What is the path to learning to draw?I remember once seeing an image that mentioned topics like "perspective," "form," "shading," "anatomy," etc. I believe that improving one's drawing skills begins with mastering the basics. Once you succeed, you reach a higher level of understanding and, at the same time, become a better artist. Simply put, I'd like to know what you think is the path or foundation that allows one to excel in the art of drawing.
>mastering the basics>succeeding these, gives you a higher level of understanding>understandingjust draw what you like moron
>>7904587Thanks for replying. Here's a drawing.
>>7904594>>7904554blog?
>>7904639What do you mean? If you want to share something, you can. I think anything helps me define the path. You have my full attention.
>>7904655No, they're asking if you have a blog, somewhere you post your art, they want to see more of it.
>>7904661That's not the case, I don't have a blog.Thank you for your reply.
>>7904594nice teto
>>7904554>learning to drawLearning to draw WHAT?
>>7904886I apreciate it.>>7904890Absolutely anything that comes to mind. People, landscapes, objects, etc.
>>7904554Here's the process that works for me.>Draw your subject from memory.>Do lots of gesture studies, blind continuous contours, and the envelope method to improve your observational skills. Carefully observe the subject/reference.>Collect lots of references and trace them with intent (do not just make 1:1 copies). Break them down into forms and shapes from biggest to smallest. The more references you look at and study, the larger your visual library becomes.>Take a reference and draw while looking at it.>Put the reference away and draw from memory. If you're just starting out, spend a week doing nothing but lines, then another week doing nothing but shapes. Spend at least two weeks working on forms. Once this is done, start breaking down references into shapes and forms. >Use the exercises from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: trace over still life on glass using a marker, flip/mirror your references, draw with your non-dominant hand, draw the negative space first, etc.Hand-eye coordination and visual-spatial skills are something you need to develop if you want to be an artist. Learn an instrument, play a ball sport, build with Legos, do Origami, play video games, bike, get into cooking or gardening, etc.If you REALLY want to burn something into your visual library, get as many physical references as you can.
>>7904948I'm grateful; this is what I was looking for.I used to think that drawing was about representing all the shapes and colors of the world in one's own mind, and then using techniques to bring it to life. Achieving perfection. At least that's my general vision of the drawing's path.I don't know if I said something weird, but I find it funny. Here's a drawing.
>>7905004You're very welcome! I like your philosophy.Now for some more specific advice:>for weekdays: aim for at least half an hour of drawing every day, or 1-2 hours every other day>for weekends, you need to draw for 2 hours at minimum, but feel free to draw for as long as you want (but for every 90 mins, take a half hour break)If you're going to study ONE subject on a weekend, you need to implement it in whatever you do on the weekdays (otherwise you forget most of it). Ex: If I draw nothing but hands on Sat/Sun, I need to draw stuff that includes hands on the weekdays.Alternatively, you could spend your weekdays studying 3-5 subjects/fundies, and aim for combining them all into one single project on the weekend.Don't worry too much about overly detailed human anatomy: what really matters is gesture/giving your drawings energy (you don't want them looking static) and avoiding chicken scratch, while nailing your proportions and composition. If you wanna get good at drawing humans: break down the skeleton into simple shapes, study clothed bodies, naked bodies, and do outlines of people.If you want to get good at drawing anime girls, do lots of studies/copies/tracings of your favorite artists. Buy some figures/statues, too.
>>7905004You have sovl that I lack. nice art.
Staying motivated by having realistic goals. The best advice in the world won't help you when you don't want to draw.
>>7905027>>7905004I'll admit that I'm not too experienced with rendering/painting/coloring. I'd recommend learning how to color AFTER you learn how to draw, mainly for the sake of time and being practical.If you don't want to stagnate, here's what you should be doing as you draw>decide what you want to draw>gather references>draw>realize where you fucked up>ask for help, look up tutorials/guides, study references, etc>implement what you've learnedYou also NEED to actually draw what you suck at. Make a list of what needs work, and commit to getting better at them. Lastly, get plenty of sleep and eat healthy. Be kind to yourself! Push yourself to draw, but don't overdo it. You don't want to turn this into something you resent.
>>7904948>>7905027>>7905031One last bit of advice: avoid chicken scratch! Aim for continuous line drawing, even if it means overlapping lines or going over lines you've already drawn. Be sure to draw lots of curves and arcs and loops.
>>7904554I like this one a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjmOF1hQqI
>>7905057I understood what you meant. I think I got a lot of good things out of it. I appreciate your feedback.>>7905029Thx>>7905030I am sure that perseverance exists in the hearts of those who want to walk.>>7905112I've been watching videos. But this fits what I'm looking for. Not to mention, he even made a diagram outlining the steps. I appreciate it.I'll leave this thread. I got what I was looking for. Good luck, have fun, everyone. Take this last drawing.
>>7905112his work is really mediocre though if you check his twitter. Is this really someone worth learning from? Why do people who arent experts at drawing so desperately try to teach it?
>>7905165this drawing in his video looks pretty nice>expertsas for teaching, the best way to learn how to do something is to get advice from someone slightly above your skill levellearning from experts is nearly impossible if you're not already really fucking goodremember there's something called the Expert Blindspot and it makes learning from them very difficult
>>7905165Those that can't, teach
>>7905158Take care, friend. Thank you for the drawings, they are really cute
>>7905298Like Glenn Vilppu, amrite /r/eddit?
>>7905165i can cherrypick too
