Warmups to Improve Line Quality

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Warmups to Improve Line Quality

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Fill at least one page for each of these warmups.

  • Page Skating
  • Light, Medium, Dark Lines
  • Straight Taper
  • Trace the Ruler
  • Connect the Dots

Remember the key is consistency, these are not meant to be done just once. Don’t be afraid to fill up a lot of paper. As you go through this course, do a page of warm-ups before you start drawing.

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@schmal
4h
the school sheets finally have a use!
Blane Nasveschuk
I can see how exercising in this way would help hone fine motor skills to be more confidently definitive. Made best attempt to relax, breath and have fun!
Joe Burris
12d
I remember doing these when I attempted Drawabox. These are fun. Im glad to bring it back into my routine. Here's a bonus grumpy dog whose mad Im drawing instead of cuddling her.
@androida
22d
Second round doing this set of warmups. The Connect the Dots is fun for 1 -point perspective exercises as well :D
@markimus
1mo
I liked the 2 points exercise a lot. I can see how these would be useful for warmups, my forearm is feeling it!
@blackhand
28d
I think your raccoons a great!
@yashimon
1mo
I tried warmups!
Martha Muniz
Nice work! :D
Kyle
1mo
Page skating was my favorite.
Sean MacNair
@canuckgirl1
My warmup
Zander Schmer-Lalama
So I’ve been on here for a bit. I’ve been doing the line quality exercises consistently. Last month I made an improvement at making my lines straight. Now for some reason line aren’t straight…no matter what they always curve at the middle or end. Not sure why this is happening. It’s making me sad to be honest. I need some advice and some help. Thank you
Kayley
2mo
Drawabox veterans RISE!!! These warmups were both making me feel at peace, and also like every line was a battle. I started with the page skipping, and for some reason my brain kept trying to draw very big swoopy S shapes, so I was trying to brand out a bit. Then I tried to do the different line variations from light to dark. The straight tapers were my biggest challenge for real, I notice that many times when I try and draw a straight line, it’ll start out with this weird divot that droops down before straightening itself. I’m gonna be working on that and figuring out why it’s even doing that anyway lol. Then I did some connect the dots! Overall these were some fun exercises that warmed me up both mentally and physically because I have really cold hands.
@canuckgirl1
Came to say that, lol
Tyre Blackshire
I did the beginning of Drawabox a few years ago so I have a little experience with these warmups.
Elijah R
2mo
Pretty self explanatory, nice warm ups, I really enjoyed the page skating it felt so freeing and I also liked the straight taper and the connect the dots exercise, it’s the swift movement.
@osrour
2mo
(Top left to bottom right) 1st. Connect the dots 2nd (top center). Trace the ruler 3rd. Tapered straight lines 4th. Light, medium, and dark lines 5th. Page skating
@shaaneeq
2mo
I really enjoy the page skating. For the lines I tried a mix of different lengths and angles, and alternated the direction I moved my hand, moving right to left, left to right, etc to get used to different motions.
@sanosuke123
Definitly going to be doing these before my drawing sessions
J M
4mo
I'm definitely more comfortable with straight lines after the 250 box challenge from draw a box In contrast - fluid lines are painfully hard for me at the moment. My mind and muscle seems to be super rigid.
@shadesea
4mo
There is my practice! Hope I got the idea correctly, because ngl I surprised myself with how well my short straight lines came out. Next time I do the exercises probably going to make my straights longer
@shterna
4mo
I've noticed my lines end off slanting down. Any advice how to fix that?
J M
4mo
This is probably going to sound like a broken record but it really comes down to muscle memory. The more lines you draw, the better they get.
Gara María Carrillo Alonso
Hi everyone! These exercises transported me to the art school! It was fun! The "connect the dots" exercise was challenging for me. That's because I tried to draw the lines on different directions, and I usually draw with the sketchbook rotated, I am not able to draw with the sketchbook vertically, or even write. :'')
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