



1. Pick up a sketchbook at the next art supply store. It cannot be stressed enough. Get one of those nice sketch pads and take it with you everyplace you go! It enables you to use every spare minute for exercising your drawing skills and draw interesting sceneries you come across.



2. Save your drawings safely. As important as having a sketchbook (and keeping them after you have filled them) is to preserve everything you draw. Buy a folder to stack away them safe and protected from damage. Never discard any of your pictures. This way you'll collect a decent portfolio and can consult your older studies for inspiration and to follow your progress.

3. Pick apart your pictures later. As we discussed in the part about overcoming your fear of failure - do not be too judgmental about your pictures. Whenever the small critic in you wants to jump into action, outsmart him. Store away your work (in your folder) and tell him "later". In a couple of weeks or months you will see your pictures in a very much more friendly light than now.



4. Painting from reality is superior. You will find out: depicting real world objects appears to be more difficult than simply copying photographs or other pictures. But it's much more rewarding and your pictures will be much more vital and realistic. How does it work? I do not know sure enough, but I would speculate our minds somehow sucks up the picture with all senses contributing you additional inspiration to draw on the paper.



5. Don't depict complicated objects. Avoid objects that are too complex. Instead begin with easy subjects that you can capture and depict as good as you want it to be. Then increment the level of difficulty in petty steps so your drawing skills has time to grow with each small step you are undertaking.

6. Don't get into details too much. While sketching, less is more. Nearly all of us lean towards adding too numerous details, too many small lines, too many unimportant objects. Don't attempt to depict all the details you see. Rather try to capture the scene at large, absorb how it feels and try to put this to into your sketchbook using only few lines.



7. Practice, practice, practice. Oh and did I mention ? Practice! You cannot sketch too often. Always bear in mind: every line you draw, every picture or sketching you complete betters your drawing skills and moves you one step forward. Practise by drawing sceneries you encounter in everydays life into your sketchbook. Practise by doing the examples I've demonstrated. Just practise.



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I'm a writer passionately pursuing my hobbies drawing and watercolor painting. On my website http://DrawingSecrets.com I'm sharing my thoughts and experiences in these fields. Your chance to get new insights through one of my free online courses and books or by purchasing one of my drawing products.

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