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Need Help Learning to Draw
11 years ago
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MFF left me very inspired to take my art to a new level. I've known for a very long time that this level requires a very strong skill base in drawing, but I've never had the motivation to REALLY improve. I've put some effort into it, but now I want to do it right. I want to learn all the techniques I'll need, how to construct figures, how to get proportions right, perspective, and all that jazz.
That being said, can anyone recommend books, videos, tutorials, or anything like that? I remember a while ago I saw an article about how to learn to be a professional artist without going to school for it. I wish I had bookmarked it.
http://artists.pixelovely.com/pract.....igure-drawing/ I've spent some time on this site which I really like. It's great for learning and practicing proportions. I've learned pretty much everything I know from that site.
That being said, can anyone recommend books, videos, tutorials, or anything like that? I remember a while ago I saw an article about how to learn to be a professional artist without going to school for it. I wish I had bookmarked it.
http://artists.pixelovely.com/pract.....igure-drawing/ I've spent some time on this site which I really like. It's great for learning and practicing proportions. I've learned pretty much everything I know from that site.
Anyhow for me I guess practice,practice,practice ... and experimentation.
For the sculpting part are use play doh, clay and similar materials to visualize what I want then try to replicate it in wood.
Also have many anatomy books as well as art reference books (most of which can be found on the net for free now).
The lessons could be used in traditional art as well. I hope to get something working for traditional tutorials after a while too =)
Let me know what you think =D
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.....ERJzuar5sZL7sW
I hope to see what style you are going for in time!
There are no shortcuts to improving as an artist. You just have to be willing to put in a hell of a lot of work and listen to and learn from criticism. Honestly, the biggest part of being a professional artist is behaving in a professional manner when dealing with others. Learning what your financial responsibilities are, and keeping good records are also important. Pros pay taxes on their art income! That's loads of fun, heh.
Thankfully I've got a strong foundation of professionalism through my woodcarving. So far the worst I've done to a commissioner is take a very long time, but they tend to understand since I put 30+ hours into a lot of my pieces.
Even if the human figure isn't your main goal most artists notice all aspects of their drawing improve when working on figure drawing.
If you'd like to add me to IM or something I can message you when I do a live stream. You can see how I draw and I'm always happy to answer questions if that would interest you.
I used to watch a lot of live streams, but now I'm in the middle of nowhere with expensive satellite internet and limited data. I can't watch or do my own streams anymore. I would have totally hit you up on that as well.
http://youtu.be/gu80IKC8ah4?t=23s