The Drawing Habit

Consistency is the key to drawing success! This encouraging step-by-step guide provides the advice, exercises, and tracking tools you need to keep it up.

The Drawing Habit by Daria Bogdanova (@daribodrawing) is more than a drawing reference—it’s a systematic approach to building a consistent, daily drawing practice that builds skills and confidence over time. With just 25 minutes of daily drawing, you can see remarkable improvement—whatever your starting point.

This inspiring book offers practical, easy-to-follow exercises, from drawing basic lines and shapes to exploring more detailed subjects like plants, trees, architecture, people, and more. Ideal for beginners and intermediate artists, The Drawing Habit encourages creativity, builds hand-eye coordination, and promotes mindful, consistent practice.

Inside, you will find:

• Step-by-step exercises across popular subjects, covering everything from simple lines to more complex subjects and scenes.
• Tools for progress tracking, including downloadable practice sheets and a habit tracker template to help you stay motivated and see your improvement.
• Tips for integrating drawing into daily life, with advice and techniques for making drawing a regular, fulfilling part of each day.

The Drawing Habit will help you develop the skills and confidence to draw anything, one small, consistent step at a time—it’s the Atomic Habits for transforming your creative life.