You may quote a very short excerpt from the text only (equivalent to a short feed) PLUS include an accredited link with appropriate and specific direction to the original content and blog post. Finally, add some shading to give your key drawing more dimension. To do this, simply darken some lines with your marker or pen. Though I haven’t done anything here, you can do it if you want. 2. Drawing Skeleton Key

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw with some degree of proficiency, Bert Dodson. In this book he shares a complete drawing system that you can use for any subject or type of drawing-even if you doubt your ability to draw. It's based on fifty-five "keys to drawing," which are introduced at a comfortable pace. The keys are interspersed with dozens of practice exercises that help you learn by doing.Step-1: Start by drawing a straight line. Then add another vertically straight small line on the left side. Now make a basic key shape following the reference image. Keys to Drawing with Imagination (10th Anniversary ) Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidenc e and Enhancing Your Creativity It's one of the best 'how to' books on drawing that I've ever read and I can highly recommend it to all of you who are:

all artists combine freedom (intuitive, looser, sketchy drawing) and control (analytical, precise, careful drawing) in their work - they just do it differently Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity Step-4: Next, draw a hole inside the ellipse, which means inside the top of the key. And erase the upper line of the rectangle following the reference image. I think my students are mixed in what they think of the book. Some think he is a bit inconsistent and they joke about his word-choice and messy drawings.Step-5: Finally, draw four small lines across the key’s middle to finish it. It is for adding details. Detailing your drawing can bring it to life and make it look more realistic. Don’t forget to add some color to make it look more beautiful. I have added yellow color, but you can always experiment with colors! 3. Drawing a Car Key In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner.

Yes, there are creative issues, emotional and psychic issues related to art, but those aren’t covered in this particular post. I am sent review copies of books by various publishers or authors and samples of art materials by various suppliers of art materials. I always declare if I was sent a product as a sample. I went ahead and used his book with my art students this year and I appreciate that he was an estimated time frame for the projects and a series of self-reflection questions.

Step-3: Next, you have to add some details inside the key. For example – draw the keyring hole, key number plate, and key shaft. Step-2: Outline the key darker using a marker or pen and erase the inside lines. Draw another short line from top to bottom. It is my unyielding faith that these principles, if studied and applied in earnest, will serve you to such a degree that you will be amazed. The discoveries you make along with way are rewards comparable to gold for the heart, and all it takes is a little consistent effort. The beauty of Keys to Drawing is that while it inspires and empowers, it instructs in a simple-to-follow and useful way. You WILL be drawing with this book, right away, and it won't be a huge, scary deal. The exercises don't require much beyond a pencil, possibly an eraser, and a drawing surface. Many are surprisingly easy, while managing to also be imaginative and often strangely mind-altering.