Hey there! I sure can give it a shot! (This is some of the main stuff I teach my Grade 9 / 10 students right from the start)
When it comes to anatomy and drawing just about anything, the more you draw, the more you will increase your observational and technical skills! To improve at drawing quickly, I recommend doing practise drawings daily, even if just for 10 minutes! And the best is drawing from observation when you’re learning anatomy, birds and butterflies and animals are excellent subjects. Like any skill, if you put in the hours, you’ll see amazing results!
Another thing I tell my students about is the “canonical perspective.” This is a phenomenon where even when looking at something in real life, our brain will tell us to draw it in the way it expects it. When it comes to drawing from observation, even something simple like a mug, your brain will try to get you to draw it the way it “expects” to see it. This is why most people draw mugs with a flat line at the bottom (it should be an oval usually) This also happens with faces. ALL human eyes are halfway down the face, but the untrained artist will ALWAYS draw the eyes too high.
The video below explains it fantastically in the first 2 minutes, with regards to faces! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AImS4KG-Uw Once you learn about this brain sabotage, it helps you to better observe that you’re looking at!
FINALLY, if you have a Skillshare account, I recommend taking Brent Eviston’s Art and Science of drawing course on Skillshare, I learned a LOT from his classes!!
SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG, I’m one of those rambling teachers haha!!
Ah i see, following your advice, ill try to do art everyday! Instead of birds, bottleflies and/or animals, is it okay if i draw hands instead (using my own hand as a ref)? I wonder how do you even draw a butterfly from observation.
ooo, i see! I learned something new today!! Ill watch the video you recommended me to watch so that i can understand more! <3
As a grade 10 student, i don't have a Skillshare account since i don't have paypal ;w; but if i do in the future ill def attend the class you recommended! :D
Its okay!! Idm reading long messages :3 and actually i would love to know more if you wanna share! <3 Im always up for learning new things.
(Also i would love to attend your art classes if that was even possible though im pretty sure that's not allowed aaaaa)
Sorry too for the late reply btw!! ;w; if you wanna continue this further we can do it in the DMs if you wanna to prevent having so much messages on your profile (if you don't like having a lot of messages on your profile)
Oh yeah for sure! By observational drawing, I just mean using photo references, like drawing from real photographs of animals or hands or people! That way, you’re learning from the source (nature). I recommend buying a cheap sketchbook for this, knowing you’ll fill it with practise stuff. You caaaaaan practise digitally, but then you might rely on warp / liquify tools too much. Drawing traditionally will really train your hand better!
Oh sure haha, send me a DM, I’m happy to to help out however I can! <3 (Also I live in China, so my timezone is WHACK)
Thank! .w. ah i see! Rip i don't have a sketchbook but i do have a thick book that doesn't have lines on them (basically just a blank page but with some cute backgrounds on it), maybe that would do then? .w.
I only do fullbody artworks/ ref artworks/ really big artworks/ small gifs/ colouring on digital, since i find it easier to do. But normally when i just wanna sketch some art (and not add any colour on it) i usually do it on a random piece of paper! And use my hand as a ref lol, or a random picture that i can take references on, depending on what i do .w.
Sure!! Ill send you a DM if i have any more questions to ask <3 As a person who live in Asia and close to China, i think our timezones are the exact same lol, right now as i type this it was 9:17am in my country byjdcefd
Carnivox
Hey there! I sure can give it a shot!
(This is some of the main stuff I teach my Grade 9 / 10 students right from the start)
When it comes to anatomy and drawing just about anything, the more you draw, the more you will increase your observational and technical skills!
To improve at drawing quickly, I recommend doing practise drawings daily, even if just for 10 minutes!
And the best is drawing from observation when you’re learning anatomy, birds and butterflies and animals are excellent subjects.
Like any skill, if you put in the hours, you’ll see amazing results!
Another thing I tell my students about is the “canonical perspective.”
This is a phenomenon where even when looking at something in real life, our brain will tell us to draw it in the way it expects it.
When it comes to drawing from observation, even something simple like a mug, your brain will try to get you to draw it the
way it “expects” to see it. This is why most people draw mugs with a flat line at the bottom (it should be an oval usually)
This also happens with faces. ALL human eyes are halfway down the face, but the untrained artist will ALWAYS draw the eyes too high.
The video below explains it fantastically in the first 2 minutes, with regards to faces!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AImS4KG-Uw
Once you learn about this brain sabotage, it helps you to better observe that you’re looking at!
FINALLY, if you have a Skillshare account, I recommend taking Brent Eviston’s Art and Science of drawing course on Skillshare,
I learned a LOT from his classes!!
SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG, I’m one of those rambling teachers haha!!
2 years, 8 months ago Edited 5:24 am
Heyoo!
Ah i see, following your advice, ill try to do art everyday! Instead of birds, bottleflies and/or animals, is it okay if i draw hands instead (using my own hand as a ref)? I wonder how do you even draw a butterfly from observation.
ooo, i see! I learned something new today!! Ill watch the video you recommended me to watch so that i can understand more! <3
As a grade 10 student, i don't have a Skillshare account since i don't have paypal ;w; but if i do in the future ill def attend the class you recommended! :D
Its okay!! Idm reading long messages :3
and actually i would love to know more if you wanna share! <3 Im always up for learning new things.
(Also i would love to attend your art classes if that was even possible though im pretty sure that's not allowed aaaaa)
Sorry too for the late reply btw!! ;w; if you wanna continue this further we can do it in the DMs if you wanna to prevent having so much messages on your profile (if you don't like having a lot of messages on your profile)
2 years, 8 months ago Edited 8:47 am
Oh yeah for sure!
By observational drawing, I just mean using photo references, like drawing from real photographs of animals or hands or people!
That way, you’re learning from the source (nature). I recommend buying a cheap sketchbook for this, knowing you’ll fill it with practise stuff.
You caaaaaan practise digitally, but then you might rely on warp / liquify tools too much. Drawing traditionally will really train your hand better!
Oh sure haha, send me a DM, I’m happy to to help out however I can! <3
(Also I live in China, so my timezone is WHACK)
2 years, 8 months ago
Thank! .w.
ah i see! Rip i don't have a sketchbook but i do have a thick book that doesn't have lines on them (basically just a blank page but with some cute backgrounds on it), maybe that would do then? .w.
I only do fullbody artworks/ ref artworks/ really big artworks/ small gifs/ colouring on digital, since i find it easier to do. But normally when i just wanna sketch some art (and not add any colour on it) i usually do it on a random piece of paper! And use my hand as a ref lol, or a random picture that i can take references on, depending on what i do .w.
Sure!! Ill send you a DM if i have any more questions to ask <3
As a person who live in Asia and close to China, i think our timezones are the exact same lol, right now as i type this it was 9:17am in my country byjdcefd
2 years, 8 months ago Edited 6:18 pm
ahh that should work!
As long as it’s whitish paper and you don’t mind scribbling on it!
Sure thing, best of luck with everything !!
2 years, 8 months ago
Alright then!! Yeh its kinda whitish and i don't mind scribbling on it!
Thank you, u too! :D
2 years, 8 months ago