Messages du forum par Michael Houghton

I prefer digital drawing, it is much easier to experiment with it (adding brushes, 3D effects) and the quality of such a drawing is always at its best. And of course it is more convenient for transferring work. Now I am engaged in providing website designing service with https://ckt-soft.com/design.html Digital technologies allow me to do my work with high quality and on time.

Wow, you are so great at showing the movements of the figures. They look very lively even though they are just simple sketches. This is the biggest challenge for me right now. could you tell me, how long have you been practicing?

This question disturbed me very much some time ago. At that time, I realized there are a lot of information for beginners, but if you have already reached a certain level, you need todig deep to find something. Therefore, I went to the Internet to look for advice there. And I found a few things that helped me and I want to share them here

Learn the most basic basics (if you haven't already). Theory of composition, color, knowledge of anatomy and proportions are essential in practice. For example, I just decided to retrace everything to identify my "blind spots". Just don't get hung up on impeccability of your work. The internal structure and basic knowledge are much more important. Drawing is an ongoing experiment and is constantly changing and evolving. A good artist should be able to use all kinds of materials, different working methods, different surfaces.

Think about why you draw and why you do what you do. You need to think deeply and understand WHY you need all this. So, you will have mor confidence for your actions.

And the most important (for me): try new things and seek inspiration. By that I mean a lot, a LOT of new things. It can be ANYTHING. New supplies, mediums, new unusual and even weird techniques, surfaces, completely new styles, etc. I read trying a completely different kind of art (pottery or graphite as examples) can help much. In the process of searching for new ideas, I suddenly began to color simple coloring pages (https://artistro.com/pages/free-coloring-pages-for-adults) and a new world opened up for me. It turned out to be very similar to meditation, I relax in the process and my brain started generating ideas. Study art. There are already so many different techniques, ideas and works around us: old and new, strange and understandable, for all tasts and ages. Study what is happening now in contemporary art, because contemporary art can bring ton of new ideas. Watch this video, for example: https://youtu.be/UPWPdqI0-sE it blew up my brain.

Good luck, I hope somethigs here can help!

I think mediums are probably not the main thing. The most important one is to study anatomy and learn how to draw the pose. And of couse, all this can't be learned quickly. Drawing a human body is such a hard thing, it takes a lot of training. This video of how to practice to draw human bodies helped me https://youtu.be/n4XuE4Fe7N4 so I've recommend to watch it

I determine the proportions from the very first stage. I think first I try to create a pose (which I am having trouble with) and then I think about the proportions. I create a pose very lightly, I outline it with a few strokes, draw a very simple sketch. So, I do the composition of the figure, its scale and pose, and then work with the proportions.

Please don't worry, this is a very common problem. maybe I can help you with some tips:

1) Concentrate on drawing poses as often as possible, you will get better every session.

2) For practice select the type of proportion you want to draw and limit your time. Try to draw during this limited time as acurate as possible. Make this exercise a daily habit and you will surely improve faster! You can challenge yourself and choose a shorter time limit every few weeks.

3) Simple thing but: if the sketches are out of proportion, then try to draw the hips and spine first.

4) Try different painting materials from time to time. It can develop youe abilities.

To make optimal progress in drawing, you need to focus not at the amount of time you spend, but at its quality. You need to be focused, relaxed.

In general, it is best to train for 3 hours a day (with breaks). How to devide the time depends only on you. But if you mean that it's hard for you to start from big among of time, you can start from 5 min, then instrise your practise time from session to session