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0 pointsrandom42_1y ago0 comments

I loved to draw as a kid and in 2015 I tried to really learn so I bought a cheap course in one of these learning platforms (I think it was udemy). I haven't really kept drawing and have been on and off since then. Last year I decided to get back at it again and have been drawing a bit more consistently but I still can't keep it a daily routine.

TL;DR: I draw, not consistently, but I do enjoy it.

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burgerrito1y ago

You should try out drawabox.com. I think some people like it and some don't. Even I stopped following the tutorials from that website, but it actually has taught me important fundamentals to get started drawing, like something as simple as how to hold a pen, about perspective, how to draw a box or other shapes, etc. Also, don't stick to one tutorial, so you don't stuck in yet another tutorial hell haha. I think art is subjective enough that you can disagree on tutorials you follow.

Also, this is a good practice about learning things in general: _take a break_. Don't draw continuously. I find that taking a break and purposely "forget" how to draw very helpful on learning, specifically learning to draw.

random42_OP1y ago

The course I did back in 2015 had a really good focus on the fundamentals; it helped immensely. At some point I also did DAB although I didn't follow it all the way to the end, but it also helped, especially with perspective.

One thing that distract me is the amount of stuff I need to learn as my goal was to learn digital painting. Drawing is very important but it's just the first step, then you have lots of other stuff like values, color, light, composition, etc. So you start to look into these things and there are an obscene amount of material to learn so it gets overwhelming and it put me off every now and then.

I confess that I need to improve my organization skills to be able to go through all that stuff without getting frustrated.

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