Learning to draw shoes is a great way to practice observing fine details and enhance your drawing skills. I started with a grid drawing to ensure I created accurate proportions for my shoes. My drawing paper size is 8.5 x 11 inches, so I printed out my picture to be half that size, 4.25 x 5.5. Whatever size your drawing paper is, divide each side by two, and print your reference picture in that size.

I created a 1 inch grid on my reference picture, and a 2 inch grid on my drawing paper, leaving me with the same number of boxes on both pieces of paper.

To use a grid to draw, we're basically going to focus on drawing what we see in each square and draw one square at a time.

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To start, I counted 3 squares down and 2 squares over on both of my grids- this is the square I will start drawing. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3014" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_20160207_160655676-300x169.jpg" alt="IMG_20160207_160655676" width="300" height="169" />

When using a grid to draw, it is important to focus just on that square and observe where each line/object fits in that particular square. I first started drawing the outline of the shoe, and then added the details of the shoelaces.

Once you draw everything you see in one square, you are ready to move on to the next. I chose to move down to the square directly below the one we just drew. If you find it difficult to draw what you see in a particular square, you can always divide the square into 4 smaller squares so you are focusing on smaller areas at a time. To do this, divide the square on your reference picture in half horizontally and vertically. Do the same on your drawing paper so you are left with 4 smaller squares. Now you can focus on drawing what you see in each smaller square.

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Continue moving to each square, drawing the outline of the shoes and adding the details you see as you go. If some details seem too overwhelming to draw at first, it's okay to make your own artistic decisions and leave some details out of your drawing to make it your own.

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When you have your basic line drawing completed, it should look something like this:

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Double check to make sure you have everything drawn, and next you are ready to erase your grid lines. Since I'm just focusing on the shoes for this tutorial, I'm only going to erase the grid lines from the shoe area.

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