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Hi everyone so to make it short i'm entering my 2nd year in high school with an applied arts option and even tho i've been drawing for a while (since abt like 7yo and i'm 14) and I KNOW IM YOUNG but really i feel like i've had no real improvement with time. I just went with the flow and never actually tried to learn the basics like anatomy, shading, color theory, rendering...what i mean is that i really just draw ocs with a pencil or pen, it doesn't go that much further. All of my friends there are so much better at drawing than me, both digitally and traditionally and even if they don't want to make it obvious, it shows that i'm still a baby artist especially compared to them.
So please does anyone have either easy techniques to get better or links for video/forums etc to study anatomy, color theory, shading and more for begginer artists...I really gotta lock in during summer break
I need drawing tips
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½ of a virgin
Here's what you can do to improve quicker:
- Religiously use references. Consult references for everything, even things you feel you know how to draw. If photographs give you trouble, reference other people's art. Find artists you like, figure out what you like about their art and copy that. Don't trace, you won't learn shit from tracing, what you need to do is break down the art or photograph into it's basic components and shapes. If you understand those, you can easily transfer them onto your own art.
-draw things you actually like, doing boring photograph studies will suck the life out of you and if your trying to improve fast you can't afford to lose motivation. At the same time, draw things you don't ussually draw or find difficult. Odd angles, complex poses. Drawing the same things over and over will keep you from improving.
-Focus less on making things look perfect and good, and focus more and understanding and getting the principles behind the art right. Clean lineart will do nothing to save your art if the anatomy is horrible deformed. Invest in quick and rough sketches, don't spend too much time agonizing over details. If something looks off or bad, don't try to fix it. Instead try to find and point out the mistakes yourself, then redraw it.
-Draw A LOT. And consistently. The more you draw the quicker you'll improve. If you go a long time without drawing, you'll lose all the skill you gained again.
Here's some tutorials/references:
https://www.instagram.com/eiririnn?igsh=MjRqZTU0ZWV6c3R3
https://www.sketchdaily.net/
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GX3Ax1
https://easyreference.xyz
Various free Art books:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bR4Z0JhVuYwfbqw5nNYJISAujnT4Bi30
thank you so much this is very helpful :)
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