How to get better at drawing?

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  1. Contemptible

    Contemptible | Former Mοd | Donator

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    So, you want us to teach you?

    But you're so good at drawing, I would literally kill anyone to be able to draw like you ;-;

    Teach me
     
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  2. magicxx130

    magicxx130 kill me now pleas Donator

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    Firstly I would lik- LOVE to point out that you clearly have skills. Fabulous.

    ▶ I love to draw too, same style. I wouldn't say that Im REALLY good, but I do make money off from it.. ( I draw for some weird asian app o///o ) So if anyone tells you that drawing useless, make sure to like slap them. Your drawings are already amazing, there really isnt a need to get better. Tips from me? I watch anime, and once in awhile I pause it and study the eyes, the body, etc. etc. and copy it down myself in sketches and usually thats practice for me. Usually I prefer pencil and paper art, but I recently bought a Drawing Tablet, ( Cant remember the name, Im on vacation ) that connects into my computer. It might help you with computer art ;) Also looking from the comouter art picture you drew, did you use Paint? The um free thing that is on your computer? Try Photoshop c; To get better, you just gotta keep practicing.

    ( As you were the Sharpie Queen, I was the Sharpie Thief... I loved to take a bunch of Sharpies and like keep them lmao. )
     
  3. Kimme

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    woah. These are reallly good tbh. Can i just say, you are really talented?
    I'm an artist too (I perform and do visual arts and I actually drew Magic's propic but that was over a year ago xD)
    Some advice I have is since you draw people a lot, in an anime type style, you could study proportion and do exercises and sketches. For example, if you have trouble in one area (I can't draw noses realistically), you could do some sketches of that just to work on proportion. Another thing is focusing on the little details, like shading and texture in your artwork. That is really all I have to say in terms of technique.

    In general, art is a form of self expression, and it is absolutely amazing. Just relax and take time to put into your artwork and keep drawing <3
     
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  4. blok

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    I am actually very, very bad at drawing when I am supposed to. When I am bored and I just want to draw something dumb, I just start drawing and don't think about it. I realize about 20 minutes later, that I drew something very nice. This may not work for you, but don't try so hard, just let your hand do the talking.
     
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  5. kawaiitoast

    kawaiitoast inactive but not gone forever

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    Maybe one day I'll get good enough to give everyone lessons xd

    Thank you so much! But I believe there is always room for improvement. I still have many goals in terms of how far I want my skills to go. I do the same thing, I'd practice drawing the same characters in different styles.
    And yes, also as stated in my previous replies, for those drawings I did in fact use MS Paint. That was more than a few months ago. I now use photoshop for all my drawings, and they look a lot better in digital form.


    Thank you! I've gotten a lot of tips about proportions on this thread. I'll definitely be working on that, and also paying attention to detail! Thanks for the tips. =)
     
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    THIS KID
     
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  8. Tsolay

    Tsolay Artist Donator

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    Look up Mark Crilley on YouTube. He is a very skilled artist. I'm sure you'll learn something, like I did.
     
  9. kawaiitoast

    kawaiitoast inactive but not gone forever

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    srsly jerome

    just really


    i expect better from you

    I've actually seen a lot of his videos. He's really talented and helpful =D
     
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  10. dinoceros

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    mom please