For some people, learning how to draw is actually more of a chore than a joy.
This could be because the person has been forced into doing so at school or by well-meaning parents.
To get around this problem, especially for younger people, you can use games as a method of encouraging someone to practice drawing.
By making it fun, or by setting up certain rules and conditions around the drawing practice, you can increase the possibility of more work being completed.
For kids, learning to draw can often begin with number and color matching.
This is where you have an image in a coloring book without any color.
Instead, there are sections within the image that have numbers in them and a code elsewhere on the page telling you which number means which color.
It is the kid's job to identify the different colors through the numbers and then fill in the sections.
This helps a child with using codes, but it also helps show them understand traditional colors for typical objects, animals, etc.
Speed games are another fun method of learning how to draw that can be done in large groups or alone.
All it involves is seeing how fast you can create certain images.
This will help make certain strokes and drawing techniques become second nature to you, so you can reduce the thinking time that drawing can sometimes take.
Being able to make pictures quickly and efficiently can be a real confidence booster, especially if you are able to do so for an audience; speed games can increase ability and confidence.
Drawing sessions can be done in pairs or in groups, such as after school with friends; it doesn't have to be the solitary activity that it is often seen as.
One game that can be done with others is a guessing game.
One person is chosen as the artist and the others have to guess what the artist is drawing.
It can be done as a form of "pictionary," where everyone shouts out guesses; or, it can be more focused where the artist only draws one part at a time, and the others have to guess what the image is based on each revealed section.
Learning how to draw through games can be a fun way to put some variety in drawing lessons, such as for a teacher who is teaching drawing.
Drawing is often seen as being quite serious; as a true art.
But for younger learners who are not that serious about the action of drawing, making learning fun through a series of different games can result in a greater interest in the activity.
This could eventually lead to younger learners becoming more serious about their skill level.