Drawing Lessons

INTRODUCTION

THE aim of this book is to point the way for those who want to learn to draw. I have endeavored to convey to the student the main principles in a simple, constructive way. Follow the sequences as laid out in these lessons. Begin with the Dot and follow through conscientiously to the last page. You will be pleasantly surprised at the results!

And now a few words of advice:

Remember it is your brain that directs your hands. Study the objects you want to draw and you will be able to work more constructively.

Drawing needs plenty of concentration, but sustained concentration will tend to tire your perception and lessen your ability. Therefore, it is advisable to step back frequently from your work. This will not only rest you, but will refresh your flagging observation.

Always be sure your paper is clean. Never draw on dirty or untidy paper.

If you find your drawing getting smudgy it is much better to start it over again on a clean sheet or, better still, start your sketch on tracing-paper which you fasten to your drawing-paper with scotch tape. Draw as far as you can without much correction.

Then cover your drawing with a clean piece of tracing-paper and continue your drawing through the new tracing-paper making your corrections at the same time.

Continue this method of tracing and correcting your drawing as often as necessary, always placing clean tracing-paper over the previous drawing until you are quite satisfied with your work.

Remove the tracings and lay them side-by-side in proper sequence.

This will enable you to judge, step-by-step, how your drawing progressed.

Another good way of checking up is to look at your tracings from the reverse side. This will show all your mistakes clearly.

Use a medium-soft pencil. I would suggest B 2B or No. 1 for your studies.

A pencil that is