Sooooo, it seems to be the big thing nowadays to draw 500 bad drawings and post them all here, so I’m jumping on the bandwagon. I finally got tired of making a decent model and then ruining it in the texturing process, so I am here to learn how to draw realism! These are my first few, over the course of a couple of weeks. I don’t have a lot of time to draw. Please don’t hate on me for doing something so noobish, but please critique my work!
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Drawings: 1 - Self Portrait on computer (Gimp), 2 - Geralt, from The Witcher, 3 - My jeans
Hmm… Quite nice for a beginner. You do cloth better than I have ever been able to do. Also, if you haven’t checked out Andrew Loomis, do so. He works wonders.
Off-Topic: I’ve never seen someone quote another user in their sig. before.
Thanks for the comments guys. It’s very encouraging to get some sort of response About that quote, I just saw it one day and I thought it was very appropriate. I hope John A.M. doesn’t mind! I did some more this weekend, here they are:
Number 8 - On my whiteboard, from reference from my coffee mug!
Number 9 and 10 - More perspective practice with a mannequin that I made. I modified a K’nex man to have better proportions, and it’s very useful! I’ll post a pic of that if anyone wants.
Man those jeans look really good, something I have found with this learning to draw thing is that you have to spend a very large amount of time on each piece. Jotting down bits and bobs is good for a little light practice but if that’s all you do then that’s all you’ll learn. The really good pictures you see people doing take a loooong time. When you are learning this stuff I have found it’s better to push each picture as far as you can, get outside your comfort zone, that’s the only way you’ll progress, just like any training. I have also found keeping a log of the things I learned has been good for motivation, it’s something to prove that you are gaining skills.
Thank you very much for the reply. I finally found some time to draw today. Your advice was very inspiring Brookesy. I think I read from Andrew Loomis that you should draw your hand every day. I don’t think that I’ll do it everyday, but this is a start.
I found time to squeeze another one in today. This one was another challenge, and I had lots of trouble with shadows on the back. They seemed to become too dark too quickly or just shapeless and not showing any form… Maybe its time for anatomy studies.
Keep going man, but don’t engage in empty practice. If you can take a class take one if you can’t than get a hold of some books Bridgeman, Loomis, Vilpuu whatever. Don’t draw for the sake of just drawing draw with the aim of learning have an aim or a game plan You need to think in terms of what you want to learn say you are weak at proportions you need to attack that doing drawing exercise that help you with that, you don’t know what negative space than you find exercise to help you with that.
Keep going man you doing good. By drawing number 500 you will rock and how do I know this because the are not many people out there that will be bothered to sit and do 500 drawings and until the improved.
About that quote, I just saw it one day and I thought it was very appropriate. I hope John A.M. doesn’t mind! I did some more this weekend, here they are:
