When you're learning to draw or paint, there often comes a time when you plateau and feel you're not making more progress. Sometimes this requires switching things up to break your drawing habits.

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Drawing is hard. Even after a lesson with a New Yorker cartoonist, I get spooked by the simplest drawing exercises. If you’re also easily scared off, but you want to get better, try these basic ...