How to paint pictures, in my opinion, is an innate ability that all human beings have either better or worse. The quality of a drawing is studied based on its shape, color ratio and above all the similarity of the drawing with respect to what it wants to convey. The drawings can contain various motifs, they cover a very wide range, ranging from love, for example, to the cartoons of a comic.
The first drawings made by the human being are those that were carried out in Prehistory, specifically in the Paleolithic. The drawings that were carried out at this time had a theme related to the daily life of the Paleolithic. Subsequently, the art of drawing has evolved, one of the periods for drawing that I would like to highlight is the Renaissance period, since in this period the human being returned to Greek motifs, giving his works themes that they collect, the opening to the knowledge of the beauty of the human body, sensuality and the proximity of the human being to divinity among others. All this genre was a social revolution at the time since previously man was strongly conditioned by the figure of an authoritarian god that prevented the human being from evolving outside of his criteria.
Later throughout history it evolved into other forms, which can be considered more austere than Renaissance works. In these post-Renaissance works we can see how the drawings reflect a colder and more austere climate than in the previous era, our Spanish artists began to paint works that reflected nostalgia, sorrow and pain in the face of Spanish reality and other existential concerns, so the art takes a rather forceful turn. As the centuries go by, art continues to evolve and with it the techniques and forms of drawings. One of the periods that I would like to highlight the most is Impressionism, which begins around the 20th century, and continues to reflect the reality of the time, but now in a more abstract way than in previous periods,
As we can see in a very brief way, the art of drawing has been evolving since the beginning of humanity until today, being currently a very dynamic world that continues to evolve without stopping and offering us new ways of seeing life through through a canvas The drawing process is not only relegated to artists, but anyone can make a drawing at home without the need for a great effort. In this article we will talk about painting drawings in an easy and fun way, bringing out the inner artist that we all have inside. Follow the instructions below:
Instructions for painting drawings
- The first thing we must do for our drawing to be a work of art, is to visualize an objective, which we want to capture on paper. Our drawing must have the objective of liking us first, so for this to be possible, we must spend a few moments thinking about things that we are passionate about. When we have the idea, it is necessary to take into account that our artistic skills are necessary to carry out the drawing.
- Once the creative aspect has been explained, we must consider the economic aspect, since we can draw on any piece of paper to distract ourselves or we can draw to sell ours to an art gallery, by this I mean that the economic factor is an important factor, since the price could range from a few cents to several hundred euros. Once we know what we can spend on our drawing, and in turn know what we want to do,
- Choose the materials that we believe appropriate for the drawing to be made. In this part we must choose the necessary utensils based on several criteria, such as, in the first place and as we have said before, the economic factor. We can make the drawing with a pencil to design the lines that will constitute our drawing, and later we can color it with markers, which means that the drawing will not cost us.
- On the other hand, if we want to dedicate ourselves to professional drawing, specifically painting pictures, we must keep in mind that we must paint on canvas, in addition to the fact that we must use charcoal to make the shapes of the drawing and fill it with color through watercolors of a certain quality, since if we are painting with canvas and charcoal we must take into account that the quality of the drawing must be kept, because the canvases must have a paint of acceptable quality. We can also consider the option of oil, that is, it is considered the most advanced form of painting, since it has very good finishes, offering a wide variety of techniques. We also try to choose the best brushes so that the painting effect is better.
- With all this I want to say that if we are a beginner and we want to make a quality drawing, either as a hobby or as a business, we cannot go buy the cheapest materials, if not we have to the best brushes to make the painting effect better. With all this I want to say that if we are a beginner and we want to make a quality drawing, either as a hobby or as a business, we cannot go buy the cheapest materials, if not we have to the best brushes to make the painting effect better. With all this I want to say that if we are a beginner and we want to make a quality drawing, either as a hobby or as a business, we cannot go buy the cheapest materials, if not we have to adapt our budget to the drawing so that there is a balance between the parties.
- Once we have the materials, we are ready to start drawing. In this step, what we are going to assess is the artistic capacity that we have. If we lack the necessary technique that it requires, we can start by tracing other people’s drawings to get the notion of how lines go in any drawing, as well as the perspective that must be achieved through practice. Another way to achieve drawing technique is to go to a professional who does not teach drawing techniques, this would imply spending money, going back to assess the economic aspect. Another way to learn the development of lines in a drawing,
- The color fill will be the next aspect to deal with, based on the paints that we choose, we paint in one way or another. In my opinion and in all the articles of the style I say it, I like to paint with markers since they offer a very acceptable finish at a very good price., but also say that we can go to more expensive options that offer very good finishes. The way to paint with a marker is very easy, it consists of filling in color from the outside to the inside, advancing very slowly so as not to damage the sheet, since its ink is very liquid.
- In other types of more complex paintings, such as with an airbrush, we must make movements of the wrist from left to right, with relative speed, by this I mean that we cannot go very fast because the paint does not penetrate the paper as it should but you can’t do it very slowly either because if you don’t the paint will end up running. Finally, we will talk about the use of brushes, which are a widely used system among professional painters, the way of painting with them is very complex since we must give the brushstrokes in very specific directions,
- Finally, when we finish our drawing it would be recommendable that we sign it. We should not worry about whether the drawing is better or worse, but we must value that it is ours, in the first place, taking into account that we have put an effort into it and it is just as worthy as a painting by any well-known painter that we can think of., signifying the entrance to the world of art and then on the other hand, a signed drawing has more cachet than an unsigned one. To sign it, either we stamp our signature or we can also consider stamping our normalized name, that is, all the letters set to the same size and aligned, using a ruler for it.
- With all this, we will have completed our drawing and we can hang it in an area where there is a lot of light intensity so that all its lines can be seen perfectly as well as the color contrast.
Tips for painting drawings
With everything that we have discussed previously, we can conclude the explanation of how to draw, and go on to give you the most important advice to progress in our drawings, the advice is the following:
- We must be prepared to make mistakes since it starts somewhere, so we must not fall apart, we must take this as a way to improve ourselves in an aspect of life.