The following lists specific techniques and drawing "Quicktips" that can help you build your self-confidence in developing your hand drawing skills using today's technology.

Here is a list of some 'over the shoulder' advice for drawing:

• Limit your materials to a simple set of colored markers and pencils.
• Keep in touch with the latest reprographic technology.
• Explore standard photographic and digital alternatives.
• Keep a record of every drawing you create. Copy, scan or photograph ones you give away.
• Work as small as possible. 8½"x11" ideal. 11"x17" maximum.
• Keep a tracing file with "people, cars and trees" stored in it.
• Use the Internet as a source for drawing material to trace.
• Always modify your people, cars and trees to fit the theme of the scene.
• Multiple sketches of a design are most often better than one single detailed drawing.
• Stand back a check your drawing for correct sizing and vertical alignment.
• Don't 'clone' an object in any one drawing - add variety and interest by modifying that object.
• Understand the differences between "permanent" and "non-permanent" pens and how they
   interact with color markers.
• Work fast! Quick sketches can often look better than ones that take much longer.
• "Recycle" your drawings into other future drawings.
• Keep a flat file or lightproof drawers to save your work.
• Never lend out your colored markers or pencils as
  they might come back dry or not at all.
• Work with white trace as it reproduces better than
  yellow trace.
• If you are uncertain of your ability to draw faces, work
  on Mylar as it is easily erased.
• Draw your people first and then finish the rest of the
  drawing.
• Start a library filled with a good variety of books on drawing.
• For best results, use a "two-step" drawing process 1) redline mock-up, and 2) final traced sketch.
• When doing perspectives, always start with an easy "one-point perspective" instead of a more
  complicated view.
• Always draw shadows beneath your objects. Be careful about gray and black shadows.
• Keep your drawing simple and uncomplicated.
• When tracing cars, remember to adjust the perspective to match your drawing.
• Don't be afraid to put a lot of people in your drawing to give it action and scale.
• Always have a variety of landscaping in your drawing to add interest.
• Taking your time doesn't mean that the drawing will be any better than doing it quickly.
• Keep a record of your color palette that you used on previous drawings.
• Store color pencils in a plastic box to keep them more protected than the cardboard box they
  came in.
• Chartpak AD markers can "drip" when first opened. Always uncap markers away from your
  drawing.
• Have paper towels nearby when using markers in case they drip.
• Know when the right time is to stop drawing in order to avoid "over drawing" or wasting time.
• Do "test strips" of color before you launch into coloring your drawing.
• Learn SketchUp and integrate SU models into your drawing process.