BeginnerDrawing Series
Through the month of June 2026, this series of drawing shorts for beginners formed on SandyDraws on YouTube….start with day 1 and draw through day 30 any time of year!
Supplies:
Graphite: Caran d’Ache Grafwood BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Staedtler Mars Lumograph BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS and Generals Graphite pencils BLICK | AMZ – with an Afmat Long Point Pencil Sharpener USB.
My sketchbook for the month of this series: Kunst & Papier Binderboard Sketch Books – Yellow tape 5-3/4″ x 8-1/4″.
Blending Tools in addition to qtips and cotton balls: Richeson Blending Stumps BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS and Sofft blending tools
Erasers: Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Mont Marte Electric (battery) Eraser and Faber Castell Kneaded Eraser BLICK | AMZ JACKSONS
DAY 1: Vary line weights
DAY 2: Practice varied lines
DAY 3: Shading practice
DAY 4: Use fewer outlines
DAY 5: Use a blending stump
DAY 6: Draw in layers
DAY 7: Basketball (sphere)
DAY 8: Tangerine (sphere)
DAY 9: Ice cream shapes
DAY 10: 2.5 min. perspective
DAY 11: Smooth shading
DAY 12: Draw a house
DAY 13: Art supply truck
DAY 14: Sunday mug
DAY 15: Make it GLOW
DAY 16: Draw sunflowers
DAY 17: Flamingo floatie
DAY 18: Draw a gecko
DAY 19: Sketch a teddy bear
DAY 20: Grizzly bear
DAY 21: Draw an evergreen
DAY 22: a “long” instead!
DAY 23: 9 trees
DAY 24: EASY Proportions
DAY 25: Shade a robin
DAY 26: Garden trowel
DAY 27: Water droplets
DAY 28: Draw a goldfish
DAY 29: Blend a soft sky
DAY 30: Sketch a butterfly
