I would like to get back into drawing, any tips?

[DunkeyKong]

Oh look who made a topic about this :3

Feel free to slide into my DMs if you want personal guidelines.
@wilddogsdivorce already made some good points.

What I want to add is to draw for yourself and not because people might like it or likes and thumb ups on the internet.

True that! It's important to focus on yourself first before the others

do you need any ideas to get started?

Ideas?
Would love to hear some

 

[MasterEn]

True that! It's important to focus on yourself first before the others

Ideas?
Would love to hear some

okay. here's a couple:
pizza cheeseburger
red and blue pikmin reenacting the ending of anakin and obi-wan's battle at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

 

[DunkeyKong]

okay. here's a couple:
pizza cheeseburger
red and blue pikmin reenacting the ending of anakin and obi-wan's battle at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

Ah just what I needed

 

[kuroninneko]

Have both a digital and paper sketchbook and make lots of doodles where the goal isnt to make a great drawing but to have fun, be expressive, and study subjects/tools. Many of these sketch pages can become ideas for full drawings later.

Also collect and organize reference using a software like PureRef.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

For what i can tell, start with pencil and paper. Picking up a 4h-B-4b are really good types that not only blend each other but have different shading values. You also learn how to put pressure on your drawings and learning how to apply certain types of pressure on certain parts. Make sure you buy a nice fineliner pen as this will help you be more confident on drawing straights and curves without feathering the drawings.

I use Faber-Castell but any pencil is fine. Hell a 2H Number 2 pencil works. Paper? Anything you can grab your mittens on, sheet paper, napkin anything. The beauty of drawing is that its a pick up and play method.

Start with what you love, Video games? Titties? Sports Cars? Landscapes? Go from there and gradually start to push yourself into doing things you avoid or hate. The more you do it, the better your brain can figure out the missing pieces and its starts to connect with one another. Try to not get too overwhelm with learning something, like most people on this thread said. Take your time. Never rush yourself, always go through the basics. You can draw shapes and textures inbetween your fun doodles and your brain will naturally unlock the ability too see things in 3D on a 2D plane. Don't be afraid too use markers, crayons, watercolors or pastels. its fun too experiment with these things while you doodle. You can learn color values by simply using these things naturally. Also, have fun!

 

[DunkeyKong]

Start with what you love, Video games? Titties? Sports Cars? Landscapes? Go from there and gradually start to push yourself into doing things you avoid or hate.

I'm interested in the second one

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

I think i'm gonna start drawing a bit more too. I'll love to see something made by you.

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I almost lost programming once when i was in the army, but picked it back up real quick when i started doing it again. Skills are like riding a bike. You'll struggle a little bit but you'll pick it up fairly quickly again.

I'm not an artist, but i would think start with the basics. Draw static objects like an apple on a plate, or bowl of fruit. Then draw things you used to draw, be it people animals horses, etc.

Might get a few 'how to draw' books, there's ones that focuses on anatomy, hands and feet, faces, etc.

But most importantly, do a little bit every day, or as often as you can make time for it. It takes 10,000 hours to become skilled at something. So don't treat it as a race. Treat it as a leisurely stroll. And remember to have fun. If you aren't having fun, it's difficult to go that long.,

 

[DunkeyKong]

I almost lost programming once when i was in the army, but picked it back up real quick when i started doing it again. Skills are like riding a bike. You'll struggle a little bit but you'll pick it up fairly quickly again.

I'm not an artist, but i would think start with the basics. Draw static objects like an apple on a plate, or bowl of fruit. Then draw things you used to draw, be it people animals horses, etc.

Might get a few 'how to draw' books, there's ones that focuses on anatomy, hands and feet, faces, etc.

But most importantly, do a little bit every day, or as often as you can make time for it. It takes 10,000 hours to become skilled at something. So don't treat it as a race. Treat it as a leisurely stroll. And remember to have fun. If you aren't having fun, it's difficult to go that long.,

Wow, what a story and advice

I don't know where you are but thank you for your service . I agree with most of these, especially the last part

 

[Yousef]

I got back into drawing. (Finally)

Edit: gonna close this now. If you’d like to further discuss things you may do so in dms. I’m gonna be mostly sharing my art in private. That’s it.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

Me after see this wall of tips:
Ah there is something else to say?