Chapter 2 | A RELAXED DRAWING HAND
It’s wonderful to be able to draw larger shapes in a relaxed manner.
Watch the video where I demonstrate how to draw light and dark ovals of different sizes as relaxed as possible.
Recording: De Foto Firma
Exercise 1: Try to imitate the exercise from the video. Move your arm as relaxed as possible, without bending your wrist or squeezing your pencil. Start the movement in the air before you hit the paper. Your hand can gently glide over the paper while drawing. Try it both left and right.
Exercise 2: Using the same relaxed movements, draw long straight and wavy lines, circles, ovals and large scratches, both light and dark (image).
EXTRA:
A LOOSE-UP EXERCISE FOR YOUR DRAWING HAND
Place a small messy still life in front of you on the table, for example a pile of crumpled pieces of old paper or dead leaves. Try to follow the shapes and lines in the still life with your pencil on paper as calmly as possible without looking at your paper too much and if possible without your pencil letting go of the paper. Let your pencil wander over everything you see, from larger outlines and open spaces to details, sometimes very lightly, sometimes harder. It doesn’t matter that you often come across the same places again and draw them differently. Keep your wrist still and your fingers relaxed. In the example, they are dead banana leaves. Especially feel the difference between drawing and taking a photo.
