noble stump
So I’ve been trying to learn how to draw, but what I got to know is that I don’t have clear idea of what actually to do
Like, for now at least, my goal is to be able to draw characters and the thing is, one day I try to draw gestures, next day I switch to some anatomy, than try perspective thus making little to no progress at all because of me trying to grasp everything at once
So please suggest how to organise my studies
P.s. Will be grateful for any advice or comment
jovial crag
Maby u can make urself a daily or weekly studying plan, also I think u should start with lines, cuz everything else is gonna be built on them, Then maby shapes(2d) and gustures, and also learning to ''see'' is very helpful for learning all the other stuff, them I think get comfortable with perspective and then anatomy. But really u have to keep practicing them all to stay good so try to have a schedule that includes many. Bye bye 👋
dim zinc
This challenge really helped me out when I was just starting, the exercises are simple, but they will help you a lot to improve when it comes to drawing basic shapes.
sudden kindle
If you think you can have shortcuts in your progress in art, short answer is you don’t have shortcuts.
You kind of have to have fun while studying but also keeping it where you’re comfortable… so don’t stress or burn yourself out.
Just study shapes and perspective, then for human/people drawings you’ll want to learn gesture plus it’s anatomy. In my opinion, knowing how to draw a shape in a certain space and perspective will help you figure out your blueprint for the drawing.
Drawing a person that looks alive can be difficult but just remember to have fun, use a reference, and practice on basics when you can. You can use yourself as reference just in case you can’t find the right photo but when using a reference, try to understand why/how the body will look a certain way due to a pose or angle so that you can avoid just blankly drawing your reference (i did that for a long time in my art progress)
Also when I’m at work, I would do a timed practice session on gesture/structure during breaks
I’m self taught so my shit isn’t as solid as everybody else, sorry! Just showing you random practice pages I’ve done while trying to learn from pretty much life and the internet
toxic magnet
I agree.
Trying to do all of it at once makes everything hard to grasp.
I say stick to one or two things that relate to each other first.
Work on one or two things at once, and once you get a solid grasp on those, move onto something else.
What I mean by shapes:
@noble stump When learning to draw things, references are something I highly recommend. In-person objects are the best, but photos work just fine if not.
sudden kindle
^^^