what is the method of learning drawing?

[trad]

Hi

Is there a method of step by step learning method, that tell what should to do to learn the drawing..

Is there drawing book if I follow it I will be good in drawing...

I do not have any institute in my city to teach art...

So, can you help me please :)?



...... I’m looking for something helps me from a to z … :)

[Olof]

Making alot of forumposts helps alot.

[tomwaits4noman]

put pencil to paper make marks until you have a drawing. scan said drawing into computer post in crit forum await feedback.

or if you feel that said marks do not merit critiques by other people then put pencil to paper make marks until you have a drawing and repeat until you have a drawing you feel would benefit from the crit forum.

or try this thread

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=42 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=42)

[CGMonkey]

balance
weight
expression
line
form
light
proportion

study these. that's all you need. the sooner you embrace this the sooner you can begin your journey.

[TASmith]

If you don't have a large block of free time to draw non-stop it's going to be slow going with little progression. I mean, just look at my sketchbook for example. One year and I still suck...

[trad]

Thanks to all :)
So that's mean practicing is the secret. ... Is that true???

[Robert.B]

30% intuitive observation, 20% visual theory, 50% techincal application and drafting.

[Saturns Gate]

I hope Marko Djurdjevic dont mind me posting this :

Seriously though, lots of practice.

[Pawkfox]

Hahaha, that was awesome.
Reminds me of when we had 6weeks to make a working 3D game for xbox360
With a full GDD document in school.

It was pretty much EXACTLY like that.

[Farvus]

You just sit/stand many hours and draw or read about art. Then you post on forums and take a break. Then read comments and continue learning next day.

During break you can for example think about drawing or watch other people drawing on DVD.

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[trad]

aha ... it's (practicing :painting: + inspiration:lens: + a lot of coffee:x ) = creative formula ... true?? :bounce:

[Arshes Nei]

No just do nothing. It will happen magically. I mean I get asked all the time "Did you draw that?!?!" while I'm actually drawing. So apparently there are these magic fairies that put lines on the paper no matter what you do.

[Blue]

Download this. Read it. Worship it. Print it and cuddle it at night.


Andrew Loomis: Figure Drawing For All Its Worth (197 page pdf, 24mbs)
http://www.austinsketchgroup.com/share/loomis_FIGURE_draw.pdf

[rebelionature]

I have a elaboration of this question.
I know the only way to get better as an artist is to do it and study. Heres my question though, if you could plot out a day that would allow you to get as much out of it as you possibly can. example
morning-noon : life drawing
Noon-night: perspective

Right now its been mostly figure drawing from posemaniacs and trying to master some of the foundational stuff. But if there is any particularly good exercises that you know of or is here on CA? I could do a search but it would be nice to have a list for reference:yum:

[Slash]

Unless its not clear yet, you get back what you put in. Put in a lot and you'll get a lot back if you stick to it.

[Demo]

No just do nothing. It will happen magically. I mean I get asked all the time "Did you draw that?!?!" while I'm actually drawing. So apparently there are these magic fairies that put lines on the paper no matter what you do.

u know i also get that alot i wonder whats the answer their really looking for i mean whats the point of staring at a piece of paper and trying to fool people in to thinking u doing something.....o wait nvm i forgot i dont have a job

[Crawley]

drawing is like playing the piano, dancing, or any other skill, if you want to be good at it you have to practice, practice, practice. that's the only way to develop sensitivity. when i was making time to draw every day i saw alot of progress, I've seen alot of people really develop over the course of a year or so by starting a sketchbook thread and posting regularly on it. it's encouraging to look back through some of those ( like journey of an absolute rookie) you can get alot of feed back in there and they can see your work in context, which helps people see recurring strengths and weaknesses in your work. there are a few fundamentals that most go through

1. observational drawing. landscape, figure drawing, still life. draw your friends, your family, your cat, flowers, your lunch, etc.

2. master studies. look at drawings by masters and try to do faithful copies of their work. be sure the reference is good enough that you can see the technique used. do this with both classical and modern masters.

3. Perspective. art went through a amazing change with the discovery of perspective. the general principals are very simple to learn, pay attention to things like how elipses change with perspective. this is one of the things that is obvious in someone untrained, they never get elipses right, they make football shapes or something weird like that.

4. Mark making/sensitivity. are all your lines the same weight(darkness/ thickness)? practice making lines that start off light and go darker then light again, or vice versa. if you make all the edges of an object dark it will flatten the object.

well those are some basics. sometimes it helps also to work on toned paper where you can erase out as well as draw. or on a mid toned paper. like those old brown paper sacks, then you can draw with white and dark pastel pencils. try different things, different kinds of pencils, different papers. stay away from lined notebook paper.. that reeks of junior high art.

most important thing is that you draw, draw, draw. people here will help you develop along the way, this is a great group of people here.

have fun!

[Maidith]

WARNING: Constant practice may cause skill.

[Peter Coene]

aha ... it's (practicing :painting: + inspiration:lens: + a lot of coffee:x ) = creative formula ... true?? :bounce:
...please... do not mentally connect lense flares with inspration...

[Dave Kendall]

Download this. Read it. Worship it. Print it and cuddle it at night.


Andrew Loomis: Figure Drawing For All Its Worth (197 page pdf, 24mbs)
http://www.austinsketchgroup.com/share/loomis_FIGURE_draw.pdf

I just read through this last night. It's not just his insight into teaching and process, but his philosophy on finding your own voice. There's also a book by Loomis called successful drawing. Some of the best perspective teaching I've seen, especially on how to place figures accurately in space.

[Saturns Gate]

Bridgeman will help you understand the connections of muscles to the bone system, put that on your list but for a beginner I think Loomis is probably best. Bridgeman has a fast kind of sketchy feel to his work, but its the connections of muscles which I find most appealing.

Also, once you begin to really delve into art, youll begin to see things in a slightly different way. Im not talking matrix style so dont get excited..(that would be cool though). Im talking about drifting off from time to time after you spot something where the light hits a building in a certain way, and how the surface of that buildings material takes on a slightly different hue or feel. Yes..you may well look like a weirdo by the end of it, but its all for the best! ;)