Does it really matter where you begin when learning to draw?
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Boxes are a fucking meme. What is not a meme, is if you can draw things in front of you like cups, bowls, tea pots and the place they are resting. But don't fucking learn from pictures, you won't understand how light actually works in real life.
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Best way to learn in my experience is to draw objects or scenes you see, try not to fall back on drawing "structure" into your work and just let the lines combine in a more natural way. People have an tendency to categorize when drawing just as we do in our brains, which doesn't result in good artwork usually.
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You might be a better artist drawing 1,000 boxes but speaking from experience it will kill your interest. If you are just doing it as a hobby, I wouldn't recommend it. There are ways to improve while also enjoying yourself.
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If it's a hobby that you're going to do once in a blue moon, probably not. Boxes are more to teach you depth and perception and foreshortening -- basically, how objects look from a certain point. It's not really much different from drawing a face from different angles (looking up/down/left/right/diagonally in all four directions). Mastering more nuanced subjects like lighting and shadow (and how light reflects off of objects to color another object another color) comes later. I will say that I wish I was more patient and learned how to do basic composition more. It takes me ages to draw people because I couldn't be assed to sit down and learn how many heads' tall people are, or the proportion of body to arm/leg.
Find out what you like to do and watch some basic youtube videos and stuff for it. If you're doing landscape paintings, you don't really need to work out human anatomy, but perspective and color theory are pretty important.
Find out what you like to do and watch some basic youtube videos and stuff for it. If you're doing landscape paintings, you don't really need to work out human anatomy, but perspective and color theory are pretty important.
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Drawing is for faggots and trannies.
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There's a book called drawing on the right side of the brain that's good for complete beginners, a lot of the text is kinda pseudoscientific but the exercises will sort of help you snap and "get" it. I read it in high school and it was really helpful.
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Start with inanimate objects and try to draw what is in front of you, not symbols like are used in doodles. Make sure you have decent lighting and try to draw from life, not photos. Landscapes are good too.
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What kind of artist do you want to be?
I've told people countless times that whether it's drawing, painting, or sculpting, the key is to 'just look.'
Most people observe, make a version in their head, then put pen to paper. This is wrong. Your eye is to see, then transfer that information to your chosen medium. It's obviously more nuanced when composing more complex works built upon years of experience; but this is the basic principle.
Source: painted for 25 years, art school graduate, sold numerous paintings, all that shit.
I'm also jaded as fuck, as art these days consists largely of period blood, furry porn, and sundry anime character drawn erotically and drinking piss.
I've told people countless times that whether it's drawing, painting, or sculpting, the key is to 'just look.'
Most people observe, make a version in their head, then put pen to paper. This is wrong. Your eye is to see, then transfer that information to your chosen medium. It's obviously more nuanced when composing more complex works built upon years of experience; but this is the basic principle.
Source: painted for 25 years, art school graduate, sold numerous paintings, all that shit.
I'm also jaded as fuck, as art these days consists largely of period blood, furry porn, and sundry anime character drawn erotically and drinking piss.
Well... it depends, really. Considering what do you want to achieve.
This silly retard have started from doing Doom sprites, of all things. And frankly, I still do some Doom related stuff.
And there's still a lot of things to learn... heh.
In other words, just go with stuff you feel is yours, start from basics related to that direction and you'll get what you desire, one day.
This silly retard have started from doing Doom sprites, of all things. And frankly, I still do some Doom related stuff.
And there's still a lot of things to learn... heh.
In other words, just go with stuff you feel is yours, start from basics related to that direction and you'll get what you desire, one day.
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OK:
If I had to start all over here's what I would have told young nanny911:
It does matter where you begin! One of my mistakes was diving right into drawing what I wanted, without understanding perspective, volume, composition, or even how to use a fucking pencil and not use a ballpoint pen to sketch. Here's what I suggest, DO start with the primitive shapes, the sphere, cube, cone, and cylinder, but you don't need to draw them 1,000 times, that's silly and wasteful of your time. Besides, those shapes are used in all drawings, so you'll have plenty of practice, trust me. From there, learn proportions. You will not believe how useful those are! There are many, but the most important are proportions of the body, and proportions of the head. I suggest writing them down and keeping them nearby when you draw because you will use them everytime, eventually you'll memorize them. Next, learn perspective, 1-point and 2-point are the most important, followed by atmospheric perspective, the others you can learn when you need or want them. If you know basic shapes, proportion, and perspective, good job! You now have the bare minimum to draw and will save yourself heartache and stress later.
From there, figure sketching, knowing how to figure sketch will enable you to draw people, be they realistic, anime, or furry. Once you feel comfortable with the fluidity, anatomy, and proportion, learn the 15 elements of composition mentioned in the video I'm posting. From there...I don't know, focus on what you want to draw and git gud at it. But always add on to your knowledge of anatomy and perspective, that will make you a better artist.
This video is useful although some of it seems a bit excessive (do you really need to master the classic capitals???).
Lastly: with reference, life drawing is the best way to go, but not everyone is super rich and can hire a model, buy a prop, or fly to an exotic location at the drop of the hat. Drawing from photos isn't ideal but it is legitimate as long as you DRAW, not TRACE from them. Using photos is much better than just drawing to draw from nothing because the Human brain remembers things imperfectly.
If I had to start all over here's what I would have told young nanny911:
It does matter where you begin! One of my mistakes was diving right into drawing what I wanted, without understanding perspective, volume, composition, or even how to use a fucking pencil and not use a ballpoint pen to sketch. Here's what I suggest, DO start with the primitive shapes, the sphere, cube, cone, and cylinder, but you don't need to draw them 1,000 times, that's silly and wasteful of your time. Besides, those shapes are used in all drawings, so you'll have plenty of practice, trust me. From there, learn proportions. You will not believe how useful those are! There are many, but the most important are proportions of the body, and proportions of the head. I suggest writing them down and keeping them nearby when you draw because you will use them everytime, eventually you'll memorize them. Next, learn perspective, 1-point and 2-point are the most important, followed by atmospheric perspective, the others you can learn when you need or want them. If you know basic shapes, proportion, and perspective, good job! You now have the bare minimum to draw and will save yourself heartache and stress later.
From there, figure sketching, knowing how to figure sketch will enable you to draw people, be they realistic, anime, or furry. Once you feel comfortable with the fluidity, anatomy, and proportion, learn the 15 elements of composition mentioned in the video I'm posting. From there...I don't know, focus on what you want to draw and git gud at it. But always add on to your knowledge of anatomy and perspective, that will make you a better artist.
This video is useful although some of it seems a bit excessive (do you really need to master the classic capitals???).
Lastly: with reference, life drawing is the best way to go, but not everyone is super rich and can hire a model, buy a prop, or fly to an exotic location at the drop of the hat. Drawing from photos isn't ideal but it is legitimate as long as you DRAW, not TRACE from them. Using photos is much better than just drawing to draw from nothing because the Human brain remembers things imperfectly.
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How do you learn how to to do landscapes and buildings? I know this makes me sound like Hitler but I'm not really interested in drawing people
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Same way you learn how to draw people, mostly.
With buildings, learn how to draw basic shapes, proportion and good measuring, and of course, perspective. With landscapes, learn atmospheric perspective and then just draw what you see. Both landscapes and buildings are easier to learn because it's easier to come by places to draw them from life.
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elementary school, if you're 30 and trying to learn to draw you're probably always going to suck