Like any other exercise, drawing should also begin with a little bit of a warm-up. Without warm up, the hand will feel particularly stiff and rigid. Warm up also helps in loosening up the hands for fearless drawing.

Exercise 1:
Drawing horizontal and vertical lines




Draw straight lines across the sheet, one-line parallel to the other. Draw vertical lines in the same sheet and repeat the process.

Exercise 2:
Drawing spirals


Draw spirals, big and small in clockwise and counter clockwise direction.

Exercise 3:
Drawing circles


Draw circles, big and small with the hand movement shifting between clockwise and counter clockwise direction.

Exercise 4:
Drawing infinity symbol


Draw the infinity symbol in one continuous motion.

Exercise 5:
Drawing wavy lines


Draw wavy lines in horizontal, vertical and diagonal direction.

The above exercise has to be done daily on a full imperial newsprint sheet or a newspaper for 10 - 15 minutes using a soft pencil.

Posture tip:
Stand upright, with hand movement starting from the shoulder; not from the wrists or elbows.