Drawing/Sketching fundementals thread

[Negaduck]

^ Your image appears to be broken.

BMO is such a little cutie~

Thanks, I bought some note cards to study but never ended up using them. Just recently realized how perfect they are for drawing. Doing little commission pieces for people at $2 a card just for practice and a little extra on the side.

[Sexperienced]

I’m not changing anymore rules, you can draw using graphite pencils or black ink, this includes black markers. No digital work. I’ll start an entirely different thread on digital painting and colour theory at the end of the year .

[StockyJam]

RULES?
AND ART?
IN THE SAME SENTENCE?
PFFT.
I’LL DRAW WHAT I LIKE AND HOW I LIKE TO DRAW IT TYVM.

[Yuri_AcTN]

Thanks, I bought some note cards to study but never ended up using them. Just recently realized how perfect they are for drawing. Doing little commission pieces for people at $2 a card just for practice and a little extra on the side.

That’s not a bad idea actually. I should start using note cards for miniature drawings and see where it takes me.

Looking forward on seeing more traditional works here.

[Sexperienced]

In regards to fundamentals, does the core stuff for doing work like this merit discussion?
http://pqa.1j.sl.pt
^Soundwave vs. Blaster, BTW.

In regards to the subtle details that is, like the hard-to-see wiring that in the context of big machines and things like these two guys, is vital to their very functioning, for one of the most important aspects.

Nah not really, the visible wiring, torn cables are made up to make it appear more realistic. You don’t need to learn fundamentals to teach you that.

[LockM]

I actually bought some hardcover Loomis books a few months ago to get back into drawing, used to read them when they weren’t in print but free online. Thanks for reminding me to get my ass into gear and validate my purchases haha.

[Graphic]

In regards to fine tuning drawing skills:
-Practice, practice, practice. Never be afraid or self conscious to draw
-Never aim to be a copycat. Learning fundamentals is more important than drawing the finished result without learning how it got that way.
-Avoid Christopher Hart books like the plague. He made a shit ton of books and knows nothing.

[Great_Dark_Hero]

I need to work on sketching a bit easier and not drawing so hard…

[Sexperienced]

Strength and Training Anatomy book PDF http://skatingiran.com/download11.pdf

I’d recommend buying large Geometric Shapes as an aid to practice fundamentals. Sketch 3 or more geometric shapes at the same time from different angles and perspective if you want to improve your spatial awareness and perspective skills without drawing from formulas.
When drawing foreshortened objects that seem complicated and difficult just squint your eyes to concentrate on the silhouette of overall shape of the object.
If you want to practice drawing circles and Ellipses in perspective buy a glass vase or transparent plastic tube that’s longer than 25cm and at least 4cm wide. Apply a few thin tapes around the tube (like the image below) and sketch it from different angles and perspectives.

http://www.idsketching.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/comp/2011/01/ellipses_glass2.jpg

[LikeWater]

Not sure if this can fall under “Freehand drawing exercises” in the thread, but with line art, I’ve always had jitter problems with my old wacom 2 tablet. Does anyone has any tips on freehand exercises that work with older graphic tablets to help with line control?

Thanks in advance.

[Sexperienced]

Not sure if this can fall under “Freehand drawing exercises” in the thread, but with line art, I’ve always had jitter problems with my old wacom 2 tablet. Does anyone has any tips on freehand exercises that work with older graphic tablets to help with line control?

Thanks in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C3lApsNmdwM#t=391

[MechWarrior]

In regards to fundamentals, does the core stuff for doing work like this merit discussion?
http://pqa.1j.sl.pt
^Soundwave vs. Blaster, BTW.

In regards to the subtle details that is, like the hard-to-see wiring that in the context of big machines and things like these two guys, is vital to their very functioning, for one of the most important aspects.

Nah not really, the visible wiring, torn cables are made up to make it appear more realistic. You don’t need to learn fundamentals to teach you that.

Well, yes, I meant “is this a thread where we show off what we do with that?” lol.
More or less.

[StockyJam]

skip bitah beep bop
=P

[NickRocks]

I remember when I liked drawing. dope thread

[LikeWater]

Not sure if this can fall under “Freehand drawing exercises” in the thread, but with line art, I’ve always had jitter problems with my old wacom 2 tablet. Does anyone has any tips on freehand exercises that work with older graphic tablets to help with line control?

Thanks in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C3lApsNmdwM#t=391

Thanks for the perfect training video on line control. Summed up everything I was looking for.

[LikeWater]

Figured I would share one of my favorite sketching demos by the master Kim Jung Gi:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-jnllfPXs

[The_Damned]

(has always been annoyed about how much he sucks at drawing, even before the idiopathic arthritis thing)

As such, at present, I’ll just follow maxx’s–haha at Negaduck confusing maxx for Manx–lead and summon someone to the thread who has shown he can actually draw: get in here @CHIEfy‌; I command it.

I guess I’ll try @ViciousSLASH‌ too, even though I haven’t seen him around all year.

[XthAtGAm3RGuYX]

I always tried drawing for awhile but I couldnt make it work. I got a question, but doesn’t pertain to drawing specifically, more like a beginning artist obstacle.

How the hell do you guys translate something from your brain and make it come out of your hand? For example I’m pretty good at looking at something and drawing it more or less, with the complete exception of human faces. I can only do it if whatever I’m looking at is completely still. Though sometimes my proportions are a bit off. But if I have an image in my head, I cannot make it happen and I dont know why. It will look like complete shit as though I stole it from a 1st grade art class

[StockyJam]

had artwork posted up, but the OP is a major dick so…thank him for no longer being able to see my art.

[ViciousSLASH]

(has always been annoyed about how much he sucks at drawing, even before the idiopathic arthritis thing)

As such, at present, I’ll just follow maxx’s–haha at Negaduck confusing maxx for Manx–lead and summon someone to the thread who has shown he can actually draw: get in here @CHIEfy‌; I command it.

I guess I’ll try @ViciousSLASH‌ too, even though I haven’t seen him around all year.

Here are two life pictures and a picture I am slowly picking at and will probably not finish. Its not life drawing, I am sorry for being that guy and not following thread rules.

http://www.posemaniacs.com/?pagename=thirtysecond

This is a nice little tool to help with figure drawing. I still have no idea what I am doing. I just started learning photoshop this summer. Really getting the fundamentals down is extremely important. Once you learn the rules you can start bending them in little ways. But a strong artistic base makes everything so much easier. It takes me so long to draw pictures because I never practice how clothing lays on things or shading.

Also why is this in General Discussion? I just noticed that. You guys are silly billies.