09-26-2021, 07:07 PM
Hey, the lines on those last two studies are looking good. :)
Lots of great advice in this thread! I think it can be quite overwhelming starting out drawing and wanting to progress quickly. Zorrentos mentioned it's a marathon - it really is - it takes a long time to get to a professional level, years, and even then you might not be satisfied with your work because you initially set the bar super high. Anyway what I'm trying to tell you is, I guess, be careful with putting too much pressure on yourself. It can be crippling, so let your artistic curiosity guide you, let inspiration guide you, especially now when you're so young. (you mentioned in your last post being busy with high school right? I assume your not a teacher there)
Your artistic journey should be a place of fun and excitement. So the goal you've set is great, just remember to take it slow and experiment, be the scientist in your own artistic lab, see what you find and don't let the outside world put pressure on the progress of your excavations.
In terms of actual drawing advice I would definitely suggest life drawing. If you can get to life drawing classes that would be great, if you can't have that, try sitting down in a public space and draw people (your high school?). On the side - study anatomy from books, and when you do, don't study primarily to get the drawing to look good, study how the actual muscles sit and what they do. This is a general thing by the way, try to understand what it is you're seeing, how it's constructed and how it sits in 3D space, try not to focus too much about what your drawing will look like at this point. That might sound counter intuitive but it's super important that you understand what you're drawing, style will come later.
Drawabox.com is great for fundamentals, if you haven't seen that. That's where "ghosting" comes from (I think?) it means pretending to draw a line from point A to point B by acting out the stroke one or two times above the paper before actually drawing the line. It helps you with line confidence and is great for drawing boxes for example.
Lots to say about this, and there are multiple ways to go about it, but primarily have fun and experiment with what you enjoy drawing.
Lots of great advice in this thread! I think it can be quite overwhelming starting out drawing and wanting to progress quickly. Zorrentos mentioned it's a marathon - it really is - it takes a long time to get to a professional level, years, and even then you might not be satisfied with your work because you initially set the bar super high. Anyway what I'm trying to tell you is, I guess, be careful with putting too much pressure on yourself. It can be crippling, so let your artistic curiosity guide you, let inspiration guide you, especially now when you're so young. (you mentioned in your last post being busy with high school right? I assume your not a teacher there)
Your artistic journey should be a place of fun and excitement. So the goal you've set is great, just remember to take it slow and experiment, be the scientist in your own artistic lab, see what you find and don't let the outside world put pressure on the progress of your excavations.
In terms of actual drawing advice I would definitely suggest life drawing. If you can get to life drawing classes that would be great, if you can't have that, try sitting down in a public space and draw people (your high school?). On the side - study anatomy from books, and when you do, don't study primarily to get the drawing to look good, study how the actual muscles sit and what they do. This is a general thing by the way, try to understand what it is you're seeing, how it's constructed and how it sits in 3D space, try not to focus too much about what your drawing will look like at this point. That might sound counter intuitive but it's super important that you understand what you're drawing, style will come later.
Drawabox.com is great for fundamentals, if you haven't seen that. That's where "ghosting" comes from (I think?) it means pretending to draw a line from point A to point B by acting out the stroke one or two times above the paper before actually drawing the line. It helps you with line confidence and is great for drawing boxes for example.
Lots to say about this, and there are multiple ways to go about it, but primarily have fun and experiment with what you enjoy drawing.