Drawing Excercises

xo1 2015-10-06 16:29:07 UTC #1

Anyone got any drawing excercises to get back in the groove of drawing after taking a break?

Doubtcent 2015-10-06 17:12:12 UTC #2

Do some freehand sketches of basic to advanced forms. You don't have to be perfect, just do a warm up.
Draw your favorite character to draw twice. Once for the warm up, and the other with a previous reference.
That's what I usually do.

joannekwan 2015-10-06 17:16:46 UTC #3

Since it's October, there's always OC October, Drawlloween, and Inktober!

foervraengd 2015-10-06 17:34:56 UTC #4

Hmm my daily doodle routine (more like habit to be honest) is to have my sketchbook open and ready while I'm browsing my tumblr dash or pinterest, and as soon as I see something neat I do a quick scribbly doodle of it.
Also I think it's prob a good idea to draw stuff that's within your comfort zone, such as headshots or eyes or your favorite characters etc. If you feel really rusty it's better to draw things that helps you get back that feeling of enjoyment in drawing.

The longer "break" you've had, the easier and basic should the exercises be. heck most artists needs to re-read the basic stuff every now and then to keep their knowledge fresh.

AnnaLandin 2015-10-06 18:20:58 UTC #5

When I don't know what to draw, I usually practise drawing pictures of hands. It's a useful exercise - practise is good! - and the reference is right there, attached to the end of my wrist. I fill a couple of pages with various poses of hands (and feet, if I'm feeling adventurous), and that helps loosen me up before I start drawing something more serious.

Luie 2015-10-06 21:09:48 UTC #6

I like to play those guess-a-sketch games with people online.
Here's one, although it's not the same site I played on: http://www.guessasketch.com/play/

samuelrowley 2016-07-16 21:55:04 UTC #7

I love all of the drawing exercises in the books by Betty Edwards. She wrote Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and Drawing on the Artist within. These books have a ton of fun exercises like drawing your hand without looking at it that really help improve how you look at things that you want to draw. Here is my before and after sketch of my hand after reading her books.