tillian told depression to die
hey artists of mastodon!!! I am a beginner artist and I want to learn how to create 2d art, however, I don't know many good resources where I can learn artistic skills, and those that I have at my disposal are usually just youtube tutorials which I don't know how to apply to my practical experience. is there a systematic way to learn how to draw art, where should i start and get the anatomy/perspective right? any resources? thank you 10 comments
Blahmage
@tillianisafox if you are going for humans, they have certain proportions that basically apply to ask of them (like ellbows are height of waist, one heads width shoulders etc) - there should be books that deal with this kind of constructions, maybe videos as well. So maybe searching for this specifically helps?
tillian told depression to die
@Blahmage the problems for me begin when I try to understand planes/texture and lighting and how does light interact with the shape of the objects and it's pain for me it's easy to shade cubes or spheres, but it's hard for me to do that with human body/animals because it's hard for me to see them as shapes or break them down in shapes
tillian told depression to die
@Blahmage and also, I don't know how specifically am I supposed to learn anatomy. do I just look at the muscles and tendons and stuff and kinda memorize them or am I supposed to remember what shapes are they sorry I'm just. really a beginner lol
Blahmage
@tillianisafox no dw its super overwhelming! Cosmic says something about this in her videos as well. Some people learn each muscle, for me a lot of it is observation and experience. I've looked at a lot of people and I know by now that this bop is in this place.
Blahmage
@tillianisafox i always find cosmic spectrums commentary on her studies helpful: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTRBJvLri3brIdq_xExTcDz72R3hn9q__ 
ivory
@tillianisafox My greatest and biggest tips for art would be to learn the rules before you start breaking them, and also to go for what appeals to you the most.
ivory
@tillianisafox Stuff like anatomy is largely relations between other parts of the body, like, for example, the elbows are typically near the middle of the torso
Maxwell (it)
@tillianisafox I've been looking at doing the course at https://drawabox.com for a while, just to really drill in the drawing fundamentals. There is something of a hierarchy of skills that you need to develop and it seems like drawing courses in general have different ways of teaching them. But things like making clear marks and arranging forms in 3D space and perspective take precedence over human anatomy in any case. I've been a bit sick though and haven't made much progress so far. |
Gregory's Server
@tillianisafox Honestly just like, see if it looks right, I think; if it's wrong, it'll look wrong.
If someone tells you you need to sketch before you can paint, ignore them! Painting without sketching is WAY easier for us, because it doesn't require making long smooth flowing lines, and you can erase/fill in wherever, like with pixel art.