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Yes there are things that I am interested in drawing, mostly wildlife and people. How does someone start off though? Do I start with basic shapes? Perspective? Do I just free draw?
Personally I've always been a free drawing person :/.
My course of action:
- Draw an extremely crappy sketch. Fast strokes, don't get caught up in mistakes. DRAW LIKE YOU HAVE PARKINSONS
- Apply thicker more controlled lines over crappy sketch and clean up where needed.
- Apply details and shading.
Oh and a minor tip: don't move your hand too slow when you try to do detailed stuff. Surprisingly it's much harder to control your motions properly when you move slowly, you end up with a lot of squiggly lines :/
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Are there books I should read?
I've got a 3 books that I think are worth a look, although I've always considered them more inspiring than educational.
- Drawing and Painting Fantasy Figures by Finlay Cowan
- Drawing and Painting the Undead by Keith Thompson
- 50 Robots to Draw and Paint by Keith Thompson
They were basically the only art books I've seen that actually had quality art in them :/
In addition here's a couple of short tutorials that I've deemed useful:
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http://www.silkroadforums.com/viewtopic ... 1&t=134630-
http://warrenlouw.deviantart.com/art/IF ... 36769&qo=1-
http://tracyjb.deviantart.com/art/Lacka ... 36769&qo=5-
http://tracyjb.deviantart.com/art/Lacka ... 36769&qo=4Anyway though. Books aside, If you're gonna learn to draw It's best to just jump in. You'll realize what your missing as you go, and you can look into it when you need it. There's no point in hoarding a ton of stuff you might never use if it costs you something.
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Should I learn how to draw before I start playing around with colors?
There's no need to wait before playing with colours. Like I said earlier, try to take your drawing as far as you can in every aspect, shading, colouring, details etc.
I have one thing to add though. It's a personal preference but colouring with pencils yields terrible results imo. If you're gonna colour it, use paint (We always usually used Acrylic paint at school) or scan it in and do the colouring with Photoshop.
Start off making a drawing and scanning so we can give you some pointers and see where you're at. Right now you're almost making it sound like you've never picked up a pencil before.
Don't be intimidated, it's only a drawing, not rocket science. Practice makes perfect.
If you're having trouble coming up with a subject to draw here's one of my favorite things to do:
- Pick a song you feel like listening (I'd say preferably instrumental, minimal vocals anyway)
- Set it on repeat
- Try to create a character or setting that's inspired by the vibe you get from the song.
Oh and don't forget to post in AC lol, that place has turned into a desert T_T. We need to make it flourish again...
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