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I am 19 years old and i want to make art a career of mine and get paid. However, when ever i try to draw, i just dont know what to draw or improve on. Does this make sense? I would like some advice, please.
Yeah, i also asked that question when i was 19. It was at that age when i finally got out of school, i decided to sit down and study hard for a year (or at least take a break from school) and just studied what seem important.
1.)I think having your Basics down is a necessity, Drawing from life is also a huge part along with the experience you get from those (I.E Live model drawing, people watching, sketching comps of scenery, whatever is in front of you).
2.)Anatomy also plays a important role if you’re deciding to want to draw figures , so sitting down and studying several books that you can usually get free online somewhere (bridgman, loomis, hogarth,etc) will help you immensely when trying to invent or study figures. I spent alot of time in this category, its not the MOST important aspect to learn, but its one of them.
3.) Gesture seems to be a good staple in making a great picture, since its a pillar between a stiff drawing, or a drawing with life in it. I recommend looking at Walt stanchfields Drawn to life on this subject, (and many many hours of just gesture drawings at these sites Quickposes /pixelovely/ posemaniacs)
4.)Study, Drawing is a problem solving cycle, You don’t know how to draw this head from this angle? look up references with the angle you’re looking for and learn how it correctly drawn. Draw out your drawings and see what seems wrong, is the head too big, the torso to long? feet too wide, etc.
5.copy, This one is really important, start learning from everyone, steal something thats worth stealing and learn from it, copying old masters, learning how they paint and draw but most importantly, how to See like them is the most important aspect to this category. Though you don’t want to be a dopple of whoever you want to copy, you want to take stuff from Many people, not just one. Most importantly to learn from copying is to not imititate but Emulate. Once you learn something, start applying it to your own drawings and see what comes out of it
6.DRAW A LOT no matter how many times people bring this up, its just drawing shit tons of stuff that gets you somewhere. You gotta get the bad stuff out to get to the good stuff, so just start bringing a sketchbook wherever you go, start doodling stuff you see, write down interesting ideas or drawing those ideas out. You wanna get better at digital? start doing finished digital works or studies. in the end so long as you keep at it, you will start seeing more results.
7.Sharing, Just start posting you’re work, . The only way to start up is just start showing whatever it is you want to show to an audience. Sharing your stuff is so easy now with the internet.Also get yourself involved in a community that you like, post your stuff there and let people see your stuff. Meet people and hopefully make as many friends as you can
8.Just do it, scared that people wont like your stuff? thats fine, post it anyway, you’ll find out what your audience reacts too. Like to do fan art? do it. Like to do abstract art? do that too. Do whatever you want and people will start noticing that for your stuff.
9.Plateaus This is when you just feel like everything you make is pretty shitty. this is completely normal and is part of the process of getting better. There’s a nifty chart somewhere that explains this
I hope this helps in some ways to previous people as well who have asked me this question, i felt like i needed to give a better effort into this one since i’m kinda going through a art Plateau as well
10 inspiring and helpful YouTube channels for digital artists
People are asking us how the art we share can be so good.
The answer this time isn’t so simple. An artist has his own way on shaping his style, he takes his time to experiment and so it becomes quite difficult for others to try learning his art style and making it their own. It’s even wrong.
But we can tell you that many artists learn by getting inspired by others’ art. Watching an artist while he paints can be motivating - and of course it can teach you a few technical tricks.
So, here there are ten YouTube channels you should check out.
It’s a school founded by Feng Zhu, amazing concept artist with a lot of experience in video games, films and commercials. His videos are real episodes/lessons and they are very helpful. And, well, they even have a school in Singapore…
This channel doesn’t feature tutorials but shares full video processes by Chinese artist. In this period we are seeing many young artists inspired by an art style that’s typically Chinese - it features dramatic lighting and mood. Though such a technique can be found in other artists like Bouguereau and Rembrandt.
3. Ctrl + Paint
A channel dedicated to the digital painting in Photoshop. Very helpful for those beginners who want to learn how to use this software and how to get better with art in general.
4. Level Up!
One of the most known groups of digital art of Facebook can be found on YouTube as well. The founders are Wojtek Fus and Darek Zabrocki. Each session (episode) features a different digital artist. This is great because you can compare the different painting processes. The main theme of this channel is concept art and fantasy/sci-fi illustrations.
5. JJ canvas
This is the channel of Jorge Jacinto. He uploads speedpaintings, but they are very inspiring if you want to look at how a wonderful surreal landscape can be created in twenty minutes - in time-lapse of course.
6. Webang111
Another channel with time-lapse videos. Very inspiring if you are into colorful and cartoony illustrations.
7. Ross Draws
His art is wonderful and his videos are super funny! Check out his channel if you want to see how a fantasy illustration can be created from a simple idea - I mean, he starts with two rough lines to close the video with a breathtaking illustration. Crazy.
Okay, we know. This channel is not about digital art. But it’s amazing art anyway and if you are into realistic portraits, you can get inspired by watching these videos.
9. Cubebrush
Another channel with time-lapse videos, but a few are commented. The videos are about 2D and 3D paintings.
10. Noah Bradley
This artist is a master in the concept field and he doesn’t only talk about his digital method but about his career as well, giving lots of hints on how to become a better artist and how to enter in the art industry.
We hope this post helps you. Good luck!
Thanks for the awesome feature!!
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+40 Pixel Art Tutorials
A growing collection of animated Pixel Art Tutorials by Pedro Medeiros (@saint11) of Studio Miniboss (they previously worked on TowerFall and are currently working on Celeste and Skytorn)
All +40 Pixel Art Tutorials can be found on blog.studiominiboss.com/pixelart (10 Pixel Art Tutorials are posted below)
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