How to Draw Straight Lines. Are you having trouble drawing straight lines? I have put together this new video to show you how. Straight Lines Drawing straight lines can be difficult, especially for beginners. Here are my 7 great tips to help you draw much straighter lines: 1.
Loosen your grip Most drawing beginners will hold the pencil with a tight grip. Press lightly The harder you press the more resistance there is on the page which results in wobbly lines. Use your arm muscles instead of your fingers Our hands have 34 muscles to control the fine movements of our fingers. Draw faster This may seem counter-intuitive, but the slower we draw, the more our brain tries to compensate for any small wobbles. Practice the line before drawing it Just like a golfer might take a practice swing before hitting their ball, practicing the line before you draw it can help you work out how to draw the line before you do it.
Position yourself so that your arm has free movement to make the line Since we are now using our whole arm to make the line, it is important to make sure that you have enough room to move your arm without hitting obstacles or needing to twist your body. Guide your hand If you need perfectly horizontal or vertical lines for example if you need to draw a horizon line , you can use the edge of your page as a guide to run your hand across to ensure that your line is parallel to the edge.
The proper way of drawing straight lines is using your whole arm and involve as few muscles as possible. One of the main reasons people struggle to draw straight lines is because they involve their fingers and wrist too much. Controlling so many variables is too complicated, and the reach you have is only the length of your fingers and wrist. Instead, when you use your arm to control where the line goes, the result is always a much more straight and steady line.
This technique is more noticeable when drawing long lines. I recorded two videos to show you examples of how not to draw a straight line and one that shows how to do it properly.
A picture of the lines I drew will be below the videos. You can achieve decent short lines by doing this, but I would recommend it. Here the line is much more steady and could be longer.
Not only that, I was able to draw straight lines much faster. Insider tip 1: Your elbow controls the distance your line will have, and your shoulder controls how straight it is. If you only use your elbow, it will act as a compass, and you will end up drawing a curved line. Make sure you adjust it with your shoulders.
One of the easiest ways to draw straight lines is to draw two dots indicating where the line will start and end. So why does this exercise help you draw better straight lines? But the thing is that this reference can help you in two ways: one, it lets you know where to start and end the line. Two , it enables you to know how well you drew the line based on the reference dots.
Make practicing how to draw straight lines an even more enjoyable experience. I recommend you do this exercise for minutes daily until you get the desired result. Still, I also understand doing this might not be the most exciting thing ever, so here are some cool things you can draw using straight lines only: parabolic curves. To do them, follow the steps below:.
Step 1 — Draw ten horizontal dots and ten vertical dots. All of them must be evenly distanced. Step 2 — Connect the first horizontal dot to the last vertical dot, then the second vertical dot to the second-to-last horizontal dot, and so on. Step 3 — Connect every dot, and you will have a nice-looking parabolic curve using only straight lines. The closer the dots are to each other, the easier drawing the straight line will be.
This allows one edge to work as a guide for keeping the other edge parallel to its original position. For more information see: What are the different types of rule? Standard rules can also be used to draw parallel lines, although you may need to take a little more care to ensure they are completely parallel to each other. Some rules have a hook or buttress on the end, which can be used to keep the rule in a parallel position to the edge of a surface.
Use the rule to measure the distance apart you want the lines to go. To help the lines remain parallel the same distances should be marked on the other side, where the lines will end, with one or two other measured marks being placed where the lines will run through. Step 2 — Position rule Line the rule up with the measured points and hold the rule in the centre, as this should make the rule less likely to move.
Step 3 — Draw line Hold the rule in place with one hand and use the edge to guide the drawing implement. Keep the nib or point of the drawing implement at the same angle against the edge of the rule as you draw.
Step 4 — Draw other lines Once the first line has been drawn, move the rule down to the next mark and draw that line. Try to position the rule in the same way in relation to the marks each time, for consistency. So, if you are drawing the first line from the top of the measured marks all lines should be drawn from the top of the marks. You can check the lines are parallel by measuring their distance apart across the length of the lines.
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