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What is the most effective/easiest way to learn how to draw professionally?

Drawing isn't a talent picked up easily. It requires many hours of practise to draw like a professional.


Having the ability to translate and interpret what you see in the drawing is a critical skill. Having the ability to correctly draw tone, line and shape is by far the most difficult to learn, yet most essential key to drawing like a professional. A good way to acquire this skill is to practise lots. It may seem like the obvious way to acquire this skill but it is definitely the most practical. 


Materials are also an important factor of how well your drawings quality may be. Find the right pencil for you. You may like a firm pencil or a softer pencil. Your hand will be more relaxed if you have the correct pencil meaning that your mind will be more concentrated, thus giving you a better final result. Paper wise I suggest using smooth bristol. One side is smooth and the other side gives you texture, and there are so many shapes, sizes and colours.


The subject is also a fairly important thing that you should consider when aiming to get a high drawing quality. If you are drawing something you are passionate about it is more likely you will get a higher result. For example I like the look of crotchet notes in music, if I draw these I will get a higher result, but if I drew something I disliked, for example cartoons, I would get a lower result.


There are many other things to think about when learning to draw.  A few important ones I suggest thinking about:


  • Determination

  • Practise

  • Time

Have fun drawing and I hope if you are learning to draw that you get the best result possible. Good luck!

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