08-06-2015, 01:34 PM
Do you ever make goals with your drawings?
I find that a major part of getting better at drawing is eliminating guesswork. It's easier to get better much much faster by learning some fundamentals than it is to struggle with guessing in every single picture, even as a hobbyist
For example, I've copied diagrams from anatomy books and sketched people to understand how bodies work, and I've also copied animu to see how other artists stylize their proportions. I think you might benefit from something like this
You could make a thousand drawings and try to feel out the issues and never make much progress. Maybe it doesn't sound that exciting to study art, but I find that it leads to more fun and possibilities in the long run. You have to investigate and observe and prove to your own mind how things work in order to really get better
I find that a major part of getting better at drawing is eliminating guesswork. It's easier to get better much much faster by learning some fundamentals than it is to struggle with guessing in every single picture, even as a hobbyist
For example, I've copied diagrams from anatomy books and sketched people to understand how bodies work, and I've also copied animu to see how other artists stylize their proportions. I think you might benefit from something like this
You could make a thousand drawings and try to feel out the issues and never make much progress. Maybe it doesn't sound that exciting to study art, but I find that it leads to more fun and possibilities in the long run. You have to investigate and observe and prove to your own mind how things work in order to really get better