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ScreamingGerbil
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Here is some of my art:
Not that much of an artist, but I like it
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All drawn by hand and then photoshopped.
Not that much of an artist, but I like it
.All drawn by hand and then photoshopped.
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Sure, shoot away.
From Grifter's link, check out the Loomis books. They are a very good base in learning how to build up the human figure from basic shapes and give your subjects volume. Also another suggestion that Bacon would agree with if you're going to be getting some books to help you would be The Natural Way to Draw.
Those should provide you with enough information as a base and all you have to do is just practice, a lot of that being drawing from life.
Ah, thanks for that! Just to let everyone know I'm not into drawing realistic or anatomically correct art. I'm more attracted to cartoons.
Take that for example. If the artist didn't have a grasp of anatomy, they'd all be flailing blobs of goo.
I hate that show.
That is because you secretly like it. You can't hate Avatar it is impossible.
To ScreamingGerbil: You got a long way to go. Start from the basics and build up. You need practice on everything from anatomy to composition. At least you like art and are not being a dick about our criticism.
If you keep practicing the basics and searching for new techniques gerbil, you'll probably be as good as wakkawa in as little as 3 years. The main thing is to look for the answers to your questions.
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Woah now, let's not get carried away here.
Maybe if he diligently practices day and night for at least four hours on traditional studies, sure, but not many people have that kind of dedication.
Seriously though, listen to Grifter and Bombardier.
Thanks, I prefer not to be a complete dick when people give me a bad crit, one of the main reasons I posted this here is for an honest opinion. Thus helping me learn. People in DeviantART and my mom are too supportive to be honest.
Anyway, If I don't succeed in art, I can always do smilies. Haha.
That wasnt my original Idea, its a meme in deviantart and I just wanted jo jump in the bandwagon. But hey, I'm glad you like it.
And yeah I'm taking their advice.
That sounds... ominous...
have you tried drawing realistically? I mean really tried? Its actually not as boring as it looks, its actually quite fun. As for drawing anatomically correct that's just kind of a silly thing to say. You need to know the form you're simplifying.
Anyways, I'm not saying to spend all your time doing stuff you hate. But if you supplement your drawing practice with other types of art (reallism, painting, whatever) it will only make you a stronger artist. And who knows, you might find you like some other aspect of art better, or at least enough to keep doing it.
Variety is the spice of life man.
Good luck
Yeah I've tried it, Even with actual models. I made them cry.
I keep trying, I don't like it but I know its important (to me at least).
keep tryin'
i think they are like, tallies
like each asterisk is a point
so he has 3 attack points in whatever game he is playing
I know you're trying to get into cartooning, but strangely the fastest way to get good at that is to learn to draw realistically first. I cannot stress the importance of the Loomis books enough - Figure Drawing For All It's Worth is something you should print out and have in a binder for reference. Once you start getting a grasp for anatomy and features, you'll find it a lot easier to pick up on the really important bits of cartooning : exaggeration, expression, movement - the things you can manipulate to develop a real style for your own cartoons.
Studying and drawing (and re-drawing, and re-drawing...) the human figure isn't the only way to improve your skills of course, but it is one of the fastest ways to get better. The good thing is that with realistic figure anatomy drawing it's always really easy to tell where you went wrong. If a hand or an elbow is put in the wrong place it will show up as an obvious error, and you'll quickly start seeing results as your eye improves.
I think you are like, tallies.
damn sick burn
I still suck (been occupied with school), but it's nice to go and improve every time I put pencil to paper.
pwned, bitch