{"id":35295,"date":"2013-09-10T20:48:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/?p=35295"},"modified":"2016-08-23T20:21:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T12:21:59","slug":"qa-how-to-start-drawing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/2013\/09\/10\/qa-how-to-start-drawing\/","title":{"rendered":"Q+A: How to start drawing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Amy,<\/h3>\n

I’ve only begun learning and loving illustration. But sadly when it comes to creating something myself, I don’t know where to start. I haven’t drawn anything since when I was a kid. Can you give me a few pointers please? ~ Liza<\/h3>\n

Hi Liza!<\/p>\n

The thing about drawing, is that it can look like this big hurdle you need to overcome. But in reality, everyone can<\/em> draw. The only difference how one draws from one another makes all the difference. Oh sure, people balk all the time when I say that \u2013 they’ll gasp at what I’d say \u2013 “Me? Draw?” followed by guffaws of laughter, and the insistence that they can’t. But I beg to differ.<\/p>\n

So while the most quickest answer I can think to tell you is to just put your pen or pencil in your hand and start to move it across the paper; I know that the psychological hurdle is what keeps you from starting, not the physical aspects of it. So here are my 3 tips on how to start drawing:<\/p>\n

Tip #1: Don’t think, just draw<\/strong><\/p>\n

I equate drawing to riding a bike, or even swimming. You need to just not think too much into it and start to put your body in motion. If you were riding a bike, you wouldn’t second guess yourself \u2013 oh wait, are my legs doing it correctly? How do I hold the handlebars? Will I crash? There’s no time to think about all that. Paper, meet pencil. Move.<\/p>\n

Tip #2: No one gets it right the first time<\/strong><\/p>\n