Drawing Made Easy - Joanna Varró

03 Feb Drawing Made Easy

Posted at 14:50h in Creative Therapy, Favourites by Joanna 0 Comments

Drawing can seem overwhelming at the beginning. I dreamt of illustrator career since 2009 but I didn’t dare to start because I felt like it is impossible if you don’t have the talent for drawing. My biggest enemy was myself. I did not understand proportions and I felt silly for not getting it how the position should look like. Only last year, I started to draw every day. It gave me so much pleasure that I could not stop. I learned some tricks to make it easy and more fun. At the end of this year, I got 3 big commercial projects. Conclusion: I wish I started earlier, you can do anything you put your mind up to. The only thing that is stopping you from growing is yourself.

My 8 favorite tips for making drawing easy and fun:

#1 Hide, what you cannot draw yet

For a long time, I was struggling with drawing hands. I kept drawing it every day, but when it didn’t work out, I would just hide it. In the end, it helped me to take photos of my own hands every time, I wanted to make specific gestures.

#2 Use only two colors

This can be actually challenging. Drawing with two colors helped me though to learn about balance in composition, contrast, and to master the basics before deciding on specific colors.

#3 Get inspired

There are many great illustrators with minimal style like @malikafavre @andyjpizza @lisacongdon.

#4 Make it personal

Draw about your personal experiences or support your cause. I have started visual journaling as a therapy and to improve my skills as a graphic designer. It helped me to show my work no matter what, and keep moving.

#5 Don’t buy any new tools until you master one

Use what you already have. I made a mistake in the beginning, of buying watercolors and new pencils. It was hard for me to start and I wasted my time researching the best tools.