Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Steps In Making Narrative Drawings

By Ida Dorsey


If you want to draw something and you cannot copy it quite well, then it does not mean that you have no talent for it. All you need is practice and you should be fine. If you have the perseverance to accept your mistake and learn from it, then learning how to draw should be easy.

There are different types of drawings. One of the most exciting one are called narrative drawings. It is still an art, but with a story in it. You draw a specific shape and you add a story about it. Just a narration, but instead of doing some actions, you illustrate it. If you want to know how to do that, then read on.

The first thing that you should know is to create a concept. You need to have an idea on what you want to create. It can be anything, your imagination is the limit. If you think you like those bizarre ones, then go for it. Creating a brainstorm of ideas might be hard, but if you take your time and study it, it should not be a problem.

Since you will be narrating it, you have to expect that you have a storyline ready. Again, it can be whatever it is. You can start it by introducing the characters or describing the location. It is up to your taste on how you want to do it. Most of the time, narration starts with an opening description of the place or the character.

In drawing, you have to be familiar first with the fundamental shapes. You have to practice your curves, your lines and some other shapes that you find important on what you want to achieve. You can even start it with a sketch. If you are unfamiliar on what a sketch is, it is basically a simple structure that will serve as the skeleton of your overall illustration.

The material to be used can be anything. It can be a colored pencil, a charcoal, marker or whatever things that you think you need. In choosing an equipment, be sure to select those high quality ones, because most of the time, if you go for those cheaper versions, the output is not that good, which can ruin everything.

To further improve your ideas on what you should make, then the web is your best buddy. Just search the internet for these type of drawings and that should be fine. Try to recreate their story and see if you can do it. If you can, then try to create your own.

Last step but not the least, is the presentation. This is where you finish everything up and ready to show it to your audience. If you are proud of you work and you are okay to show it to the world, then share to some social networking sites out there.

This might not be a skill that can be learned overnight, but if you are willing to do whatever it takes to perfect it, then for sure, you can do it. Always learn from your wrong doings and try to correct that every day.




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