for all the artist following me
Have two sketchbooks: One for finished and high-quality art (stuff made with PrismacolorĀ or CopicĀ if you use that or art for your portfolio) and the other sketchbook for more messy doodles. This way you have a place to try new things and mess up as much as you need. When I only had one sketchbook I was scared to draw in it because I didn'tĀ want to mess it up
Do studies. I cant tell you how much I'veĀ improved just by doing studies of shoes, hands, noses, and all that. This works for when you have art block too since youāre not really making stuff up and just learning how real things work.
Learn from others. Iāve never taken a real art class because 1. I canāt afford it and 2. thereās no good art classes/programs at my school. Iāve been following several artists and learning from them over the years and theyāve helped me tremendously. Just please do not steal art because that is never okay.
Break down concepts. If you notice thereās something wrong with your piece then figure out why. You canāt get better if you leave mistakes and don'tĀ try to understand whats going on. If the color is weird figure out if the values look right or maybe its the saturation of the color.
Watch youtube tutorials. Here are some youtubersĀ I think are pretty good art teaching all things art:
Draw with JazzaĀ |Ā DrawingWiffWaffles |Ā ProkoĀ |Ā Baylee Jae
Have an inspiration folder/blog. Sometimes you just need a collection of starry nights or a misty forestĀ or even a French bakery. All of those things can help you get inspired to draw. It could even be completely unrelated to what you plan to draw.
There are no dumb ideas in the creative process. If you want to draw a lizard in a dress go for it! If you want to draw various pastriesĀ with faces do it! Donāt let the thought of it being too dumb stop you because if Iāve learned anything in my several years of drawing itās that an idea can lead to another and another and another and you may get a really good idea just from doodling dumb things.
Hereās a few things that can get you started on drawing better:
Dynamic posesĀ | Dynamic clothesĀ | Dynamic figure drawing
COMPOSITION | PERSPECTIVE | CONSTRUCTION
Improving your sketchbook
Most importantly, donāt give up! You may not immediately get notes or followers but itās more important you get better than to have popularity. How do you think those popular artists got to where they are now? To be good youāve got to work at it.
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