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Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 20:22:58 UTC No. 799716
How do you start with drawing?
I know the main progress is just practicing over and over, but what are like, the actual starting places?
Marielx !Vidya4T.Xo at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 20:38:26 UTC No. 799717
Look for an artist you look up to or a manga you really like, try to replicate the style that is appealing to you without tracing it.
You failed? Try again.
Try cutting the body into shapes that can help you guide your lines.
You failed? Try again.
Use references and guidelines to support the structure of your drawing.
You failed? Try again.
Draw along with people and learn by immitation and feedback.
You failed? Try again.
Keep drawing until you feel more and more comfortable.
You failed? Try again.
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 22:50:13 UTC No. 799726
>>799725
Yes, you did a good drawing. What are you drawing next?
Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 23:30:09 UTC No. 799727
>>799716
look at the sticky on /ic/. the first 10-15 pages or so are gold and perfect. >>>/ic/
Anonymous at Tue, 3 Dec 2024 00:42:32 UTC No. 799731
in a nutshell, you start by using a reference.
You should notice the proportions / relations while copying a few drawings, and develop a set of guidelines for construction.
for example, you can usually fit an eye between the two eyes. You do like a million of these proportions, until you can construct an entire face and body in a way that is approximately correct.
Please note proportions are like baby training wheels, if you were good you wouldn't really use them (though you probably should at least know them.), its only because ur beg you think about it constantly. Nothing you draw focusing on proportions is gonna look good. The part when things actually starts to look good is when you draw normally and focus on actually trying to make it look good.
Most people are only taught to use reference, and yes reference is essential, but the ultimate goal of every animu/cartoonist should be to be able to make an entire drawing without using any references, you should be able to draw a cute girl (or whatever thing you're autistic about) from the front, the side, and a 45 at least from memory. While ref is a big part of being a beginner, learning to do without refs is where a lot of magic happens that actually makes you good. It forces you to understand things properly, because you literally can't draw without a ref unless you remember and understand the object enough. Its also practicing your direct practical application of your method, like its actually just very good, thats what I found when I did it anyways. I always draw without refs now constantly.
Don't draw without a reference right away, baby artists need ref milk. If it doesn't feel like you're learning much from the references anymore, its a sign you should start doing no-ref. it sounds daunting but its actually quite fun to learn, i personally love it, its worth being brave for, not something you should sleep on.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Dec 2024 22:38:34 UTC No. 800126
>>799717
So I have a question. I have an art style that I like, but I don't know how to create the same brush style in order to copy it.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Dec 2024 23:40:17 UTC No. 800135
>>800126
Do you have an example you can post?
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Dec 2024 02:48:22 UTC No. 800139
>>800135
(technically AI generated, but I've seen art like this from people)
https://files.catbox.moe/72ou69.png
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:29:38 UTC No. 802696
>>799717
Basically this, I started drawing years before the great tumblr purge after finding a bunch of NSFW artists either directly through there or through stuff resposted there
> graphiteknight
> degeneratepai
> dwps
> lemonfont
> tamyra
Graphiteknight ended up being the one I tried to emulate most. I can post my old horrible stuff