MORE DRAWING TUTORIALS:

How to draw a rose
How to draw a dragon
How to draw a horse
NEW: How to draw a wolf
NEW: How to draw a betta fish
How to draw animals from pears
How to draw an owl
How to draw a cat
How to draw animals from alphabets
How to draw a frog
How to draw a parrot
How to draw a bird
How to draw a butterfly
How to draw a sheep
How to draw a pig
How to draw a swan
How to draw a penguin
How to draw a peacock
How to draw a lion
How to draw a rabbit
How to draw a cow
How to draw a dachshund
How to draw a seahorse
How to draw a tiger
How to draw a kitten
How to draw a monkey
How to draw a unicorn
How to draw a phoenix

How to draw a deer
How to draw a squirrel
How to draw a crocodile
How to draw a dinosaur
How to draw a whale
How to draw a duck
How to draw a giraffe
How to draw a snail
How to draw a koala
How to draw an angelfish
How to draw an elephant
How to draw a griffin
How to draw a walrus
How to draw a cocker spaniel
How to draw a poodle
How to draw a donkey
How to draw a chicken
How to draw a rooster
How to draw a porcupine
How to draw a kangaroo
How to draw a bear
How to draw a mouse
How to draw an octopus
How to draw a turkey
How to draw a goat
How to draw a camel
How to draw a hippo
How to draw a possum
How to draw a rhino
How to draw a centaur

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How to Draw Cartoons > Draw While You're Convalescing

G. K. Chesterton has said, "Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."

You will be surprised, unless yuu have tried it, how much fun it is to draw when you are forced to stay in bed. In fact, some people have been suspected of staying in bed longer than absolutely necessary, just for the fun of drawing.

When you begin to feel better and are able to sit up, start drawing. You will recover more quickly if you do. Many doctors recommend drawing as excellent therapy during convalescence. And long hours in bed aren't a bit tedious when you can draw.

Of course I should hardly recommend that you attempt to draw on the ceiling. Ask someone to get you some typewriter paper or a ten-cent pad of white scratch paper. Keep plenty of it right beside your bed. Your hours are your own when you're in bed, you know, and you may want to draw in the middle of the night, if you aren't able to sleep. Use a very soft pencil, or, better yet, use pretty colored crayons.

By all means don't take drawing seriously when you draw in bed. Don't concern yourself the least bit with correct proportions. Remember that you aren't competing with Leonardo da Vinci from a technical point of view. But as to feeling and expressing the individual, imaginative you - the real you - no one ever was, or ever will be superior to you. Express your individuality on paper. Draw just as you feel. Your drawings will be bound to be interesting, they will be delightful - if they're sincerely and truthfully you.

What to draw? Why don't you begin by illustrating "Little Red Riding Hood" in your own particular way? Here is mine for a starter.

How to Draw Cartoons

If you're worried about not having enough artistic "talent", try some free cartooning lessons. You'll be drawing and laughing in no time flat.

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