Drawing Using Guide Lines - essential basic skills

When people ask me to teach them to draw and paint one of the important things to learn is how to use guidelines.

Guidelines are imaginary lines that you use to help you draw the object in front of you, and then once the drawing is done, you can rub them out. What is difficult is that they are not there, but you create them to help you draw. It’s a wonderful way to capture movement with just a few strokes!