Drawing Practice....

Here is a neat little exercise that will improve your drawing skills in a very short time.  I've been doing this for four days, and can already see a difference in my draftsmanship.  Amazing what an hour a day can accomplish.  This exercise is simple to set up, and really challenging,... here goes:

Grab your sketchbook, and a ruler and grid 1" squares four or five across, and five or six down.  Try to get this grid as square as you can. For the first column, first square, place three small dots and connect them into a triangle.  Repeat this down the length of the grid, making each triangle different from all the ones above.  This becomes your control column.  The challenge is to then repeat the position and shape of each triangle across the row it is in.  Begin each new square by placing three dots in the same position within the square as the control.  Use the grid lines and other dots to estimate the position of each dot. To check your accuracy, use tracing paper or wax paper to trace the control column, including the grid lines, and lay it over your drawing.  How ya' doin?  I used a straight pin to poke holes in the corners of my control triangles, and put correction dots on each drawing.  Day one was pretty absurb, but here is day four:

Have a wonderful day.
Cindy