Forum posts by Idon'tknow

I do understand what you mean, but I cannot tell them what didn't work for me. I committed many mistakes that at the end of the day didn't help me improve and got me frustrated over it until I found the solution elsewhere. Let me tell you I am doing all of this not for ill intent but because I do not want others to live the same stuff I went through, I genuinelly want to help others learn the best way I can.😖😭

• Idon'tknow edited this post on November 7, 2024 9:47pm.
• Idon'tknow edited this post on November 7, 2024 9:55pm.

better yet, do 15 seconds sketches. the point of gesture drawing is that you shouldn't care of what comes out. https://imgur.com/a/i3kt1Qs you must learn how many bodyparts can be drawn in less lines as possible with no actual understanding of 3d shapes and so on. squinting your eyes can help too since you must not understand all those details. that is the first step

Anyways, that exercise didn't taught me how to draw a rib cage. I just copied the same image over and over for no reason.

https://imgur.com/a/bvEDznJ

I had problems with one in particular, i tried doing it over and over again but it just doesn't work.

• Idon'tknow edited this post on October 30, 2024 11:18pm.

as I said before, don't even do it to improve. just do it to spend time some way

Yet, am I in the wrong for not consuming it the RIGHT way? or are those that do not understand those books in the wrong because they are not meant to learn art in the first place?

Yeah, as I said. when it comes to the lines it is all straighforward. Every source can do its job. Regarding all those realistic and really complicated designs... that requires beyond expert level of artistic talent to understand. I do not want to discourage you but many artists, especially in the east had a particular upbringing from a very VERY early age. It is all OK if by inspiration you man using some of their ideas, but in case of artistry or comlpexity it's not like asking to draw in the Fairly Odd parents style. Trying to emulate him would bring every novice at a disadvantage.

I tell you all of this because I was really ambitious in terms of inspiration. I thought I could rival many Disney animators if I just understood the behind the scenes and so on. But in reality those people never even started asking for help in some art forum, 'cos they always had the right masters teaching them the job. If they couldn't make it at that level on their own what makes you think I should? So at the end of the day I've learned to just start from the bottom. It's quite a good thing you like things that have a simpler art style, that doesn't mean their art sucks, but their decisions are based in simplicity and function.

• Idon'tknow edited this post on October 29, 2024 7:52pm.

Ok, there is still something you can learn at the moment. let's start from the line. the way you draw makes me think you move the hand really slowly. Well when I am talking about stable lines I mean make each line with a simple swoop, do not put time or effort into it. flick your entire Forearm to make it as much natural as possible. In this case every single tutorial can help you with that. Try the drawabox site where you can find descriptions and so on or you can look at the BaM Animation channel where they can give you some exercises on how to train your arm in doing said lines. usually this video was the one that taught me to fill a page with lines.