Another plea to the artists of the fandom

[themostepotente]

Oh, now this is hysterical.

I'm sitting at the computer, sketchbook in hand, TRYING *coughs* to draw and meeting with little success.

But...

I REFUSE TO THROW IN THE TOWEL, DAMMIT!

What advice would the lovely artists of the fandom have to give to a girl that should probably quit while she's ahead?

*just LAUGHS at the cock she's drawn*

Comments

[lyntek.livejournal.com]

Erm...I'm going to be a baddie here and say "no" to tracing over anything ^_^;; Tracing, IMHO, very rarely teaches a person anything and makes him or her dependent on other people's photographs or artwork. Study anatomy, I would even suggest taking an entire course just for that, though you'd get very far from independent study ^_^

I highly recommend getting Andrew Loomis's Figure Drawing: For All It's Worth. He's practically a staple for professionals in the field of visual arts. It's out of print, but you can download the whole thing over at http://www.saveloomis.org or http://www.fineart.sk

As previously mentioned, learning _how_ other artists draw things can both help in terms and technique and inspire you to continue drawing ^___^

And practice, practice, practice! ^____^ If you're frustrated while drawing something, you might want to not look at your drawing for a day (though I'd recommend a week if you're just starting, that's how long it took me before). When you look at it again after a long period of time, the mistakes will practically jump out at you and you'll find it easier to work on it. The longer you work on a piece, the harder it is to distinguish errors, so letting the artwork 'jell' in your head for a while is often safe practice.

Erm...hope this helps :]

[lyntek.livejournal.com]

Whoopsie, hehe, I meant "you'd get very far _with_ independent study" and "help in terms _of_ technique" ^_^;;; St00peed grammer thungie.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

No problem. Try typing on a laptop with keys labelled in Chinese! My cable modem is out dammit, and I'm at the mercy of this thing. Yeesh!

[randomxinsanity.livejournal.com]

Hey there! I wanna say thanks for the link to the art book. I just downloaded it. It's gonna take a while to get through, but I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again. =D

[lyntek.livejournal.com]

Whee you're welcome! (hugs!) ^_______^ Enjoy! (hearts Loomis!)

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

It did! And thank you for the link. I have it bookmarked!