I wanna see this happen What type of style you looking at trying to draw?

Weeeeellz, I used to draw like..Anime style stuff xD Traditional stuff only

Traditional anime stuff... hm, let's take a gander at the nets to see what we can find...
Try this out for starters: http://www.pxleyes.com/tutorials/tr.....tegory/basics/
I'll look and see if I can find some more for you

Yeah its easy to find "tutorials" like that, But I just dont find them helpful cause they are so specific.. Its like "Okay, this is how you draw a dick!" and thats it xD Theres no real theory behind it or anything like that

Are you looking for the basics of the basics, then?

Mmmh Sorta, looking for someone that explains things like "You do this, because of that and if you do this you can draw this and its best to do this" etc xD Not just "HAI! Watch me draw a eye!"

*sighs* I'll browse some more. Might ask some artsy friends what the hell they did XD

Haha xD You dont have to run around and search up stuff :p Ill ask around a bit >w<

Too late, wolf butt :P

I really look forward to the art you draw Shiro ^.^ I sadly am not an artist in any way myself so I don't know much about drawing and whatnot. But I'll be here cheering you on :)

Hehe aww, thanksies :p But I doubt I Will post any here xD

Aw, why not? or is it just not something you'd post till you get it to how you like it?

Yeah that xD and it would take years

daw okay, though it would of been nice to see the whole process xP

Mmmh...Maybe I should do that xD
Would be fun to see if i would ever get better at it

I'm more than sure that you'd constantly improve as time goes on and you draw more then ^.^

If you happen to get the answer, share it with me. I'm in the same boat, Shiro. :(

Will do~

Find something in real life, and draw it. That is the recommended way to learn drawing.

Yeah~ Ive done quite a lot of stuff like that, like getting down the techiniques to get the right angels and shapes etc to draw stuff

If you have tumblr, there are a few blogs on their that focus on tutorials.

You can start watching videos on youtube, has many tutorials teaching how to draw there. You also have to start determining a style for you, then when you have more practice you can try other styles.
I recommend you start drawing on paper and then try on digital.
Good luck.

Yeah I already bought a sketchbook and stuff >w<
And what do you mean about determining a style? I thought that sorta just... was how it turned out xD
Or do you mean realistic drawing or anime style etc?

I agree with alanscampos for youtube videos, those even help me discover new coloring techniques and ways of drawing. I also recommend watching people livestream as well to help inspire you.

I would find your favorite artists and figure out exactly what about their style do you like the most. Maybe there is a particular way they draw eyes or perhaps it's a more simple cartoony style versus realistic. Once you have that, you can start referencing and combining what you like until you kinda just get a feeling of what you want your style to be. It's hard because styles...just kinda happen I think. As long as you have a basic direction and practice I think you will find your own in no time.

Of course with basics, referencing is your friend. There are many helpful blogs/posts on tumblr and even pinterest for collections of helpful anatomy tutorials. This website here: http://www.quickposes.com/ Is very helpful for referencing poses. You can choose to have random gestures of models naked or clothed to help you look at very interesting angles for drawing. Starting out with realism is actually best because it's easier to manipulate anatomy into a more cartoony or anime style once you understand the realistic structures of the human body.

I wish you the best of luck! I hope I was a little bit helpful. :)

Thanks a lot! It really does help <3
Its also sorta inspiring to get responses from artists that I really love, like you, Alanscampos and Lazydez etc! ^^
Ill make sure to practice and draw every day! >w<

www.posemaniacs.com do the 30 second challenge every day, two times a day for 5-10 minutes each sesh. You'll hit a great level of speed, anatomy, structure and shape drawing very quickly. If you are disciplined about it and do it at least 3-4 days a week you'll grow crazy fast. Also start studying color theory and things like that. I also suggest listening to and watching FZDSCHOOL on youtube. He is one of my favorite teachers and has alot of knowledge about art, structure, business and professionalism. If you do these three things you'll easily reach my level of art in a matter of a year or so.

Just dont forget it's about discpline.

