What is the beginner art "Roadmap"?

[worldly hinge]

The pictures I added were for reference, that is the style of art I lean towards, I love semi realism and want to continue to draw like this (although I'm sure it doesn't matter cause I have to learn everything no matter what style I like)

[willow elbow]

Hi, could you also show some of your current art so I can get a close approximation of where your art skills could be?

[worldly hinge]

I haven't finished a piece in a while but this is what I have on my phone, I should add that I'm not confident in any of these 3 drawings and when I drew these they were all with heavy references and each took me about 2-3 days (crazy 😭),

[worldly hinge]

I should also add this is not what I want my art to look like at all (if you compare it with the references)

[willow elbow]

Alright before I tell you what the roadmap would be I want you to keep in mind that this is my opinion and only from my point of view of how I would re-learn art if I were to start again:

• I'd start off with perspective, I think it's the first fundemental that everyone should learn because It teaches you how to perceive and apply depth on a 2D surface and also improves your 3D thinking skills; Starting from one 1-point perspective, then learning 2-point perspective and 3-point perspective, do about one or 2 pages for each using basic 3D shapes in perspective, then 2 - 3 sketches from real life/movies/animes it doesn't matter as long as you have a reference and you try and copy it but not tracing it.

What's most important is that you learn what a horizon line is, what it defines, what a vanishing point is and what converging lines are.

• Then I'd pass into Form/Construction, This teaches you to see the underlying form or shapes underneath objects, people or animals, basically everything. I think it's important because it teaches you how to construct hence the name anything using only primary 3d geometric shapes like cubes, cylinders, rectangles, etc...

• And again you should practice constructing 3D objects from reference for about 2 - 3 pages, or more if you want.

note that I chose perspective before construction because you start off practicing those shapes so you won't have to worry about getting the perspective wrong (hopefully) when constructing objects and will also come helpful for the next fundemental:

• Basic anatomy; I'm saying basic because if you've practiced construction all you have to learn is how to build a basic, proportionally correct mannequin. I don't have any sources but you can just search proportionally correct mannequin for art and pick one and try copying it very basic positions at the start like t-pose and just a normal standing facing you pose, and then gradually drawing it from other angles using reference for everyone.

another note is don't use as reference those very basic wooden mannequins because they're really bad to practice on, because of how the limbs are positioned they'll give you a bad understanding rather than a decent one

I'm reffering to these ones

And I'd say that if you manage to learn all of these 3 at your own pace you can move on to learn whatever thing you're interested in;

you liked a lot perspective and want to continue it? you can learn multi-linear perspective which is very bendy and dynamic.

you liked constructing and drawing people a lot more? you can go ahead and study anatomy more in-depth so you can draw more detailed people

It's up to you to decide what to do next after that

[worldly hinge]

THANK YOUU

[willow elbow]

[feral citrus]

so its one week i started learning drawings, heres what i did:

i understood difference between 1 and 5 point perspective but i practiced 1 to 3

draw alot of boxxes, and tried to stuck them togheter

linework exercise, like curve, straight, dots etc

silhouettes and gesture drawing

those things basicaly everyday and i want to keep with those for idk, when i will feel confortamble im thinking of doing:

cutting and remodelling shapes and doing basic anatomy (the cylinder and boxxes thing)