(05-10-2022, 09:56 AM)yopek881 Wrote: Thank you for your warm welcome! Here are more figures, and a quick sketch of a face. So here's a question that you might have an answer for:
I want to tackle my weaknesses and one of them is that I never learned how to properly draw. I drew this quick sketch to showcase where I am at now, the issue is that I don't know how to make sketches that look good. I have a hard time with capturing likeness as well, in the past my sketching phase was very messy, ugly, it was just something to skim over and go into painting asap, which by itself is not a bad approach, as painting will be a separate entity pretty much all the time.
I just wonder how I could improve my sketching, where it could look decent with simple lines, I'm also afraid I'm jumping too much into the symbol drawing territory, because I focus more on shapes than forms, ideally you want to nail them both of course.
Hi - I join in welcoming you.
From what I see so far you have already a pretty good eye — in that your figure studies look fairly proportioned and that last portrait is well done.
My first thought for you is that you try experimenting with different brushes. It appears you are using a hard edge brush without any tablet pressure sensitivity — which means you'll have uniform line weight giving your images a look as though they're done with a ink pen.
I don't have time to go into detail — but there are tons of tutorials on-line — or you could ask a friend who has a bit more experience to help you with that.
My other thought about improving — as Zorrentos wrote — there is no short-cut. Every serious improvement I've made represents equally serious time working at it. Sometimes it seemed like I was barely making progress — and then suddenly I'd feel a huge leap!
As you do the work — it also helps to seek out drawing tutorials, art lessons, anatomy classes and videos — same with digital painting. Look at and study other artwork you like — AND allow yourself to have fun as you roll up your shirt sleeves and just keep at it — YOU WILL IMPROVE.
You already have a good start — so be encouraged that you're already on your way. Posing here (and other sites) will help keep you motivated — and sometimes you get very valuable advice and suggestions.
One last thought — I learned a ton from keeping a real-world sketchbook (and still do). For me there was something about using pencils that was just easier to do — and those efforts translate directly over to the digital world.
Hope these thought help you. Looking forward to seeing you grow....