A friend of mine asked me recently what I had to do when I first started to draw and what He should do/get/read to get started as well. I'm always happy to answer this question since when *I* first started to draw, I really had NO IDEA what I should do to improve and to make sure I was heading the right way. Here are my thoughs about it =3

If one really wants to learn how to draw, the first things this person need to equip himself with is, courage, determination, PATIENCE and be prepared to be disapointed often =3

I do not mean to discourage him right away, but telling him that learning how to draw will be a happy go lucky experience would certainly be a lie. Especially when you already admire so many incredible artists and you wish to impress them too someday.

The fact is, learning to become a good artist is a pain, requires many hours of work and can be a very depressing experience when you feel you have so many ideas in your head youd like to draw but, no matter how hard you try, You cant seem to make it look the way you see it mentally.
I would get nut when I kept and kept trying to draw something but would instead keep erasing and starting over again and again and again, never being able to make it look right.

Though, the truth is, after several years, when you'll look behind, all those effort, all those emotions that would make you feel like You were miles away from being any good, all those time You could have simply let the pencil down and give up but decided to keep trying, all of this will bring a great feeling of accomplishment and pride because you realise everything you've achieve and how strong mentally you really are for walking over those obstacles in your path.

They say no one should look behind in life, but I believe that, as a learning artist, looking behind is the best way to step forward more determined than ever!