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50+ Things to Draw With Step by Step Guides
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Grow your creative juices flowing with these things to draw! Step by step drawing lessons will give you easy drawing ideas!
Are you ready to learn how to draw? If you need inspiration for stuff to draw these guides will show you how to draw!
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Easy Things to Draw
Let’s start with an easy drawing of flowers. First, print out a step by step drawing tutorial for this beautiful rose and sketch on paper. These flowers are perfect for all skill levels.
These tutorials are a perfect way to practice drawing skills. Just follow the simple steps and you will soon be able to master anything. Read on for more drawing tips and recommendations on the best paper, pencils, and more!
Flowers are the perfect subject. I think they make great beginner drawings because every flower is different and there’s no wrong way to draw a flower petal or leaf. Just relax and have fun with it.
Check out the easy flower drawing below if you’d like to try a daisy shape instead of a rose. Or better yet, make a whole bouquet of flowers!
Easy Flower Drawings
More Simple Step by Step Drawing Tutorials
These step by step guides makes drawing animals, people, and things so simple!
Animals are a fun subject. How about a portrait of your dog? I like seeing how a pet’s personality comes through. I love the curious tilted head on this puppy!
Give these simple drawing lessons a try!
An eye
An eye is fairly easy to draw. So it is a great place for beginners who are interested in portrait drawing to start. To achieve accurate proportions with the eye, start by measuring. Draw a circle for the iris, then mark the top, bottom, inner corner and outer corner of the eye. Draw a guide to show the angle of the eye, from the inner corner to the outer corner. This makes drawing the outline easier, as it’s a case of joining up the markers.
If you’re not as confident with shading, start with the darkest areas first. The darkest areas are the pupil, the outer edge of the iris and the eyelashes. It’s helpful to get some different drawing tools to help with shading like softer graphite pencils (6B or 8B). Soft pencils will enable you to achieve a greater tonal range in your drawings. So you can draw those dark shadows.
Make sure to sharpen your graphite pencil when drawing the eyelashes! Another tip is to use a kneaded eraser or a Tombow Mono Zero eraser to lift highlight details for the finishing touches.
Cupcake
You can draw a dog starting from just three circles! Use the circles as guides to measure the proportions of the head, torso and feet. Then, add in some details, like fur, the eyes, a collar and a nose. You could keep it as a contour drawing like this, or you could do some shading. Check out our guide on drawing techniques for some tips.
Pumpkin
Another great and easy thing to draw is a cat. Just like with the dog drawing, start with three circles to guide you. Then draw over the guides, making the head more defined, drawing the ears, back, tail and paws. Don’t forget to draw some texture on the outline for fur.
When it comes to drawing details, these can feel tricky at first, but spend some time mapping out where they will go. You can always create markers for where the eyes and nose go, then rub these out once you’re sure of the placement. The most important thing when you’re getting started with drawing is practice! So if you don’t like how your first drawing turned out, grab a sketchbook and try again.
Easy things to draw when you’re feeling uninspired
Breaking out of your creative block can be a struggle, especially when you can’t decide what to draw. Trying something new can help you to get a fresh perspective and rediscover your passion for drawing.
The good news is that there are lots of brilliant easy drawing ideas to try, from our cute dog drawing tutorials to our stunning rose drawing project. You’ll soon have your artistic mojo back!
Beat boredom with a new watercolor painting project
If you’re not in the mood for drawing, a painting session could be just what you need. Watercolors are incredibly versatile and can be used to create amazing art very quickly.
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Pick up your brush and start painting with Gathered’s best watercolor painting ideas.
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Sarah Orme Digital Editor, Gathered
Sarah Orme is a UK-based linocut printmaker, digital editor, feature writer and award-winning podcaster. She’s been editing the sewing and art sections of Gathered.how – and before that our sister website calmmoment.com – for over 3 years. She’s the host of Gathered’s We’ve Made It podcast and A Calmer Life podcast. She’s a keen crafter and artist and loves creating DIY tutorials for Gathered. Sarah has previously written features for The Guardian, In The Moment Magazine, Project Calm Magazine, countryfile.com, radiotimes.com and yourhomestyle.uk. She enjoys designing her own unique lino prints and dreams of opening her own online shop. She shares her work @sarahormeprints
