Drawing as a hobby

Drawing is a wonderful hobby that can suit both child and adult. It is multifaceted and opens up a lot of opportunities for a person. The features of a hobby and how best to start it will be useful to consider for everyone who wants to do this wonderful type of creativity.

If we talk about children, then drawing is most often their first type of creativity. Already at 1.5-2 years old, kids are trying to make their first drawings with pencils, felt-tip pens, finger paints. Over the years, such images acquire meaning, the child begins to convey in this way his thoughts and concepts about the world around him. Drawing teaches kids control and focus, allows them to become assiduous and attentive to details. Fine motor skills of hands, memory, thinking, imagination are actively developing.

Drawing develops an adult as well. During the process, the brain is actively working, and both hemispheres. Thanks to this, a person's mindfulness and memory improve. Thinking begins to work at a higher level, intelligence, associative thinking develops. A person becomes more creative, creative, quickly discovers new interests. He begins to look at the world with different eyes, seeing the value of nature, of life itself.

Speaking about the benefits of drawing, the following should be noted.

• This hobby is relaxing and stress-relieving. No wonder art therapy has become such a frequent practice among family and child psychologists.
• Drawing brings out depression. As intense as a person's sadness may be, it will be easy to overcome it by discovering a new hobby.
• Hobbies help you focus. This will be especially useful for students. During the oral lecture, grab a piece of paper and start drawing. It is not worth setting a goal, these should be figures coming from the heart, from the inside, even if they are abstractions or caricatures, or even thoughtless drawings. Studies have shown that a person who listens and draws at the same time remembers almost 30% more information than someone who just sits and listens intently.

Drawing is very versatile, so everyone can choose an area in which they would like to work. If we speak very conditionally, then we can distinguish two main types of drawing.

• Painting Is a familiar drawing with watercolors, oils, acrylics, pastels and other types of dyes.
• Graphics - in this type of art, they draw with simple pencils or charcoal, sometimes ink is also used.

However, the spectrum of areas in which you can find yourself is not limited to this. Here are some types of drawing that both beginners and professionals can enjoy.

• Airbrushing. In this case, the artist uses a special object - an airbrush, which sprays paint onto the finished stencil.
• Batik. This is a painting on fabric. Most often people choose cold batik, creating designs using cold backing compounds.
• Painted stained-glass window. Here the glass surface is painted with transparent paints.
• Scratchboard. This type of art involves scratching out a drawing with a sharp object. In this case, most often scratched cardboard, which is covered with wax and ink.
• Blotography. Quite an interesting type of creativity, very suitable for people with a developed imagination. A lot of blots are put on the paper, which the artist must then draw up. You can add something, or you can make a whole plot.
• Finger drawing. It is suitable for both very young children and even adults. With the help of your fingers it is possible to create real masterpieces.
• The use of bulk materials. Most often it is sand or salt, which is poured onto the adhesive composition. The resulting image looks impressive and unusual.
• Ebru. This is the name of a drawing on the water, which is then transferred to paper.

Choosing gifts for a beginner or professional artist should be very careful. After all, such a thing may already be available or completely not suitable for the type of creativity that a person is fond of. It is best to discuss the gift in advance, because the choice, for example, of brushes or paints for a person who does not understand anything about this, will be too difficult.

If you still want to surprise a person who is fond of painting, you should pay attention to the top gifts that any creator will definitely like.

• Tablet for drawing. It doesn't matter what technique the artist uses. The tablet will still be a great gift, because you can even process photos with it.
• Touch brush. This trendy tool will delight those who love drawing. Digital painting is a great option for beginners, because now it will be so easy to fix any mistake.
• System wash. This unit is definitely needed by every artist, but for some reason its purchase is being postponed all the time. With this device, the brushes will always be in perfect order.
• Organizer. A beautiful pencil case for accessories will definitely not be superfluous. The artist will be able to put in one place everything that he needs for the creative process.
• 3D pen. An interesting accessory that can suit even children. The ink in it is plastic; when heated, it begins to melt. Thanks to this, you can create voluminous masterpieces.
• Electric sharpener. This unit will appeal to artisans working in the graphics technique. The electric pencil sharpener will keep pencils sharp, and the craftsman will no longer have to spend time sharpening.
• Zen tablet. This is a water painting device. Very relaxing, helps to forget about problems.
• Easel table. Such functional and practical furniture will be a very worthy gift for an artist. The table is equipped not only with an easel, but also with many drawers for storing everything you need.
• Book with reproductions. No wonder they say that the best gift is a book. It will be useful for novice artists to get acquainted with the works of the masters, to learn their techniques.
• Epidiascope. This is a special projector that allows you to display the image on the wall. The artist will be able to examine it in the smallest detail.
• Travel. Of course, this kind of gift may cause confusion. However, we all need a change of scenery.

It is always quite difficult to decide on a new hobby, because, in addition to interest, difficulties await you that will need to be overcome. When planning to start painting, you must first decide on the type of art. As a rule, painting is most often chosen. If you are not at all versed in paints and brushes, it is better to first try "childish" drawing, armed with felt-tip pens, markers or pencils. Try to draw beautifully, draw from memory, depict someone specific. From pencils, gradually move on to paints, even if at first for children.

However, the above tips will not be enough for those who seriously decided to take up drawing. It is important to turn to theory in order to understand what perspective is, the play of light and shadow, volume. To do this, you need the following.

• Books. Now there are a lot of simple tutorials for drawing. There, the rules of fine art are explained in detail and in an accessible manner. There are lessons, thanks to which you can learn to draw the simplest objects beautifully, as if alive. It will also be useful to purchase reproductions of paintings, to study different techniques in general.
• Internet. Fine art courses can be taken without leaving the doorstep. Now there are many free master classes, attending which, you will be able to decide on the type of art. The master classes teach the basics, a simple theory. If you liked everything, you can order the whole course. In addition, there are a huge number of video tutorials on YouTube.
• Private lessons. This is one of the most effective ways to get started painting in no time. In the lessons you will be told and shown everything in an accessible manner, they will find an individual approach. But there is a nuance here: you have to choose a painting teacher, not an artist. After all, every artist has a certain style, but you have to develop your own.
• Schools of Fine Arts. Here training can take several years, but you will have full knowledge of the information. You will learn how to draw real masterpieces, and at the end you will receive a document confirming your graduation.