Sketching for beginners is like the beginning of summer — the possibilities are endless
Days on the beach, energetic hikes, lazy lunches. Sketching for beginners using cartoon characters, critters, comic books? It all starts with a little bit of inspiration and imagination… and some simple sketching techniques.
When it comes to creating possibilities in your drawing, you also need inspiration and imagination. However, you may be feeling uninspired. Even when you know what to draw, the results look wooden and your imagination seems to have gone on a permanent holiday.
Fortunately, there are lots of ways to ignite more excitement in your cartooning
Today’s simple technique is fail-safe and I’m pretty sure the results that will amaze you. I often surprise myself with the results of this technique, too.
It doesn’t matter whether you are drawing digitally or with pencil and paper, the technique works just the same. It’s literally so simple that a grade-schooler can use it, and in fact most of them do without even realising it.
I call it keeping your pencil down
When I use that phrase talking to the Da Vinci cartooning students in our private online forum, most of them say, “What you mean by that?” Let’s take a moment to explore, and in the process ignite some possibilities for you…
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Do you have more questions about sketching for beginners?
Wondering how to extend your use of this technique? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below… or… you know where to find me ?