Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 minutes ago
Ready to start your artistic journey? In this beginner-friendly drawing video, I’ll guide you through the essential techniques of drawing with outlines and edges, the foundation of all great drawing. Whether you're picking up a pencil for the first time or looking to improve your basic skills, this tutorial is the perfect place to begin. Learn how to observe shapes more accurately, define contours, and create clean, confident line drawings. We’ll show you how to train your eye to see the edges and boundaries that give objects their form. Using simple exercises, you'll build the skills needed to draw using outlines and edges. Discover how light, shadow, affect the lines you see and how to translate that onto paper. These basic drawing techniques are key for anyone wanting to develop a strong foundation in art. With step-by-step guidance, helpful tips, and clear visuals, you’ll feel more confident every time you sketch. Watch now to master the art of outlines and edges—your first step to becoming a better artist.
Interested in DRAWING? Check out my drawing channel: @PaulPriestleyart
For videos about the lives of artists visit @ArtHistorySchool
You can follow our Facebook Page at: facebook.com/PaulPriestleyArtVideos
Please support this channel on Patreon, patreon.com/paulpriestleyart many thanks!
PATREON:
I'd like to thank the following patrons whose support in the making of this video is much appreciated: Dee Ann Havely, Deirdre Feely, Denise Berg, Ivan Gilbert Rappaport, Mary Stewart, Nicolae Opris, S. Ryckman, Tatiana Lostorto, Tina Valentine, Visnja Zeljeznjak, Linda Frazier, Marnie Coutts, Stein Harald Os, Emily Liss, William Scott Griffiths, Dinny Hinds, Patrick Lefebvre, Philip Levene, Alena Sidorkina, Jeff Smith, Ashok Kanagasundram, Olivia McGoldrick, Rahman Yii, Sarah Hirsch, Kevin Coburn, Stacy Schweigler, Jennifer Ranghelli, Deborah Smith, Emily, Carol Tenson, Min A, Colin Parrish, Larry Specht, David Cornwell, Kerri Southern, Yvonne Tsang, Lena Allen, Hüma, Michelle Kunkel, Barbara Perl, Steve Pike, LN, Mary K. Kroner, Kate Emery, Don Kyle, David Smernoff, Kathy Anderson, Shirley Trill, Floki, Hristiana Bobeva, David Tate, Henrik, Howard Schwartz, Judy Tuwaletstiwa, Scott Baker, Mikaela Mendoza- Cardenal, Susan Valliant and Wendy Humphrey
Ready to start your artistic journey? In this beginner-friendly drawing video, I’ll guide you through the essential techniques of drawing with outlines and edges, the foundation of all great drawing. Whether you're picking up a pencil for the first time or looking to improve your basic skills, this tutorial is the perfect place to begin. Learn how to observe shapes more accurately, define contours, and create clean, confident line drawings. We’ll show you how to train your eye to see the edges and boundaries that give objects their form. Using simple exercises, you'll build the skills needed to draw using outlines and edges. Discover how light, shadow, affect the lines you see and how to translate that onto paper. These basic drawing techniques are key for anyone wanting to develop a strong foundation in art. With step-by-step guidance, helpful tips, and clear visuals, you’ll feel more confident every time you sketch. Watch now to master the art of outlines and edges—your first step to becoming a better artist.
Interested in DRAWING? Check out my drawing channel: @PaulPriestleyart
For videos about the lives of artists visit @ArtHistorySchool
You can follow our Facebook Page at: facebook.com/PaulPriestleyArtVideos
Please support this channel on Patreon, patreon.com/paulpriestleyart many thanks!
PATREON:
I'd like to thank the following patrons whose support in the making of this video is much appreciated: Dee Ann Havely, Deirdre Feely, Denise Berg, Ivan Gilbert Rappaport, Mary Stewart, Nicolae Opris, S. Ryckman, Tatiana Lostorto, Tina Valentine, Visnja Zeljeznjak, Linda Frazier, Marnie Coutts, Stein Harald Os, Emily Liss, William Scott Griffiths, Dinny Hinds, Patrick Lefebvre, Philip Levene, Alena Sidorkina, Jeff Smith, Ashok Kanagasundram, Olivia McGoldrick, Rahman Yii, Sarah Hirsch, Kevin Coburn, Stacy Schweigler, Jennifer Ranghelli, Deborah Smith, Emily, Carol Tenson, Min A, Colin Parrish, Larry Specht, David Cornwell, Kerri Southern, Yvonne Tsang, Lena Allen, Hüma, Michelle Kunkel, Barbara Perl, Steve Pike, LN, Mary K. Kroner, Kate Emery, Don Kyle, David Smernoff, Kathy Anderson, Shirley Trill, Floki, Hristiana Bobeva, David Tate, Henrik, Howard Schwartz, Judy Tuwaletstiwa, Scott Baker, Mikaela Mendoza- Cardenal, Susan Valliant and Wendy Humphrey
