trying to learn

[jooji]

i have developed an interest after looking at video game concept art for a while
so much of an interest that i want to give it a try
i would mainly want to draw as a hobby, but at least be very good at it
i basically need some information on what tutorial videos i should be looking at, and other stuff.. i don't know a lot about drawing.. or anything really
also, i've heard people using tablets more than other methods at this point
im guessing it would be a good idea to start with pencil and paper, but would it hurt to go straight to tablet?

thank you

jooji

[Flake]

im guessing it would be a good idea to start with pencil and paper, but would it hurt to go straight to tablet?


If you can't already draw a bit, yes.
You'll be spending a few hundred bucks then fighting an interface while learning to draw at the same time.
Digital art is always more complex than "point pencil at paper, inspect result"

If you're a total beginner it's mostly about mileage and you get a whole lot of pencils and paper for $20

Get Betty Edwards "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" from library, do exercises, ignore "science" parts.
Then, get the Loomis books and work through them..
http://acid.noobgrinder.com/Loomis/

By all means get a tablet and play with, say, Artrage
http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html or any other software but until you can do it with a pencil or a hairy stick smeared in mud you likely won't get much benefit from the digital tools, at least as far as learning the basics goes

/noob 2p worth.

[jooji]

cool i'll go through the books on paper first
thanks for the advice

jooji