Drawing can be as simple as starting with a basic shape and adding some lines to add definition. Line drawing anyone can learn. This line drawing was done by Abby of DeviantArt.
What is Line Art?
Science Daily explains that “our brains can recreate whole detailed scenes from just a few lines.” According to the Oxford Dictionaries, “Line Drawing” , a noun, is a drawing done using only narrow lines, the variation of which, in width and density, produce such effects as tone and shading. If you want to be inspired, do a search for images with “sharpie art”. You’ll see line drawing to the extreme.
There are some good online resources to find simple shapes that you can learn to draw. You can go to howtodrawit.com to learn to draw many simple shapes. Practice your line art with something simple and build upon it. Start with any one of these shapes:
Watch Joel Hickerson Demonstrate How To Draw Line Art
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