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Post by SANDSWEPT on Sept 3, 2017 19:58:46 GMT -5
For me, personally, I would tell them to stop dreaming and start doing. Because imaging your ideas will not make them appear on the pages, no matter how you try. And if you try drawing your idea on paper and it doesn't work out, you have to practice and keep practicing. I say this because I wasted a lot of my time imaging amazing animations and ideas but not actually putting any effort into making them.
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Post by Brownie on Sept 3, 2017 20:19:14 GMT -5
Don't draw with expectations of what you'll get at the end, because that'll kill all of the changes you could have been making in the middle to make it better
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Post by Redfleck on Sept 3, 2017 20:26:16 GMT -5
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
....Oh, and did I mention to practice?
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Post by tiger beetle on Sept 3, 2017 20:54:59 GMT -5
pretend you can touch the thing you're drawing
pretend it's made of craft foam or something else simple
like you can bend craft foam, visualize how that works, right?
craft foam physics
then figure out how to draw it NOT looking like craft foam
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Sept 3, 2017 21:07:28 GMT -5
OOC Draw what you want. Even if it turns out like crap, keep drawing. You'll get better. Don't force yourself to draw things you don't want to draw, inspiration is a huge part of art. Don't worry about styles or anything else, just draw. Don't limit yourself though, be open to new ways to draw and more to do.
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Post by tiger beetle on Sept 3, 2017 21:08:15 GMT -5
it doesn't matter if you're using oil pastels wrong it's more fun that way
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Asexual
Salty Serval
Friendship makes robotic henchmen cheap.
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Post by Salty Serval on Sept 7, 2017 22:28:49 GMT -5
Don't use the circle tool.
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Post by Morticat on Sept 8, 2017 0:45:16 GMT -5
It's gonna look like crap for a while but it gets better about five sketchbooks in, and fifty homework assignments turned into art projects.
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Post by Windsong on Sept 12, 2017 14:04:30 GMT -5
Draw whatever makes you happy! It doesnt matter what other people think if you like it. Want to improve? Just keep working it it - and if you enjoy what you're drawing, you're more likely to improve!
I know that drawing basic shapes to start something off can be boring, but it's worth it and can help a drawing look more three dimensional.
Also, don't be afraid to experiment. Want to switch up your style? Draw something you normally don't draw? Go for it, it'll end up helping you grow as an artist.
And finally, if something isn't perfect, that's okay. Keep trying - or if you've been working hard, maybe sit back and realize that you like it anyway, even if it's not exactly what you set out to do.
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Lesbian
falconfire
currently watching/reading/playing: haikyuu, avatar: the last airbender, animal crossing new horizon
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Post by falconfire on Sept 14, 2017 22:13:51 GMT -5
any advice i'd give comes from the perspective of my own experience, of course... i don't really aim to be a famous artist or even to make a career out of the visual arts, i just like making things and (not to toot my own horn but) there are a few things i feel like i'm pretty good at drawing
here's what i've learned/been taught:
- MAKE BAD ART. it's better than not making anything at all. you created something new from a piece of paper or a ball of clay or pixels on a screen.... you are like a god - of course it's natural to compare a finished product to the image you had in your head, but try not to get too bogged down thinking about that-- after all, anyone looking at your art won't know what it was "supposed to look like" - STUDY THINGS. it doesn't have to be, you know, hardcore-test-tomorrow studying, but if there's a subject you want to draw more of, like plant life or insects or architecture, draw from life or pictures. eventually you'll develop a sort of... mental portfolio for how all those forms look and work. - adding to the above point... you don't need a scientific knowledge of physics or biology, but a basic understanding of how weight/motion Look, and how the general pieces of an animal or plant fit together, can be super useful and allow you to build on that knowledge with your own imagination - some art is gonna feel like you've just... bled your heart and soul onto the canvas or whatever. sometimes you're just gonna make something because it looks dope. both, in muy opinion, are totally valid in terms of artistic 'worth'
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whyamihere
etcetera/reddew. was a huge jerk and super elitist for a while but i'm better now.
Pronouns: she/he/they/any!
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Post by whyamihere on Sept 18, 2017 21:43:42 GMT -5
literally everything you draw, terrible or not, makes you better. even if you didnt look at a single ref for 6 months, your art would improve. however, to get "good art" (if that's what you're aiming for), you have to use references. that being said, if you draw for fun and not to get good, draw without refs, draw without specific color schemes, just do what makes you happy.
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Post by tiger beetle on Sept 19, 2017 10:39:41 GMT -5
arrrr ye may never be satisfied but neither be anyone else so don't be discouraged mateys
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Post by 𝓅𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽 on Sept 19, 2017 21:39:36 GMT -5
never compare yourself to another artist. styles come in all different shapes and sizes.
draw and put as much effort into your work, pretend like its gonna be hung up in some art museum. you wouldn't want people seeing something rushed :>
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Sept 20, 2017 19:19:56 GMT -5
Not sure if it was mentioned already... Draw things out of your comfort zone. Drawing one thing and getting really good at it won't help you grow.
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