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Hi yall! Calling for some advice.
I rely heavily on already drawn references (melonsoup my beloved), but im.trying to steer away from that a bit to avoid tracing and to actually improve in my art. Problem is, I’m not fully sure where to start. Any help would be appreciated, tips n such. Ive been drawing and actually trying to improve improve for about 5 years now, coming up on 6, but ive recently stilled alot in progress and its somewhat frustrating lol. Thanks yall for any help <3

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do some anatomy studies and pose studies! try drawing real people doing things without tracing. look up photos and analysis the shapes that make up the body.

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Yeah, I have a drawing book on anatomy that really helps. I’ve also seen where people will trace over a reference of a person for their drawing (digitally) and use that as a reference for the basic shapes needed for that pose. You can practice with that and then you can start trying to use references without tracing over it first and it helps so you can see basic shapes in references and drawings that people call complex.

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i am of no real help here, but I’ve heard that there’s some really good books about anatomy and stuff out there

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I just got into sketching ! So instead of looking at photos of things that you can draw. Maybe try to find inspiration in things around you. When i went to the beach i tried drawing what i see around me. My focal point was the fishing pier. I started drawing the lines of the pier & I took photography photos to look back on incase i didnt sit on the beach all day i had the photo to fall back on. Its about finding the lines in what you see and put it on paper. I hope this makes sense!

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ford’s advice is really good! gesture drawings and irl photo studies help a lot

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Omg I adore mellonsoup! But recently I actually made an art piece that I adore without tracing! i just broke the shapes down and I didnt force it to be perfect if you focus so hard on perfection you’ll be more inclined to trace. Do some anatomy and shape studies then find references and do your best to copy them without tracing. I find I get so caught up in the little details my art turns out fake and traced and I totally understand why you want to steer away! so I hope this little bit helps and I have a picture of the drawing I’m talking about if you want<3

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Ooooo!! Some good ideas I would have is that you can still trace or use bases, just be sure to try and figure out what it is that makes the proportions the way that the are. For example, look at the ears and note how they take shape, look at the hands and figures and look at how they take shape. The first thing that I would do is find a photo on online and start tracing over it with basic shapes. (Rectangles for the arms, circles or small rectangles for the hands, oval for the face, smaller circles for the fingers in the two joints where they connect, etc etc). Just really take note of where the joints are connected and that will prevent any disproportion because you will know where the joints connect at. If it’s too long, it will be easily noticeable.

I hope this helps! I’d love to join this journey with you cloudsiepoo :>! Hehe!

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I 2nd this! If you focus so much on perfection you will be fustrated. Another tip would be to use a pen to draw or a pencil with no eraser so you wont think about little details that you think look bad. Just keep going!

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Yes yes yes! perfect info! Look at this:

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One of my favourite drawings and everything was drawn with one pen! And I used cross hatching and I like it a lot!

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Ooo that looks great!!

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Thanks! :blush:

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I like to watch speedpaints to understand how the artist draws the steps!

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If you find basic shapes on the reference and then draw them it helps

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Hi! I know lots of other people have said similar things along the same lines. but I would recommend finding photos that inspire you- animals, people, random objects that you think are cool, and then practice drawing them a bunch and you will improve a lot.
Something that really helps is looking at the big shapes you see, and start by drawing those shapes loosely and lightly. As you like the look of the drawing more, add more of the small details and darken up the lines.
Also, paying attention to the lightness and darkness of things makes drawings more realistic.
I know that this is a lot, but knowing these things have made my art a lot better and I hope it helps you! Just enjoy the process and don’t set unrealistic expectations!

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All my cat sketches have been really helpful to figuring out anatomy (cat and human lol) I like breaking stuff down to its most basic form, circles, rectangles, and triangles! I haven’t traced in the past 5 years, i just have my own mental library from practice.

Remember using references is your friend. Tracing is art still. Maybe when looking at those references break down what you are seeing to try and figure out what is going on! The more you break things down the more you will learn to do it on instinct <3

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Starting out with tracing is actually a really good way to start learning. Using references is something almost every artist does so it’s ok :+1: but you could try some drawing exercises drag on YouTube 12 drawing exercises to improve my art and you should find some good ones. Good luck and I’d love to see some of your drawings!!!

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try searching poses and faces and instead of tracing them, just look at them for reference!

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Try drawing every day on paper, with a pen. No rubbing out, no tracing. From life or photos of real things/people. You’ll get better i promise. You don’t even need to show anyone if its bad it doesn’t matter.

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