I've been drawing since seventh grade, practicing whenever I can, even in the middle of class. I remember not having to attend a parent-teacher conference because I was complaining about not wanting to go, all because I knew the teachers probably had something to say about my grades and my lack of performance. attention in class. I drew so much in middle school and high school that there were a few instances where my parents would often get angry and threaten to take my drawing stuff. They had gone to parent-teacher conferences and been told that I was never attentive in class because I was always drawing. A teacher actually told my parents, “I think Lilly would rather draw than breathe.” » I have always been passionate about art and have improved over the past eight years. I learned many tips and tricks from teaching myself to draw. I always had people asking me how I drew so well. I've always been happy to try to teach someone, but there have been a few times where they've asked me, "How do you do that?" and I would tell them, "Well, you see, I take a piece of paper and a pencil, and then I put my pencil on the paper and I move it." Now, I'm not going to do that here. Start with a circle and place it about an inch below the top of the paper. Then, starting from the middle of the circle, draw two straight lines going slightly inward and stopping at the bottom of the circle. After that, start at the bottom of your lines and make a slightly curved triangle. Now your face should be egg shaped when you're done. Draw a lowercase T in the center with the horizontal line in the middle of the face in your drawing. This is the method I use to draw facial proportions. The horizontal line of the T is where ...... middle of paper ...... useful for drawing, if you look at page ten you will see on the right an example of a good first attempt; then you see what it should look like on the right. The left image is more square, make sure to round each line. The way the arms and legs are drawn would be almost correct if they had curved their lines slightly, which would be most visible at the shoulder, lower arm and lower leg. The most important thing I learned from learning to draw is that it takes a lot of practice and patience. Which to me means if you don't succeed the first time, try again and again. The more you practice and vow to never give up, the better you will get. Never ignore the advice that a talented artist gives you. Because if you don't, you'll wish you did later when you discover these tips for yourself. Also remember to always do your best.