Teach me to draw please

[Jimnast]

Please teach me how to draw.

[Core]

You can't instanly learn how to draw just like that...... practice.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

My advice:

Try mimicing drawings than unti you get good at mimicing draw drawrings that aren't mimiced.

[Jimnast]

Yes I know about practicing, but I don't the rules of drawing, especially for anime, like dividing the head into so many parts and drawing from different angles and things like that. What kinds of pens and pencils and things you need to use.

[genjo sanzo]

Yes I know about practicing, but I don't the rules of drawing, especially for anime, like dividing the head into so many parts and drawing from different angles and things like that. What kinds of pens and pencils and things you need to use.

lol hmmm this is hard for me to explain really. Uh well hmmmm....damn theres really no boundaries cuz it all depends on what you're gonna draw.
what do u mean dividing the head into diff parts and angles?

and just use a normal pencil, nothing special.

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

Yes I know about practicing, but I don't the rules of drawing, especially for anime, like dividing the head into so many parts and drawing from different angles and things like that. What kinds of pens and pencils and things you need to use.

There is no special rules the only rule is not to trace nor plagarise. Thats all. Art is expression of oneself.

[Core]

So you are looking for basic drawing tutorials?

[Dimezanime20]

if you ask nicely over at http://s4.invisionfree.com/rising_talent_manga/ I'm sure alot of the artist there will help out.:)

[Core]

http://sai-manga-tuts.deviantart.com/ Has some good tuts.

[Jimnast]

Question, when drawing construction lines, do you draw the construction lines and then draw your character over them, or use them as a reference and draw more defined to the side of the construction lined drawing. Because if I draw over my construction lines, when I'm finished, if I want to rub them out, I'll be rubbing out my final character. And secondly drawing over construction lines if messed up, cause I can't see what I'm doing.

[cherlye]

http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial.html has really good tutorials.

[Jimnast]

Thanks very much

[ArioNeko]

http://www.animecubed.com/howtodraw/

Is good stuff aswell. Has a list of multiple guides and difficulty levels.

[Jef88]

Jhrono if you have msn i can maybe help you via msn :)

[Jimnast]

I pmed it to you.

[InEviTabLe.SiN]

Yes I know about practicing, but I don't the rules of drawing, especially for anime, like dividing the head into so many parts and drawing from different angles and things like that. What kinds of pens and pencils and things you need to use.


I don't do that. I just take a pencil and some paper and I draw.

[shurikenninja]

Yes same here dont trace it takes time to draw but if your trying to impress a grilfriend then trace or a kid or some one is out drawing you trace and then tell him you drew it your self then crush him CRUSH HIS LITTLE SOUL:laugh :laugh

[shurikenninja]

http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial.html has really good tutorials.this site isnt that good; it just shows you what it looks like or things like that... My theroy don't go there but you can see for your self:S

[Jimnast]

I'm just learning to draw for myself, I don't have a girlfriend, to impress.

[Therahedwig]

okey...

Well, ofcourse, it depends on what you wish to draw.
Because that will be your focuss from now on...

First thing to learn is how to use a pencil right:
You have to learn how to put the right amount of presure on a regular pen, and what kind of lines it produces. because some lines are dark and un-eraseble, and some lines are light and very well eraseble.

Sketching(draw relativly light and easily eraseble lines), will be your most important skill when drawing.
Why? Because they're eraseble, and thus they can help you set up a drawing, if you're happy with the sketch, then you can trace the most important lines thickly, and then you can erase the sketch lines without erasing the final picture!
(needless to say, sketching is used for construction lines.)
Sketching can be learned by just experimenting how much pressure you need to put on a pencil, and trying to make little light drawings...

Second skill you need to learn, is to be able to observe.
yes, this may sound either really stupid, or really deep, but the skill to observe, allows you to see what shape your hand has, or what shape an eye has.
Also the abilty to observe allows you to notice, there's something wrong with your drawing and might even allow you to see what you're exactly doing wrong!
Observing isn't that hard to train, just look at stuff and try examine it by just looking; notice what kind of structure this site uses, notice how the the floor looks like, notice that your monitor isn't exactly white and smooth...(I'm just pulling some examples out of my hat here...)
Observing also means mimicking.

Third skill is to do research:
You have anatomy books that can tell you, that the human body is as long as around 7 or 8 heads. You also have other books that tell you the fine principles of drawing eyes, or drawing in perspective.

Fourth skill is abit like the third; know you material:
You should be able to know what the difference is between pencils:
H for hard, HB for regular, B for soft.
You should be able know that most people who draw use HB and 2B.
You should be able know, that it's advised to get a good plastic eraser, because these don't destroy your drawing, you should also know that most people who work with heavy shadowing in pencildrawing, often use a kneedable eraser instead of a regular one...
You should be able know that Paper comes in different forms:
You have hotpressed paper, which is smooth, and on the opposite you have coldpressed paper, which is very grainy.(and often used for artistic purposes)

And ofcourse, most overlooked of all, you need to practice...

