How to Improve Drawing Skillz?

[Rosie :)]

I suck at drawing.

How can I improve?

I mean look at this uggle

http://imgur.com/R4Iw70N

Rate that out of 10 and tell me how I can improve please! Thanks!

 

[acnlkid]

always remember to keep nice strokes with the pencil/crayon and make nice and even lines.
Im no picasso.. but here is one of my pikachu drawings

also, using multiple colors in the same area and blending them together makes a drawing look really nice
shading help

practice makes perfect!

 

[Rosie :)]

Wow, that's amazing! <3 thanks for the tips!

 

[Watchingthetreetops]

Practice and references.

 

[zeoli]

Practice! Remember that everyone starts somewhere!

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

2/10
You can search for drawing tutorials/videos on Deviantart and YouTube. Oh and don't use lined paper.

 

[oswaldies]

Look up videos to boost your skills.

 

[Kirindrake]

1. Practice, practice, practice! I know they're crap to hear, but put it to the pen and you'll get there! There are also plenty of Youtube videos that can help you and give you awesome tips.
2. Trace to get the idea, but don't become addicted! If you're learning, tracing is understandable, but a lot of (if not all) people do not want you selling tracings of their art, so it should only be for practice. If you're tracing you might want to give credit to that person, ofc.
3. Experiment, play around with colors and styles, and you might just come across one you love.
4. Don't be afraid of looking at/for references.
5. Don't press hard on the pencil; you'll kill it sooner and it won't look as good.
6. When drawing clothes remember folds and creases, and be advised of gravity, that the clothes lay down on the body/other clothes and don't stick out (if you're going for more realistic, at least ^^').
7. Do more than one pose; if you do the same pose over and over you'll be bound by that single pose; don't let foreshortening scare you away, either (like it does me >u>')!
8. Try looking at pose references or something to understand anatomy and such; it helps!
9. When coloring with coloring pencils and such, try to scribble in a single direction or flow for one section, not scribbling all over to color it; it will look more neat!
10. Remember that only you can be "better" than yourself. c: All of our styles differ from each other! <3

Hope these tips help you out. Good luck! <3

 

[CreakySilver]

Oh, this warms my heart. I love to see starting artists.

To begin, there are several skills associated with drawing/art, but the most important one to a beginner artist is anatomy. Due to a cruel reality, this is also the most difficult one to master.

I would suggest going to this site and using their practice tool. You're also interested in chibis, which are also good for a starting artist, as they're fairly simple and will help you in learning to draw basic shapes. Just find (preferably, rather simple, as they are the most easy to copy) chibis online and copy them as closely as you can. As your skill improves, you will be able to draw without a guide.

And... This is technically cheating, but another resource for drawing realistic bodies is here. Just slam in how tall your drawing will be and it will tell you where to put the body parts. For a beginner, it's great for getting a sense of the proportions of the body. Once you get a sense for them, though, I would suggest not using it anymore as it can easily become a crutch.

I think the last piece of advice I can give you is don't give up. Learning how to draw can be very frustrating, and it's still very frustrating even to artists whose work seems flawless. Just keep in mind that, when you get frustrated, it's just a sign that your skill to see the errors in art is improving.



Hope this helped.

 

[Lady Timpani]

"Uggle" made me laugh haha.

I'm not an artist, but I have artist friends and they tell me pretty much what everyone else has said: practice. I know people who draw even when they don't feel like it because they're determined to get better. There are definitely a lot of naturally gifted people out there, but some of my friends used to be pretty bad artists and have become amazing through practice. Looking up references to get the feel for proportions and whatnot will help, too.

Also? Don't take it too hard on yourself if you're not where you want to be within a set amount of time. Just go with it. When I was learning how to play the mellophone I was pretty frustrated with myself for not being able to match my friends who have been playing brass instruments for years, but that's unrealistic. Progress at your own pace and try not to compare yourself to what others are doing.

Good luck!

 

[Jamborenium]

one word "practice"

 

[TarzanGirl]

Take a drawing class

 

[tokkio]

yeah like what others said, practice is always the key. looking for references and tutorials online would also be of great help!

 

[piichinu]

as one of THE ****tiest and most overpriced artists on tbt, i suggest that u
A. get lessons
B. reference a ton of other people if u wanna do it ur own way and eventually b super good and make ur own STYLE

 

[Sakacanine]

try to practice by refencing other people art(but dont upload it to internet, thats art thieft) and then try to add similar things from other people's styles to yours. thats what i did

 

[Mayor Rose]

Look at references. Practice shading, viewpoints, shapes, lines, etc. Draw as often as you can. Experiment. Look at a lot of art. If someone you know does art well, ask them about how they draw and so on.

It may take time, but if you try hard, you'll eventually be a great artist.

Never become discouraged. If you enjoy drawing, enjoy drawing. Do not worry right now about how good it is or what people may think. Assess your work carefully and honestly. If you think it looks bad, try to figure out a way to make it look better (what can you change? what can you learn?). If you are having a bad time at assessing your work, seek the help of the most rational and honest person you can find.

 

[Kuroh]

Practice a lot to gain experience and draw things that make you happy!!

 

[Alpa The Apple]

I would have to say I would use a guide first like the ones that show you how to get the basics of the drawing down. Depending on your style of drawing depends on the guide you use, if you go for a more cartoonish-anime style I would recommend looking at apps, books, or photos on how to shape the head, jaw, chest, arms/legs, and others. (Same goes for other styles too.)
Here is a tip that may help you on how I started to draw a bit: before going to free drawing (As I call it) try looking at a picture and drawing it like that, or look at several pictures and try combining some of the techniques in each of them to make something great. It may seem like it doesn't work at first but it takes practice and effort to make something amazing. Keep up the effort and I am sure you will be great at drawing.

 

[Arstotzkan]

One of the first challenges that an artist faces (myself included still, hhhng) is anatomy. Like for example, in your picture, your legs are thin in comparison to the rest of the body and too far apart. There's a bunch of Youtube videos going over drawing and anatomy, so I'd start there!

Good luck!

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Really just keep doing it, I am kind of mad at myself because I was a lot better at art in school, but due to my lack of drawing my skills have declined which is really sad, I'm getting back to my usual skill though. But seriously, just keep doing it and you will improve, one thing that helps is carrying around a small sketch book with you and just draw from life as much as possible. It really helps.