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To become more efficient in drawing in any area, especially in fine art there are few design fundamentals that must be learned line drawing. In this drawing lesson consider the lines and shapes in a drawing. Variety in drawings are dependent on many factors. Such as variety of shape, tonal values, edge shapes, texture and gradation. This is a long list, but each is important when considering the rhythmic quality of drawings. Upon further study, we learn that the variety of shape is found frequently in nature line drawing.

Try to draw a row of trees, make them all about the same height and same distance apart. Use your imagination to make this drawing interesting and show lots of life line drawing. Do you see how hard it is to accomplish this? No matter how much you draw from your imagination, or how far you are able to go with design, there comes a time when you need to study from nature. Study enough that there is no addiction to painting trees in only one style line drawing. This leads to boredom on the part of the viewer because there is no variety line drawing.