A lot...

And I ain't talking about 10 drawings a day, I'm talking about drawing nearly every time you can...

At least, if you wish to improve with leaps.
Because how fast you improve, depends on how much you you practice drawing...

...

Any questions?

[Jimnast]

Thanks , that's the type of help I was looking for in the beginning when I made this post, not pointless posts like this one "You can't instanly learn how to draw just like that...... practice." No questions.

[Therahedwig]

you're welcome!

[Mizura]

My advice when searching for howtos on just about anything?

Google it. "How to draw [insert whatever it is you want to learn: anatomy, anime, eyes, animals, pots]"

Take some time to find the method that best suits you, and try to stick to it instead of hopping from method to method too much, because no method leads to instant results. No matter what way you chose, it'll still take you a few hundred hours of work to be decent.

And remember: when you start off, you're basically stupid. So swallow your pride and go find some anatomy references instead of expecting it to come out of just your head when it's never been in there in the first place. Instead of just drawing the same wrong figures over and over, go find a reference, preferably from an anatomy book or the likes, try to replicate it, then try to replicate it without looking at it, then see what's off and look at the reference again and repeat until you understand what you're doing.

Oh and, for some drawing series, you might find that there are several levels to it. Start at level 1, not at level 6 where you do battle poses immediately: you'd just fail to get anywhere. Start with the basics. Master them. Work up.

[zing384]

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[zing384]

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[zing384]

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[zing384]

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[zing384]

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So many questions but not enough answers.............

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[Mizura]

Why? Simple: because there isn't one simple answer to how to draw. You have to be a Lot more specific.

Draw what? Anatomy? Background? Eyes? Intestines? There is no miracle answer to all of those "just like that". If you expect an answer without being specific, you're bound to not get anything at all because each tiny aspect of drawing (hair, eyes, legs, nose, movement, everything) can only be covered by several pages each. How the hell are we supposed to tell anyone how to do that?

If the question is "how to get started", then there are sites for beginners yes. But you still have to make the effort of learning yourself. And it took me several hundred hours before I can get to the level of my latest picture (http://www.yourupload.com//uploads/valvkalt/62749-Happy_Birthday_Dyro-Miz.jpg) (could have done better, but I did this more for the concept than the art). It's just not easy.

And you're even More bound to fail if you don't even have the patience to seek out answers for yourself. That's why everybody said "practice". If you are of the mentality to seek answers for yourself and do what it takes: "I want to LEARN how to draw", then sooner or later, you'll be able to draw. If you're more of the mentality to expect people to spoon-feed you, then give up. Drawing is not for lazy people.

By the way, posting the same thing over and over again is not allowed, please use the edit button to remove the excessive posts...

[Ultimate Animie Artist]

Try practiceing duhhhhh!

[Ultimate Animie Artist]

[font="Palatino Linotype"]Just get a sheet of paper a pencel, pen, colored pencel and draw.

[Kool ka lang]

now, to REALLY start off drawing seriously, don't start off all serious, like, "This is it, this drawing better be instantaniously insanely detailed, and perfect."

I say, at the very beginning, don't worry about getting the best of the best paper, or pencils. Learn to just let go, and don't think that you can't work right because you don't have the right pen, or you don't the right paper. now, i draw way differently when I'm using a pen, a mechanical pencil, or a normal pencil.

To draw, is to communicate something to the viewer. What's the drawing about? what's it telling you? Start out by just drawing random stuff that comes to your head. fill up the whole paper. you can think about camera angles, depending on the picture. Just let the creative juices flow. road block? get off drawing for a few hours, read a book, tv, go outside, play something. If you really can't think of anything to draw, just draw about what you like, and go from there.

If you're really frustrated at all these hard, hard proportions and perspective, hell just tear up the page with drawing, no matter bad it is, similar to what I have in my sig and avatar. something could actually click in your mind while in your drawing rampage.

what else...if you really want the basics down pat, I suggest studying perspective, not just tutorials, but in real life too. Try and visualize the horizon line, even when you're inside. Of course, anatomy is a must study.
picture references aside, try just looking at real people, and try drawing them realisticly, and if you'd like, draw them anime-style. This teaches you how to make caricatures.

