Lesson 6 of 84 · Drawing

⭐ 30 XP✏️ Sketch Studio

Texture Drawing Sampler

🎨Studio Brief #6

Create a grid of squares and fill each one with a different texture: wood grain, bricks, fur, feathers, scales, and more.

🎯 Your mission

See the shape under the thing. Draw the shape first.

⚡ The twist

Don't lift the pencil until you're done.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Drawing the same thing twice usually makes the second one better — and the third one weirder.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Picasso said: 'Every child is an artist. The problem is staying one.'

Practice texture in this art lesson: texture drawing sampler.

What You'll Learn

Create a grid of squares and fill each one with a different texture: wood grain, bricks, fur, feathers, scales, and more. This is your texture library for future drawings.

Techniques You'll Practice

texturemark-makingcrosshatch

Materials Needed

Colored pencilsDrawing paperErasersPencils (HB and 2B)

Step-by-Step Guide

0 of 4 done

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Where you see this in real life

Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Draw the same object three times this week — once a day, slower each time.

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For the dinner table

“Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

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