Im actually serious asf about learning how to draw

Just looking for tips from the experts. Quickly realizing i need to learn proper technique or im just wasting my time

Primarily wanna draw graphic novel/manga style art but i also like drawing landscapes or anything fantasy related

go to ur local library and check out some drawing books

I rly struggle with eyes

Anything large and like structured like buildings or mountains are easy

Hair is easy

Anatomy is a little tricky depending on pose but not too bad

Fine details especially on clothes f*** me up bad

Shadow detail im terrible at

Overall im super bunz

Yea i thought about that but its 2026 i cant imagine reading books

There's a lot of structured courses and videos out there that probably will serve you well if you are serious about art. Be prepared to be bored though bc that s*** is straight repetition

But personally I hate anything structured like that and I learned just from drawing whatever I wanted. If I wanted a piece with perspective for example I just copied how to do it from other artists during the process

That means your drawing will take a long time though but maybe that's just me

some of them dont really have words

it just steps in how to draw something ya feel me

Yea im the same way but i also dont think its wise to let bad drawing habits linger

I was rly looking for a youtube channel or something online that would accelerate the process

i been following a few ppl who give tips on ig it's been nice. i try to draw everyday and most importantly not beat myself up about my level. it's supposed to be fun!

Some people really like Proko. Their videos are not too long and seems like they got a lot of different artists giving advice

Trace…

Line + gesture , shape, form been self studying for years now.

You can pick up the basics of the fundamentals fairly quickly if you know how to learn. You just need a few videos and then repetition, repetition, repetition

Every fundamental could be broken down in a 3 step process to grasp the basics of it and to produce a decent image.

It’s gonna take a while to get good but if you create your own curriculum and start with good homework and then challenge yourself with something hard then go back and practice again. You have to create milestones for yourself.

Most artists hated practicing and homework and drawing millions of boxes in perspective but you’ll love it eventually over time. You don’t have to draw boxes everyday though, you can do 15 min warm ups and draw references.

But to gain the most exp, I recommend drawing from life. An Apple, lemon,orange , pot , bowl etc. light it properly and draw.
Start with one object, then multiple to challenge yourself.

Again it takes practice, time, consistency and the further you go it then becomes a specialization

when I write on the top of rocks in Arizona people assume I'm drawing

has always me wanna draw the view instead of write about the view

come on man

Reading the thread title gave me a stroke

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found a hatsune miku shirt from mikuchella for $20 on depop it's a size L so ill prob just give it to my brother but that shirt be going for like 150-200 on ebay lol