How to Draw like a Friend Artist

The art in the Friend is an important part of the magazine. Heavenly Father has blessed our artists with a talent to create, but these artists also work hard to improve their talents. Friend senior designer Brad Teare shares a few tips about how he creates art in the magazine.

With a soft pencil draw an egg shape for the head. Add a tube-like shape for the neck and a rounded line for the shoulders.
Lightly draw some lines to indicate where the eyes and nose go. You can measure your own face to see where these lines should go.
Add circles for eyes and curved lines for the mouth, nose, and ears. Keep shapes simple.
Add details like hair, cheeks, and pupils. You can change details like making the chin larger or any other change you think will make the drawing better.
Use an ink pen or a small brush and draw over the top of your drawing with waterproof ink. Let the ink dry, and then softly erase the pencil lines.
Using colored pencils or crayons, add color over the top of the ink lines. You now have a fun picture of Nephi you can share with friends.