Drawing may seem like an innate skill one either has or doesn't. I had been intimidated to try my hand at drawing for years because I subscribed to the notion that I wasn't a natural. But learning ...

Beginner drawing pencils should fall somewhere around the middle of the spectrum, let’s say 2 or 4B — soft enough to make a range of marks depending on how hard you push down, but not so soft ...

A student works on a drawing exercise during the "Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner" course on Oct. 2, 2018, at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut.