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CrystalSkies
09.06.2019 04:42
LinkI know I probably can't say anything to help tbh
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raeraee[OP]
09.06.2019 04:47
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i really wish I could just figure out how to draw people and how to draw clothing in a realistic cartoonish way. Whenever I draw a face I always look at a picture and just copy it, so I never really learn how to draw the face proportionally or accurately, just how it looks in the photo. I wish I knew how to draw clothing in general or had a slightly more than basic understanding of human anatomy so I could learn how to draw characters and create people in my own style, not copying the way anyone else does.
I want to be able to draw humans semi-realistically, with fun clothing and fun expressions and relatively accurate proportions. But I have never been able to figure that stuff out. Seeing people make their own characters always inspires me so much that I wanna get it, and I do, and I just get something that disappoints me.
I think my major art goal for this summer is to figure out what my style is for drawing people, so I’ll finally have a consistent way of drawing and ability to create what i want.
wEll, if you're looking to draw things in a cartoonish way but with proper proportions, my only advice is just to draw. Learning how to draw in a cartoonish style can be hard because sometimes it seems too much like other peoples cartoons and such. So literally just doing a bunch of doodles or some carp can help with finding your own style. Experimentation with different things helps with that too. I know for one, that I had a phase where I was drawing in a style from this one cartoon for a while. I kinda got stuck there, but it did help me with coming up with my own "style" after a while.
One of the best ways to learn how to draw clothing and human anatomy/poses is to look at things in real life too! For example, whenever I'm drawing hands or arms, I always lift or position my arm into the pose I'm drawing. That way I can see how the muscles and structure of the hand look in a certain way! Watching other people (ik it sound creepy lol) is also a good way to see how clothing moves, especially different
types of fabrics and materials. Looking at people from different angles and with different expressions will also be useful, bc you can use that to gain ideas for character expressions too! :D
I think your art goal is great though! Hope you have fun with it, and that some of the stuff I told you helps at all (^_^) ˡᵒˡ, ᶦᵗ ᵖʳᵒᵇᵃᵇˡʸ ʷᵒⁿ'ᵗ
I find drawing a lot of different people with different face shapes and expressions help a lot. This not only help you practice to draw humans but also help you develop a diverse style and without same-face-syndrome (which is what I'm trying to get rid of right now ;w;)
When you're practicing, draw the geometric shapes of the humans first. The human skull is mostly round, so draw a circle. The nose is (in some cases) a steep triangle, so draw that. and then you can go into the details. (oof this is so confusing I'm sorry ;w;)
I hope this helps and know that I believe in you bab <33
Hey, y’know I’ve actually been though what you’re going through rn. As you probably know, I used to draw a heck ton of realism (I still draw some these days, but barely), but then one of my fa friends helped me realise my drawings shouldn’t just be stuff you copy from the internet, but your own original art (like what you want rn). Anyway, a semi realism style isn’t easy to achieve, but I believe anyone can do it. I personally would advice you to look up semi realistic artists, note down how they draw eyes, features etc. You may have to start off referencing them and looking at their art 24/7, but once you’ve got the basic concept of semi realistic proportions from the artists, try drawing one yourself. Since you’re not looking at any references, you’ll find that the style won’t be quite the same as the artist you referenced before. It may be similar, but not 100% the same. If you want, you don’t have to reference off them while you’re drawing, but observe how they draw features and then
when you draw just briefly remember how they drew it. Then practice. And practice. Try using different mediums, and you may have to use a few references or watch a few videos (to draw proportions or features you’re not too familiar with) at first, but the more you practice the more you’ll improve. You may not see a huge improvement at first, but one day it’ll just click and you’ll have an original style. If you don’t like it, make small adjustments here and there. But don’t ever give up. Just because you can’t draw semi realistically now or in a few months doesn’t mean you can’t do it- it took me a year to find my semi realistic style. And I’m still trying to improve it, more digitally (on fa and stuff bc I find digital kinda hard) and also traditionally. I found it by doing most of those things I just mentioned up there ^
It won’t be easy, but I promise you that it’ll be worth it. I know you can do this, and hope this helped. Great drawing tho :) 💜
Thank you so much for your advice!! I’m also having like a relapse of getting back into art on paper because I switched pretty much totally to FA earlier in the year, so I’m trying to re-familiarize myself to paper art and also teach myself something new. It’s gonna take a while but I also think I can achieve it :))
It takes a while to develop your own style. Check out artist like shadow eyes. She's been on FlipAnim for 1-2 years and you see how amazing her drawing process is. She didn't always have the style she usually draws in now. Even in my drawing process on FlipAnim. I've only been on for a few months but I think my drawing has improved.
Just like you I still want to find my own style. Something kind of like shadow eyes but original.
For now just keep drawing and see where it takes you. Try drawing in different styles or the styles you want to mix together to get your own style.
Just keep experimenting. Eventually you'll find it,