what is the best thing to do when you're a beginner at drawing?

 You’ve probably thought this before : 'I really want to learn how to draw but i don't know how to start...' And to be honest when I started to draw i didn't know what and how to draw either! So here are a few tips on what to do as a beginner.

It's really important that you start simple and don't focus to much on perfection yet!

If you want to learn how to draw, you will need the following things:

1. sketchbook -> to keep all your drawings together.

2. a small amount of graphite- and charcoal pencils (optional : some colouring pencils)

3. a (kneaded) eraser and a pencil sharpener

'But what is the best thing to draw first?' It depends becouse everyone is different. If you would ask me what I think is easiest to draw, I would say landscapes, flowers and fruits. But someone else can say that they are best at drawing people. So you should always try out what works best for you! But here are some things that you could try out:

1. an fruit/vegetable

2. a plant

3. a landscape

4. a person (non- fictional)

5. an object

And don't forget if you make mistakes, thats okay! you can learn from it and become even better! And find a technique that suits you. (you can learn a lot from other artist!).

conclusion : 

-Try drawing styles out.

-Try to find out what you can draw best

-Try to learn from other artist

-Don't be to hard on youself if it doesn't work out the first few times

source: Tekenen voor beginners: de beste tips voor makkelijk tekenen - Flow Magazine