Lesson 1: Elements of Art: Line
Hints and Tips
The drawing exercises in this lesson are excellent ones for improving your drawing skills. You will want to practice some of these techniques, not only to complete the assignments, but also as a habit done frequently. You may want to fill your journal or sketchbook with gesture and contour drawings of interesting things you see from day to day. If you have an opportunity to go to a library, search through the art section for books of artists’ drawings. You may see sketchbooks by famous artists like Rembrandt or Michelangelo. Look at the artwork in these books. You will see that artists practice sketching gesture and contour drawings all their lives. Make this a habit of your own!
