5 easy drawings for tonight

  • 5 drawings
  • 4 stages each
  • 46 min in all
  • Beginner

Draw on real paper with your phone beside it. Four of the five need only a pencil; the watercolor leaf also needs watercolors and a brush.

Tonight's five

Start at the top and work down. Each guide shows its four stages in order.

  1. The finished Simple mug drawing

    Simple mug

    Pencil sketch · 8 min · 4 stages

    Paper and a pencil

    Open the guide →

  2. The finished Simple bird drawing

    Simple bird

    Cartoon · 8 min · 4 stages

    Paper and a pencil

    Open the guide →

  3. The finished Shaded apple drawing

    Shaded apple

    Graphite · 10 min · 4 stages

    Paper and a pencil

    Open the guide →

  4. The finished Manga face drawing

    Manga face

    Manga · 10 min · 4 stages

    Paper and a pencil

    Open the guide →

  5. The finished Watercolor leaf drawing

    Watercolor leaf

    Watercolor · 10 min · 4 stages

    Paper, a pencil, watercolors and a brush

    Open the guide →

How the evening goes

  1. Prop your phone next to your paper and open the first guide.
  2. Draw one stage, then compare your drawing with the guide before you move on.
  3. Done? Start the next one. Five drawings, one evening.

Next time, draw your own photo

Sketchwise turns any photo into a lesson like these, with a guide image for every stage, checks along the way and a scored report at the end.