Learning how to draw (better)

[Strider1002]

Hey guys (and girls). I guess I have a little bit of natural drawing talent, but I've never been able to do much more than copy other pictures or drawings. Can anyone recommend any resources that I might use to sharpen my skills (books, tutorials, etc)?

Thanks!

 

[seasparkle]

Hi Strider!


I have used this site & found it helpful~




Oops, can't seem to post links yet as I don't have 50 posts
*Sent ya a PM

 

[jehoiakim]

depends what you are drawing.. if you like people George bridgeman had some great books

 

[Mochi]

The best book (in my opinion) for artists to read is The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. It teaches about how to switch from your left brain to your right brain in order to observe life and then draw what you see. Very useful!

 

[Samson0423]

The amount of "How to draw books is HUGE, the internet is an awesome place to look.
but like it was said up top, What type of drawing do you want to learn more of?

 

[Sciadrace]

there are a lot of artists online who give tutorials on certain things.
you could try logging on to deviantart and search for tutorials there
also check out Mark Crilley's youtube channel, i've been watching his videos a lot.

 

[Sciadrace]

there are a lot of artists online who give tutorials on certain things.
you could try logging on to deviantart and search for tutorials there
also check out Mark Crilley's youtube channel, i've been watching his videos a lot.

 

[Strider1002]

I'm actually pursuing this a bit at a time; I want it to be a hobby. I'd like to venture into animation at some point, but I need to refine my drawing skills first. Drawing people is the hardest part...

 

[tranthienvi47]

why don't you join clubs?

 

[InfinityandBeyond]

Books about drawing or sketching in general. Art for Dummies or art excercise books are good.

Visit an art museum and study what others have done, or just google sketches of famous artists.

I also just copy everything, even if its a bit sloppy, just sit back and draw what you see, practice is really how you improve.

Also, talk to other artists. My dad is an art minor, so I get a lot of help from him.

 

[clanless]

,Just draw draw draw, never forget to have fun and praise God for how much (or little) amount of talent you have. Just like the parable Jesus told, when God gives you coins, you invest in it and work it until you have more coins, and when God returns, he will be proud of how you have nurtured your talent, no matter how big and small.

You can join ConceptArt.org sketchbook section, critique section, and join artist communities. Bridgeman is good too.

 

[clanless]

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[AgapeBible]

I am very fortunate to have a wonderful mom who buys me art books. I need to use my art books more. I love to draw, most of what I draw comes from my imagination, but I do copy pictures from art books, magazines, calendars, postcards, photographs, and TV shows, movies, cartoons that I like. Sometimes I draw fan art. I have drawn a lot of Disney fan art of the Disney princesses. I would like to draw Bible illustration, illustrating Revelations would be cool. I would like to illustrate the traditional Grimm's fairytales, world mythology, Shakespeare and classic literature, like I said the Bible and other Christian art. and history stuff, holiday, fantasy, anything bright and beautiful. I like dragons, angels, fairies. I am into nature and flowers. Celtic knotwork fascinates me.