Drawing (or copying) is a rather laborious process that requires drawing skills. However, you can get these skills in the very process of drawing, which takes place in several stages.
It is necessary
A sheet of paper, a simple pencil, an eraser, photographs
Instructions
Step 1
Select the photo from which you will sketch the image. If this is a portrait of a person, then it is better to take several pictures, since the facial expression in each photograph is different, and you can catch the characteristic features when there are several images. Prepare a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser. Place photos in front of you in front of your eyes, securing them to a tablet, wall, or something else. In this position, the original will be visible to you without distortion in perspective. Start sketching.
Step 2
Sketch out the contours of the object with light strokes, placing it favorably on the sheet. Next, start sketching out the details of the object. Check the direction and dimensions of the drawing with the original, using a simple pencil. If you have to enlarge the drawing, measure with a pencil how many times this or that detail is deposited in the length or width of the image in the photograph and transfer this data to your drawing.
Step 3
Next, draw the details of the image - eyes, ears, nose, structure and location of paws (in animals) and so on. Check with the original all the time.
Step 4
When the main drawing is ready, pay attention to the shadows, highlights and other light phenomena on the subject's body. Mark all this in the picture. Note that your drawing will not be an exact copy of the photographic image. This is due to minor errors and his own vision of nature from the artist.
Step 5
Using an eraser, remove excess lines, clean the drawing from the spots around the image. Copy or create your own background. Add shadows on the plane. Choose materials to work with in color, or prepare pencils of different softness for shading your drawing.
Step 6
To fill in the drawing, start with the background, then move on to the object, gradually refining the details. Pay attention to the original in the photo all the time. You can add your details. For example, draw a bow on a cat's neck, or depict a person in medieval clothes. Refine and sharpen the foreground of the drawing.
