Page 31 - Sports Illustrated KIDS Magazine (January - February 2020)

Everything you

see on earth, from a baseball to Roger Federer’s

nose, is just light hitting a three-dimensional

object, and thus, drawable. So grab a pencil,

because we’ve got 58 tips and tricks to help you

crush your next Art Gallery submission. . . .
If you want to improve, get
Before you jump into your
out of your comfort zone.
masterpiece, warm up
your sketching skills by Kobe Bryant dives into the
drawing Buzz Beamer, art world on page 31.
on page 30.

It’s totally fine
to take direct
I didn’t want this baseball inspiration from
to look like a photo. I artists you admire.
wanted it to look cooler Brett Parson talks
than a photo! Learn how about emulating
to develop your style with classic masterworks,
Luke McGarry, on page 34. on page 30.

For this baseball
illustration, I put an
actual baseball on
my kitchen table and
Notice how I didn’t draw drew what I saw.
the ball in someone’s Learn about compiling
hand? Because hands
reference photos to
are hard to draw! Learn make your art more
how to draw better accurate with
hands with Gary Locke,
Rich Kelly, on
on page 33.
page 36.

If you want your art to pop,
place “complementary” Stylish art is all about
colors against each other. pushing reality. Learn
Illustrator Zoë van Dijk how to draw hilarious
breaks down the color caricatures with Dean
wheel on page 32. MacAdam, on page 33.