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Teach me to draw!

Tue Dec 2, 2008, 3:02 PM
Over the past few months I have been getting interested in drawing. What do you think I should do to learn how to draw? I am thinking of taking a art class next year, but I want to try learning before then. Could you tell me how you learned to draw or any tips you have? Any help would be appreciated.

Also on a side note Gears of War 2 is awesome! The game is so much better then the first one. The only crappy thing they did was make the shotgun all shitty. The only way to kill someone now is to melee them with the gun (which stuns them), then shoot them point blank (when I say point blank, I mean sticking the gun in their chest). It is almost worthless now. But even that did not take away the fact that the game is great, plus they gave you a flamethrower to make up for it:D

Also I should say that I am interested in drawing anime, so if you have any tips that would make drawing that easier, please feel free to comment.

Thank you for all the comments so far. But I would like to say that I am looking for techniques for drawing. So try telling me how you draw.

I finally got my first sketches in. So thank you everyone that has given me tips and encouraged me to draw. But if you still have any tips or pointers please let me know, because I am still far from good.

  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Foo Fighters
  • Reading: Chemistry (yawn)
  • Watching: Black Hawk Down
  • Playing: Gears of War 2
  • Eating: chicken
  • Drinking: coke

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:iconnackchoval:
My opinion (and sort of personal experience):
The only way to learn how to draw is to start drawing.
Books help, art classes help, but nothing beats just grabbing a pencil and some paper.

Best way to start would be to take something that interests you, and draw it.
You like GoW2? You could look for some Gears of War concept art, and try sketching that.

...Eh.. some good advice i got from someone was:
Don't be afraid to make mistakes, mistakes are good, you learn from em.
If a drawing looks bad, find out why it looks bad and do something about it.

There, i hope that helps. :)
:icontazeru:
Well thank you for the comment. I guess putting a link on my signature did help:D. I am trying to find more time to practice after homework of course (yawn), but I don't think I want to start out with Gears of War art. I might give it a try, but a lot of that is very detailed, so I rather start out with something simple. Plus I am more interested in amime. Thanks for the insight. (I think that is the right word to use...yeah, it is)

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:iconintrospective-entity:
If your looking to do anime style drawing (based on your favorites) here's a good tutorial to begin with: [link]

Honestly though there's only so much tutorials can teach you, they're good to start with but they really only teach you to think in 2d and to get really good at art you have to teach yourself to think in 3d.
:icontracerella87:
My best advice on how to learn to start drawing is to experiment with what your natural talent with drawing is.
Maybe you're better at realism than anime, or abstraction than landscapes or you can be better at anime than all of the above.
In truth, with enough practice the easier it gets :)
It also helps to look at free tutorials or joining an art club in school :D
I hope that helped ^_^
:icontazeru:
I am so sorry that you got banned, I can't believe that happened. Please tell me what your new account is if you get one. Hopefully you get this message.

Also thanks for the advice. I will try to put it to use soon.

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9 out of 10 people agree that in a survey involving 10 people, 1 person will always disagree.
Teach me to draw [link] and take a look at my gallery while your there! [link]
:icontazeru:
Thank you for the link, looks interesting.

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9 out of 10 people agree that in a survey involving 10 people, 1 person will always disagree.
Teach me to draw [link] and take a look at my gallery while your there! [link]
:iconmomma-san:
nachoval's right, .to learn is to do, also there are many 'how to ' bookson drawing manga, they rang in price,and the amount detail of the information.You should be able to find copies to look at in the library, the books themselves are very good for explaining placment, motion,and shadow. I've sujested it many time in the craft shop where I work and have purchased many for my daughter, that she and her friends share (and on occation, argue over)tell me its a good book.
Classes are a great way to learn, they have the perk of being anle to try out differnt mediums, and being around other artistes can be real informative.
but just like the trick of getting a boomarang to come back to you is you have to through it,learning to draw means haveing to do it,stylist to paper, pen to parchment or, brush to board. We all learn by doing.
So just go for it! Have fun!

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:iconperrydotto:
I recommend sketching a lot. A HUGE LOT.
The best is to start with realistic stuff. It doesn't have to be very detailed or well shaded, it's enough if you get the hang of poses, perspective and so on.

Keep drawing, drawing, drawing. Draw everything in your way, may it be your cup of morning coffee, your neighbour's dog, your favorite videogame character, a spider on your wall, the pattern of one of your shirts ... Everything.

The next step would add studying tutorials and such, but always remember to draw. Draw draw draw.

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ask help in drawing from me ;)

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