A landscape is an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view.
Making a landscape drawing is almost a construction job on paper; all sketches are built, with different parts put together on paper.
Items needed for drawing a landscape include: pens, pencils, A4 drawing pad, a soft eraser to rub off mistakes, wherever you decide to turn out your masterpieces, whether in your kitchen or studio or anywhere, a drawing board is very useful.
Illustrators and artists need to know how well to fill a blank sheet of paper with meaningful lines of drawing and shading.
The latter suggests form, distance and depth.
simplicity is the key to this.
To begin, pick up a picture of an expanse of land and sketch out the contents in the proportion you see them in the picture.
To denote distant objects, use vertical lines, for objects the foreground, use horizontal lines.
Nearer objects such as tree are denoted with cross hatching .
Cross hatch is a combination of similar diagonal lines going the other way.
The grass is represented with little line dots and dashes.
Take some time to see what you have done.
Now its time to shade, simplicity is the key again.
Near objects are fully cross hatched to give the impression of nearness while farther ones are lightly crosshatched to add depth and form to our drawing.
We are done with a picture.
Now pick another landscape with trees and sketch again.
This time suggest leaves on the trees by using distinct wavy lines.
Dashes and dots are used to denote grasses and they fade as they move further away.
Shade as instructed previously instructed.
Shading with little practice should be done rapidly.
To do it fast is better; it helps to cut down errors because there's no time to worry or doubt your ability.
Your brain and hand just continues working.
Be bold and confident, ignore minor mistakes, expect them and learn from them.
Beginners try to include every detail of what they see, this is almost impossible, leave that to a camera.
Again simplicity is it.
Do not try too hard to produce a perfect replica of what you see.
At times a perfect work of art is not what you include, but what you leave out.
Some upcoming artists believe they are doing very well if they turn out three or four drawings in a week, but this is not good if you are learning to draw.
The more you do it, the better you become.
So as you learn, churn them out as much as possible.
For now you might not be able to frame them but as time goes on you get better.
Little by little, stop drawing from pictures and start to draw without them .
The essence of the pictures is to help you get the proportion of each object in a particular frame of reference.
And make sure you always date your work to measure the level of your improvement and bolster you confidence.