If you need a regular motivational factor to draw weekly, you could always enter skotw,(see link in sig.)

and um...here's a bunch of my drawings, mind you there's 5 pages of it, with some other random stuff in, if you need something to look at >.>

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/kool-ka-lang/?start=0

[Reisu]

Thanks , that's the type of help I was looking for in the beginning when I made this post, not pointless posts like this one "You can't instanly learn how to draw just like that...... practice." No questions.

i dont think thats a pointless answer at all, in fact it's one of the most useful pieces of advice anyone could ever give you. ask anyone who can make a half decent piece of art. i find that with anime/manga style unless they're some kind of artistic genius they'll tell you that they've been practicing for one or two years at the very least, and probably a lifetime before that of their own style. noone can give you advice that will make you instantly awesome- if they can, send them in my direction ;)

that being said, i think that it's important to choose if your drawings are going to be in 'shoujou' or 'shounen' style. shounen tends to be more detailed and realistic, whearas shoujou is cleaner and tends to stick to one particular look- if you've seen FMwS for example. if you took away the hair of any of the main characters then you probably wouldn't be able to tell their faces apart, but that wouldn't be the case in naruto. it depends on whether you want to go in at the deep end or not; personally i started off drawing in a shoujo style, and am currently breaking out of it. you also need to learn to like your drawings and don't get disheartened if other people don't like them. try and see it from their point of view instead and set yourself goals accordingly, so if you're bad at drawing hands draw loads of them. if youre bad at backgrounds, try studying them from life. i'd reccomend watching people IRL too, try and see how their muscles move and memorize the curves and bumps of their bodies. nothing screams 'proffesional drawing' like a good foundation in anatomy, i can't stress that enough. i find that a good way to make the proportions right is to draw a simple stick figure underneath, but you might be better off drawing it CCC if that suits you. i would also reccommend practicing every day and doodling at every opportunity (school books are great for this :P), it may not seem like much but i believe it helped me, and hopefully it would you too.

its a long road to becoming a 'good' artist, but i think it's really satisfying once you can look at your favorite artists and see how much you've caught up to them, and as you get better it will become more rewarding. good luck :)

[w1p3r]

hey...if this three links would help you:amuse :

http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/
http://www.mangatutorials.com/

[Ultimate Animie Artist]

Ha Ha no girl friend:P

[Gz_]

Yes i'll check the sites out ... Sadly i guess no one likes me because no one

responded to my post "Request:How to Draw. Free hand" ... Man im not liked,

thats so sad to me T_T ... Well anyways, i'll check the sites and see if they

help me :D

[ZACKtheband]

If you don't like copying other work, as is the case with me, it's harder to get started. It's not a good idea to ask on a forum since it's hard to explain without being there in person.

My suggestion is to start by drawing things you like as best you can, and keep practicing it.

I don't think i'm very good at drawing, although others tell me I am.

Taking an art class specified toward drawing technique are your best bet. It also depends on the style you're trying to emanate.

I know I'm going to be insulted for this, but manga is easier to draw than other styles of more realism or abstract quality.

here are a couple samples of work i've done:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/zack_jarret/claudioambelina2.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/zack_jarret/angeldemon.jpg
the quality is crappy, i know, but i don't own a scanner, theyre just pictures i took with my cell phone.
Those two i drew last year sometime, so i've gotten better since then.

I work mainly with concept art, drawings made for bands and music.

[ZACKtheband]

hmm, guess the thread has ended.

[w1p3r]

the problem here isn't that nobody likes you
or either that nobody want's to help you...
but it's becouse it's very very difficoult to teach drawing
only by chatting on the forum and allso
it's coz everyone has ther own stile
that may be won't be the right for you...:amazed
things like those:P
so don't be sad and don't loose fait...
keep triing and one day you'll learn:amuse

[Therahedwig]

that being said, i think that it's important to choose if your drawings are going to be in 'shoujou' or 'shounen' style. shounen tends to be more detailed and realistic, whearas shoujou is cleaner and tends to stick to one particular look- if you've seen FMwS for example. if you took away the hair of any of the main characters then you probably wouldn't be able to tell their faces apart, but that wouldn't be the case in naruto. it depends on whether you want to go in at the deep end or not; personally i started off drawing in a shoujo style, and am currently breaking out of it.
Actually, that doesn't matter too much. It's just that those styles are very common with those genres.
I do agree on the rest of what you say though...

[Red]

study human anotomy it helps greatly in the drawin process

[Ooter]

Go find out yourself.

[Ooter]

it's easy trust me.

[nehnehneji]

Have read this whole thread and would like to say a big thank you for all the advice. It's given me confidence and I'll hopefully get a chance to check out all the links given. Thanks again!! :kthumb

[記憶]

this is the most confusing thread ever!

[Kamioto Furin]

How to draw? Get a pencil and paper, and draw whatever you want... Just draw and draw, let it out... No matter how crap it looks, they're still your work. And keep them. You'll see the improvements you've made when you look at them.

Try to copy pictures of objects you want to draw... cars, buildings, people, landscape. Get some self-help books or have someone you know teach you. Observe around you. Look at the lines and shapes that make up the things around you. Try to keep them in mind so that some time you may be able to draw onto paper the picture you have in your mind.

Practice! And yeah, agree with Mizura. Find out what method suits you. :nod

Good luck! :)