Sketching at home is a very convenient and stress free way to get you started on drawing. Ideally I am trying to sketch for 15 minutes a day, 2-3 times a week. If you try to do that, you will see your drawing skills improving quite fast.
Here are some ideas of what you can sketch at home:
Sketch what is around you
I recommend you try to use a pen/ink/felt/marker instead of a pencil, it will force you to keep on drawing even when the drawing is imperfect and not stop to erase constantly. It is too tempting when working in pencil to erase a lot of what could stay in your drawing.
Also the more I draw, the more I think that it is actually the small “mistakes” we keep on making that are making our drawings unique:)
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Sketch your family when they are watching TV
That might be the only opportunity you have of them not moving too much, especially if you have kids 🙂 I have lots of sketches of my kids on the couch watching TV or looking at their cell phones.
Sketch your pets when they are taking a nap
I love to do that ! They are so cute when they are sleeping 🙂
Practice drawing hands and feet
The more you practice drawing hands and feet, the easier it gets! Draw tons of hands and feet and you will see that they are no more trouble 🙂
Draw the characters while watching a TV show
This is tricky as actors usually won’t stand still very long but it is quite fun to try !
I think I would do a better job with a reference picture than an actor moving in a show but it is good training if you want to try sketching outside, like people at a coffee or a restaurant.
Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan and Valene Kane in The Fall – 2016 – NetflixMichael Madsen in Real Detective (2016 -Netflix)
Use the website: Line of Action
You can find this wonderful website here. If your TV is equipped with a Chromecast, you can even cast the models on your TV.
They have a selection of figure drawing, animal drawing, hands and feet and Faces and expression drawings. For the figure drawing, you can even choose naked or clothed models, so when my kids are in the room, I can choose the clothed models option.
Faces and Expression drawings from the website Line of Action
Originally from France, I have been living in North Vancouver, Canada for the past 20 years.
My work has been collected and exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally. I am also part of the Art Rentals and sales program of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Many of my paintings have been published in Art books and magazines (Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist Magazine, Acrylic Magazine, International Artist Magazine). I wrote 2 art instruction books with North Light/F+W Books.
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I am an active member in the community, as a co-founder of the North Shore Art crawl, a co-founder of a weekly life drawing group, a board member of the North Vancouver Arts Council, and have been invited as a juror for public art, art grants and juried exhibitions. You can read more about my collaborations here.
