Teach me to draw!

[lazy_cat]

Oh noes :ohnoes: ! Tracing is not a very good way of learning art. You're not putting any thoughts into it since all you'll be doing is follow the lines where ever it takes you. It's just a waste of time in my opinion.

 

 

 

Copying 'images' on the other hand, will train your eyes to recognize and distinguish the different proportions and features. It will also train your hands to become fluid, relaxed and swift instead of being cold and stiff. The downside to copying however, would be the lack of creativity and originality. But hey, what you are gathering is a collection of recognizable objects that can be transformed or morphed into other things with the power of imagination :!: :!:

 

 

 

Lazy Cat= Hawt

=P~ =P~

[jak722]

Well yeah, it is a bit repetative and unoriginal, but the point is to get used to forms and shapes, etc. And there isnt exactly a quick way of learning...

 

 

 

For most people including me, the problem was pose and anatomy... So I would suggest trying to trace simple forms first. But don't trace stickmen... Now that would really be pointless.

 

 

 

Try tracing people in magazines for example, then work your way to drawing by observing real life objects, then with a little luck and experience, you can start imagining pictures by yourself without looking.

 

 

 

People learn to draw differently. I learned by tracing, then moving to copying, and then finally being able to free hand drawings by myself.

 

(With the help of tutorials of course!) :-k

[Zonorhc]

Now, I'm not advocating this for minors, but I've found some of the more risqủ̮̩̉ sites on the internet are actually rather good resources for figuring out proportions.

 

 

 

Of course, what you'd want to look for is something that doesn't really get too adult, mostly just being images of people wearing clothes in neutral, albeit slightly suggestive positions.

 

 

 

Personally, I recommend the Japanese variety, as even if you do slip up and access something hard-core by accident, it'll be censored.

[beesafree]

Copying and tracing doesn't hurt either.

 

 

 

If you see something that you would like to try yourself, then try imitating it!

 

 

 

 

 

So long as its only for practice and you don't claim it as your original piece of work of course. :-k

 

 

 

oh yeah thats how i learned how to draw when i was young i use to trace pictures out of a children's coloring book, i suggest you go buy some computer paper and a coloring book, a simple one such as...care bears or something :XD: some easy style of drawing prehaps cartoon, like pokemon....also i bet you could find some easy pics online...

 

 

 

oh yeah, most anything you draw will look 2d until you add shading, that creates the effect (practice shading by drawing a ball)

[lazy_cat]

@ jak722 : I guess so for some people. When I was little, tracing an image never crossed my mind as a way to learn drawing. Copying and observing the object in a whole with alot of trial and error was my main teacher. But in grade 12 ("...surprisingly late..." says my friend), I started to learn how to use different parts of the body (mainly the head) to measure out the body (from arms, legs, chest and etc.). And for poses, you can use the spinal cord as an aid to that problem. I would love to try full body sketches but unfortunately, university sucks. Anyways, it gives me an itch when I see people 'draw' by tracing but oh wells, I shouldn't jump to zi conclusion of it being time wasting. :anxious:

 

 

 

But if it works, then yah, it wouldn't hurt to try practising by tracing.

 

 

 

BTW: Does anyone know what is the average head measurement of a human height? I measured 10 people and only 1 was considered average (7 heads tall). The rest either had a big head or a short body because they were all 6 or 6 and a half heads tall.

 

 

 

(lol, tracing a stickman - I dont think anyone has done that) :XD:

[Ard_Choille]

For me, the trick to drawing is just doodling/sketching something without thinking. My main way to stay focused in class was to draw in my notebooks. It took care of my need to keep moving and allowed me to listen better. Over time, I found I had some pretty cool drawings. It was a good way to figure out what I was good at drawing because I wasn't trying too hard at it, it just happened. I'm better at architectual, landscape and abstract drawing. These kinds of art really just happen for me.

 

 

 

If I was ever in the mood for faces, I did go back to the curricular method of drawing the head, and proportioning with dots/lines/etc...some of which has been depicted here. Even if you just draw using lines for features (stick-figureish or cartoony), you can get the proportions nailed down just by sketching. All in all, be patient with yourself. If drawing faces doesn't come naturally for you, they are the toughest thing to learn.

 

 

 

Another good face proportion description:

 

 

 

 

Here's how you align the features up on the head:

 

 

 

First, the vertical magenta line divides the face into two separate halves. Use this to keep each side of the face even and balanced.

 

 

 

The red line goes across the eye-line. The eye-line is right in the middleÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ã

[cadburys_egg]

 

 

 

Snapcakes, that's awesome! I'm so using this to practice. :D