Tips on How to Sketch Accurately

Below about tips on how to sketch accurately.

A good drawing will result in a good painting (see fig 4).The secret to improving drawing ability is to learn to see. This entails forestalling the left side of the brain. The following tips might help.

* Turn the drawing upside down or view it through a mirror. This will cause mistakes to become obvious.
* Stand ten feet away from the drawing. This will force the brain to view the drawing holistically.
* Do not look at the drawing for two minutes. This will reboot the brain and encourage a fresh viewpoint.
* Flick the eyes at regular intervals from the scene to the drawing in order to get a comparison between the two.

Making the Drawing Accurate

* The first line will never be accurate. This is why drawing from light to dark is important. Mistakes can be overdrawn and accuracy is built up as each adjustment is made.
* Become aware of negative shapes. This is the shape of the background and foreground around the main objects.
* Measure the relative length of things by using a pencil. Hold it at arm's length and close one eye. Compare how high or wide things are.
* Use a viewfinder and imagine a cross in the centre. Plot the drawing in relation to the cross