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I would like to start drawing with oil pastels, I love looking at settings that artists have created, like sunsets or cottages with plants or an italian cafe or something. Trouble is I am the worst drawer ever. Does anyone have any tips or anything for helping? I mean I know you have to have some sort of gift for this type of thing but the more tips the better I'll be. I hope haha. Please help and thank you!
Drawing is not a talent. Drawing is a skill. A skill anyone can learn. How well you draw will be affected by how hard you apply yourself and how often you practice. Be patient. Don't get discouraged. Learning to draw takes time.
I'd suggest you learn to draw in pencil first. Once you've learned to draw in pencil, adapting to oil pastels will be easy.
Here is a list of supplies that you will need:
1.) 1 pack pencils
2.) 1 drawing pad
3.) 1 pack of pens
4.) 1 pack of tracing paper
You don't need to spend a lot of money either. For learning, inexpensive items are sufficient. A pack of No. 2 pencils, a pad of recycled paper, and a pack of regular Bic pens will be just fine for now.
The ability to draw is based primarily on how you look at things. It's the ability to translate what you see in a three dimensional world into a two dimensional drawing. Here are several books that I highly recommend...
1.) The Natural Way to Draw, by Nicolaides ($8.95)
2.) How to Draw What You See, by Rudy De Reyna
($14.95)
3.) Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards ($16.95)
These three books can teach you all the basic principles of drawing. (A lot less expensive than drawing classes and just as effective. I draw pretty well and I've never taken a drawing class before.)
Let me know if you have any more questions. Take care. ;)
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