Draw From Memory
(today’s exercise)Drawing from memory is the best drawing exercise I know. If you choose one exercise to become better at drawing, choose this one.
Frankensteining
Find reference of a pose, and reference of a dressed person, and pose that person in that pose: combine two reference photos and turn it into something new.
Turning Something Into Something Else
Take a stain or an object and turn it into something else you can see in it.
Drawing From Observation
Find something you think looks beautiful - a human, location, object - and draw it carefully from observation.
Organic Forms
Practice drawing organic volumes. Draw cross-contour lines to to make sure you understand their volumes.
Primitive Volumes
Everything can be approximated with boxes, spheres, cylinders and cones, and it is a good exercise to practice drawing these from many orientations.
See And Draw Abstract Shapes
Find things, and find the abstract two-dimensional shapes in them.
Textures With a Pen
Draw one-inch rectangles, and try to come up with creative textures to fill them with.
Drawing Lines
Various exercises that help you become better at drawing lines accurately.
Focal Points
Create a sketch with a strong focal point.
One Line Art
Draw something with one single line.
Typography
Practice drawing typography.
Folds
Practice drawing folds.
Small Thumbnail Design Sketches
Practice drawing many small quick thumbnails to design something.
Animals
Practice drawing animals.
Hands
Practice drawing hands.
Cartoonify
Draw cartoon or comic variations of faces.
Facial Features
Practice drawing the various facial features.
Head Construction
Try out different ways to construct the head in many orientations.
Gesture Drawing
A key drawing exercise to study human poses, and a great way to warm up and create a beautiful sketchbook page.