The Art of Consistency: Learning How to Draw is a blog that is devoted to helping others learn how to draw. The author, Alex Bledsoe, is an artist and has much experience in his field. He teaches others so that they can improve their skills in drawing and be more consistent as well.
The blog starts out with some general information about the author, who he is and what experience he has in the field of art. He then goes into a tutorial on how to draw. This consists of different exercises that teach readers how to draw things they otherwise would not know how to draw.
The blog also has videos of artists drawing various objects and items. This helps those who are completely new at art see what someone else is drawing before attempting it for themselves.
His blog also includes some helpful links for those who want more drawing resources and tips for learning how to draw better.**
I have been drawing since I was younger. I am not the best artist on the planet, but it is still a hobby that I enjoy immensely. In fact, I am always looking for new tips and techniques that will help me improve my drawings.
Trying to find a good source of drawing tips can be tough sometimes. Often you are forced to wade through hundreds of pages of material before you finally reach something useful. It takes time and patience to get the information you want, so it can be hard to find the drawing knowledge you desire.
The blog The Art of Consistency: Learning How to Draw is a great place for improving your drawing skills. The blog is written by an experienced artist who offers his readers a wealth of useful information about how to draw better.
The blog is organized in such a way that it’s easy to navigate and find exactly what you’re looking for quickly and easily. There are tons of tips and techniques which are sure to improve your drawing ability.
A couple of months ago, I started a new blog called The Art of Consistency. I did it because I was having trouble sticking with my sketching. I would start a drawing, get bored with the subject, or just lose interest, and then stop before finishing the drawing.
Thing is, I could finish all those drawings if I wanted to. They’re not that hard. They’d require maybe an extra hour or two of work. But for some reason, I just didn’t feel like spending the time to finish them.
Here’s an example:
I sat down to draw this coffee cup from Starbucks as a quick sketch. It took about 10 minutes to complete and looks like this:
Since it only took 10 minutes to draw and coloring it will take another 10 minutes, it’s easy for me to justify just leaving the drawing alone and calling it done. But when I step back and look at it, it feels incomplete. That’s where The Art of Consistency comes in…
You want to learn how to draw and you think that art school is the only way. I won’t deny that art school is a good place to learn how to draw because it is. The problem with art school is it costs money, and if you are just starting out, you probably don’t have much of it. This article will give you tips on how to learn how to draw better without having to spend any money.
TIP 1: Learn How To Use A Free Application On Your Computer
Learning how to draw involves looking at a lot of pictures, so a good place to start is by drawing what you see. You can do this on a computer by downloading an application called Google SketchUp. If you have a Mac or a PC, or whatever the computer equivalent is for that, then you can download SketchUp for free at www.sketchup.com . It is not as powerful as some drawing applications but it will allow you to draw anything you see in front of your eyes onto a screen using simple ready-made shapes like rectangles and squares. It also allows you to move around the drawing space so that you can see from different angles what it looks like from other perspectives.*
TIP 2: Learn How To Draw By Studying
Many people spend years of their life trying to learn how to draw and never do. I know this because I am one of them. But if you want a very solid, no-BS way to start drawing better as fast as possible, you’ve come to the right place.
TIP
A child’s drawing of a house is a rough, but recognizable, version of the house they see in front of them. An adult’s drawing of a house is an interpretation of what they remember seeing in front of them.
Where did that ability to interpret go?
The most important thing to learn when learning how to draw is that there are no mistakes.
So many people get caught up in trying to produce a “perfect” drawing, with no errors, that they forget about the more important element: learning how to draw better.
This has led to a number of misconceptions about learning how to draw. The biggest misconception I’ve seen is that you just need to keep practicing until you can produce good drawings. This is totally false. You will never be able to produce good drawings if you don’t understand how things work and why certain things look right and others look wrong.
I’m going to give you a few tips on sketching and drawing that I’ve picked up over the years. Hopefully they’ll help you to draw better!
1. Don’t be afraid to draw something. Just draw it, even if it’s not perfect. The more you practice, the better your drawings will get. They don’t have to be perfect when you start out, just try your best and keep practicing.
2. Sketch what you know from life. Don’t try to draw things from photos or photos of other drawings, because those are too accurate and this won’t help you to learn how to draw. Draw from life, with a pencil or pen (or a crayon, if that’s all you have).
3. Be sure that your drawing is as accurate as possible before inking or coloring it in any way. You can check this by using a ruler or measuring tape (though these aren’t always necessary).
4. Learn how to shade with pencils or pens. If the light source is coming from above, then the shadows will be beneath everything; on a face, these would be underneath the chin, below the nose and eyes, etc.”
