{"id":20559,"date":"2015-06-26T22:12:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T22:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-draw-summer-picnic"},"modified":"2020-08-20T00:34:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:34:48","slug":"how-to-draw-summer-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-draw-summer-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Draw a Summer Picnic with PicsArt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>This week&rsquo;s Drawing Challenge asks you to draw a summer picnic using PicsArt, so we&rsquo;re going to throw you an extra picnic blanket with this step-by-step drawing tutorial. Learn the basic tricks of painting with PicsArt, and get inspired to draw your own ideal picnic for this week&rsquo;s contest!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Draw_Outline\">Step 1: Draw Outline<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Draw a rough outline of your picnic using a thin black brush. Reduce the opacity of your layer, then trace a final outline in a higher layer, using the faded rough outline as a guide before erasing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn50.picsart.com\/173014607002201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn45.picsart.com\/173014596000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_2_Add_Color\">Step 2: Add Color<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Use the Color Chooser to change colors. Add new layers to color in your drawing, and press the brush icon to change the thickness and texture of your brush.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn55.picsart.com\/173014578001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn51.picsart.com\/173014564001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_3_Shading\">Step 3: Shading<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For shading, you can make a black or dark-toned brush translucent, then paint the shade on directly. To do this, either reduce the opacity of your brush in the brush settings, or shade in a higher layer and reduce the layer&rsquo;s opacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn57.picsart.com\/173014542001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn48.picsart.com\/173014524000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Lighting\">Step 4: Lighting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Lighting is as easy as shading. Just reduce brush or layer opacity, but use brighter tones instead, like yellow and white.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn46.picsart.com\/173014497002201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn50.picsart.com\/173014466000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to draw a picnic scene\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span>This week&rsquo;s Drawing Challenge asks you to draw a summer picnic using PicsArt, so we&rsquo;re going to throw you an extra picnic blanket with this step-by-step drawing tutorial.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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