#014 How we Gain Skill Through Repetition - Drawing with a Grid

Hi!

Thank you for joining me today. Have you ever thought about how many times we make art to show others our ideas? If your art is to communicate to others, people must see your ideas on paper. People cannot visualize what you say with words in the way you imagine the idea. So, now and in the future, it will be important that you develop a way of drawing that is easy for you. 

I want you to be able to draw any object that sits in front of you with lines on paper. I want you to know where to start and how to change lines that you see to make the lines match more closely what you see. I want you to always start with one of the three plans before developing any one part of the picture. Drawing with a plan was covered in #007. Today, I use a new plan, a grid. The grid lines are used just like we use the outside edge of the paper to mark distances. The grid lines give us more fixed points to make judgments about distance, so that we can be even more accurate in our drawings. I hope you are gaining confidence in your skills as an artist. Remember that self-confidence is being sure that you can figure it out. 

Enjoy Drawing!

Brenda Ellis, author of ARTistic Pursuits.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER

• Our brains learn by repetition. You have to learn how to start your drawing and then you must repeat it.
• How a simple grid helps us measure distances and draw the object the same size as the object itself. 
• Think about where the line will start and where it will end. 
• Using the pencil to measure distances.