For someone who wants to start drawing. What supplies do you reccomend?
I would start with the basics!
• A small range of pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B…) because you might find you have a preference for hardness. Most brands in art stores are great and inexpensive. There are small differences between them that you will not notice at first.
• Paper – this might seem daunting. There are sooo many kinds. I recommend starting with a mixed media, spiral-ring pad. It’s cheap and great for pencil and ink. Watercolour even works pretty well on them. The important thing to keep in mind with paper is to USE IT. I used to get so caught up in the mindset of “well, is this idea worthy of my valuable paper-space?” This is dumb. Don’t do this.
• Time – drawing is very time-consuming for me, but I love it. It’s very therapeutic. Don’t forget that you’re supposed to be enjoying this, in theory. Some days you just can’t get into a groove. In those instances, I wouldn’t try to force it.
• Patience – you probably won’t be very ‘good’ at first, haha. I mean, you won’t like some drawings. It’s a process. You’ll find your style eventually.
Drawing has been sort of a life-long friend for me. Always there when you’re feeling down, just as close when you’re feeling super happy and want to have fun. You’re going to love it.
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Tags: i’ve never done any art to speak of, in the sense of visual art, but ive come to realize, that i could and would probably enjoy it, maybe some day.