Thanks! I've done the 30sec challange thing a bit but its just so difficult to make any progress at all for me in 30 sec xD But hopefully it will get better~ I Found that the best thing for me is to start with drawing the shape of the waist to shoulders, then add arms etc >w<
How far do you actually get in 30 sec though? you outline everything?
And did you actually learn to draw like that? o.o I Mean I can see it work great for speed and to actually draw poses, but what about the finer details like hair etc?

the most important thing about that exercise is shaping. If you understand the basic principal of shaping you'll grow immensely. As Feng says in those FZD vids, the core of art is shape. Cylinders, squares, circles, triangles and cones. There is no difference in hair, a character a robot or a landscape. They are all built upon shapes. Details will come with time and exposure to artwork. You'll learn what details are needed and when. Also if you're having trouble with 30 seconds, up it to a minute then work your way down. i usually have it all roughed out in around 20-25 and spend the last 5 seconds on cleanup. Your speed will increase don't worry

Hmm~ I think the best advice is to sort of sit around and start drawing things in front of you.
Limit yourself to how long you can spend on it and just draw quick things to get the flow and general shape (it doesn't have to be the actual object or person!)

There are two really crucial principles to drawing that I think people rarely mention and they're relax and be confident.
With this in mind, I actually created a lot of good art (back in the day) drunk. lol That said, Gesture drawing is a great way to build that rhythm and flow.
As for confidence, NEVER say there's something you can't draw or something you're not good at it. As far as you're concerned
you're good at everything you draw, and the next time you draw it you'll be better. ;3 We put up a lot of mental blocks in regards
to drawing when we lack the confidence to draw something. No one is perfect, next time will always be better, but you can draw
anything you want. It may take time, patience, and a lot of studying, but you can do it! I think it's important to always try to
progress forward with your work. If you feel bad about something, look at past work. I like to make sure there's marked improvement
in my art, month by month.

As well, if you're just starting out again, don't worry about what you're aiming to draw as an end result. Just get used to drawing again.

As far as sites, I think there are quite a few references on tumblr. I sort of look up things as I go - piece by piece.
If I'm stuck on something I'll look up that part. However, I tend to try not to stare at other art references because
I don't want to pick up or rely too heavily on their style which can be impeding because you also pick up their mistakes.

This person has references that make me think of you. ;3 http://jinx-star.deviantart.com/
http://fuckyeahreferences.tumblr.com/
http://fucktonofanatomyreferencesre.....rn.tumblr.com/

Wow! Thanks a lot! Ill make sure to follow your advice and I really love it ^^ quite inspiring and stuff ^^
Also really awesome that you and the other artists here that I absolutly love and look up to take their time to answer things like this ♡ thank you

I'm glad to hear that. <3 I'm usually kind of running around with my head cut off talking to clients and trying to finish commissions while balancing my personal life, but I really do like helping out when I can. X3 Really, anything I can do to help makes me happy. :D

You can be my mentor! :D haha

If its been a while I suggest looking at people who are doing doodles streams ^^ iuno..for some reason it helps inspire and motivate me to draw...somewhat like an envious and morale feeling when I watch other artists draw. Also listening to some music x3 helps jump the feelin

Haha xD Thanksies >w<
And yeah, I love to watch streams!

Sorry i didn't had the time to write something earlier DX

If you want to start...Just get a book with the very basics of drawing and just DRAW A LOT.
That's the most important thing. And don't mind so much sharing the drawings you do...draw for yourself. Copy things you like (as i said, just for yourself) and draw things from live helps a lot.

Thanksies :3 Ive started drawing quite a bit, Try to do it every day but dosnt always work out >w<

Yeah, i know the feeling. Sometimes it just doesn't turn out good. But that's the moments where you can prove yourself that you can do it. Just push yourself to keep drawing. After all ~ Mistakes are great to learn from :)
That said, try to reflect on your art and point out WHY you think your picture didn't turn out that good. Is it the Linequality? Is it the anatomy? perspective? dynamics? If you can name the mistake, you can work on it! (like searching for specific tutorials etc.)

Yeah thanks ^^ Atm im just trying to get better at sizing, prespective and all that stuff.. Its really difficult for me to get whats on my mind down on paper xD I can already see a bit improvement though from now and since I started drawing ^^
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcd74aaj8.....45.49.jpg?dl=0 Heres something im working on a bit now and it just looks wrong.. I think its cause of the shoulders etc and it looks a bit as if the body is turning one way while the face is turning at a bit different angle..