How do u get good at art?

[AStitchOfFortune]

Resentlyni have been interested in learn how to draw, but I was wondering how do people even get good?Any suggestions? Is there anything specific I should start with?

[winterbaganashi]

You probably don’t want to hear this, but practice…?

[me12368mviss468pl]

so was not so good at art but i try practice every day draw sketches and color it

[Sisukalat]

Practice, practice, practice. It takes lots and lots of time and effort to hone any craft, drawing included. There is so much information out there on learning color theory, guides for practicing anatomy, learning how to stylize your art, etc. but you have to start with the basics and just keep practicing.

It won’t be overnight that you’re magically good. Keep your beginning works to compare in the future. It’ll be small changes over time, but after a while you’ll be able to look back and see exactly where you’ve improved, and notice things you want to keep working on.

It sucks to hear, but if you want to get good at something, you have to put in the time and effort to get there

[Silversnapdragon]

Practice, like lots of other skills. There really isn’t any shortcut. Get a sketchbook if you don’t have one (doesn’t need to be expensive) and sketch the thing you want to improve drawing every day for at least a month. To get the motivation to draw start by drawing characters in your fandoms!

You’ll want to eventually learn anatomy (human or animal depending on what you’re drawing) and colour theory.

[Thecrochethamsterlover]

I would probably say just draw. Practice, and if you want to learn something specific you can watch some videos or tutorials, but the most important thing is to just draw, try the stuff from the videos, experiment, and stuff. Also I recommend using references, like from Pinterest and stuff.

[ACD86]

I used to examine all sorts of references in graphic novels and cartoons.

I ended up basing my styles of action cartoons and vintage cartoons.

Now my friends call me ‘The Cartoonist’ in a very dramatic fashion like it’s the title of a horror movie.

[Ysabel180]

I have found that if you start with things with simple shapes, that’s the easiest. Then work your way up to more and more complex things. Maybe start with a cartoon character, they usually are pretty easy. Once.you feel comfortable and think you’ve got it, move to more complex shapes. Start to learning shading techniques as well. I loved Arthubforkids on YouTube. They started with easy things and really take you step by step. Can’t wait to see what you create!

[Staeseia]

Practice is what has always worked best for me. However, there are many lovely tutorials and exercises out there to help with learning to draw on YouTube.

KeshArt

and

Proko

are both really good resources.

[Staeseia]

Here’s a drawing I did following a tutorial from Proko.

[anon65722867]

Um…Pinterest

I find bases and different pieces and Jst draw those out over and over

[StudioZjielie]

It’s mostly just practice. Learning theory is hulpful, but what really helps is just doing it. Try mediums, copy drawings, pictures and eventually go out into the wild and draw what you see.
I know it can be really frustrating sometimes, but the joy from a drawing that turns out better than expected is amazing

[jomamacrochet]

A great way to learn to draw is breaking down complex reference images into simple 3D shapes like spheres and prisms. Don’t be afraid to use references to improve your art. And of course, practice definitely helps

[RubyElder81]

To be relatively transparent, I copied a lot of art of Pinterest while I was figuring out what I wanted my style to be, but after I realized humans were the thing I wanted to most, I did a lot of practise of just profiles.

Practicing and not getting discouraged is a big problem of mine, so hopefully it doesn’t become one of yours, but practicing truly is the Key to it all. Pinterest is a Really big help- but I’m not sure what you want to draw lol, my sister draws a lot of animals and so she just uses magazines and Google Photos to practice, but it’s mostly just about dedication!

Copying paintings is also Pretty handy, here’s an acrylic one I did of the girl with a pearl earring in monochrome to understand shadows better- as well as my favourite drawings I’ve done in a while.

Goodluck!!

[Crochet268322]

Like I’ve seen others say, practice. But a tip I like using is taking whatever you want to draw and putting it into basic shapes, then slowly adding more and more detail.

For example a chicken. The body is a sort of oval shape, then the head is a little more circle. The tail is a big triangle, then the neck is a weird rectangle. (IDK if this is making sense so far, sorry if it isn’t) NOw you can add slowly more detail, like rounded up the shapes to be more acurate, adding small details, ect.

[BingusSpidicey]

Draw whatever you’re interested in, look at references (Pinterest is your best friend), hang out with other art people, and like everyone said, practice. This might not be possible for everyone, but try new supplies. I recently bought acrylic markers, and they are my favorite medium.

[FalconThePheonix]

I could teach you lol.. I would recommend starting with non colour pencil. But it takes practice and patience

My stuff

[Moobulous]

Well it really depends on what you want to draw and the kind of art you want to do. I paint realistic paintings and it took years of practice drawing and using different mediums to get where i am. Here is some of my work ( don’t mind my purple walls)

[YarnPhoenix]

I would use pencils and try doing basic shapes and then turning them into something.

Examples I drew for a friend:

[anon65373433]

Ugh, practice, sadly!