It is very interesting; why we are so much attracted to hand drawings and sketches and tend to decorate them all around the house?

Why, do we often feel more peace, which radiates from simple pencil picture than from a perfect photo?

In our digital age, we have access to all high-tech gadgets to create stunning pictures, yet we often prefer something handmade.

Handmade stuff is more than often inaccurate in its shape or maybe resemblance, yet more than often it feels so good for seemingly no reason.

When you make your own drawings and sketches it has your personal imprint in it. Your real “you” is there. It has a spirit. Suddenly it becomes something alive and it speaks to you.

I know it sounds bizarre but this is what we all feel. More and more people are looking for alternative ways to replace photos wherever they can.

Maybe it’s just you who want to make a simple illustration, drawings or sketches to your journal. When you illustrate your traveling journal or diary with simple drawings or sketches it adds an extraordinary value to the plain text.

You can learn such simple sketches in surprisingly short time by simply practicing the methods I describe here. You can print them out and copy them, as you like.

In flowers section I show you how to draw a rose easily and effortlessly. We will explore and practice a variety of themes from flowers to dragons, or Japanese manga.

Yes, I live in country of manga – JAPAN – so I will make special section to satisfy your hunger for this theme. In Japan you can find the best variety and resources for manga related things. They are so good and in such huge selection that it is often jaw-dropping.

As my website theme suggests I naturally created most of the content simply in pencil. Later, we will add and explore colors too, so be patient ;-)

If you are a beginner you may want to start from flowers or any other not-animal (or human)-related objects. That allows you to leave slight mistakes unnoticed. On the contrary, it often gives your picture an artistic feel ;-)

Before you start to sketch or draw anything, please visit thewarm up section. It will give you a couple of useful ideas on how to become quiet, concentrate better and how to switch from left-brain to right brain activity.

Welcome and ENJOY this exciting journey!