Drawing tutorials?

[ar]

Hi, I'm trying to learn how to draw better. Basically any kind that would help me learn to draw the basic "skeleton" of figures, the outlines, and what would teach me step by step. I know how to draw, I just want to learn the basics.

Are there any good tutorials that I could learn from? Not any of that graphical stuff, just clean tutorials that would help me out.

Thank you :)!






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[RadioactveChimp]

no tuts that i know of, but i took figure drawing for two years so i can give you some easy tips:

1) all human bodies are 7 and a half heads tall. What this means is that (counting the actual head) if you were to take the measurement of the head, and draw six and a half more heads downward, this would be the normal height of a person. Comic book super heroes are usually 8 or 9 heads tall to make them dominant over normal characters and to give the larger muscle structure more room. Cartoon caracters like Mickey Mouse are usually 3 heads tall. The shoulders are usually one and a half heads wide.

This is just one of millions of stupid facts I know about figures. If you want I can scan some of my figure drawings so you can really see these shapes and how they work.

-Dean :block:

[iLikePie]

i think it's really better to grab a book on figure drawing basics, then practice heaps!
i've taken drawing this semester and improved lots, it's all about learning what to focus on and how shapes interact.

so tutorials (or instructions from a book or teacher) are good, but you'll improve by practicing (duh :P). What i'm saying is, if you don't have somebody to teach you, grab a book.

i'm sure there are some drawing tutes on the net (in fact i do remember a few from yrs ago) but they may not be good quality.

[RadioactveChimp]

i disagree completely :lol:

books tend to not tell you **** about ****. They say "draw this" without any explaination. Then all of a sudden the figure is rendered and all nice. If there is a book that doesn't do this, i'd like to buy it/parade it in a circle of joy.

[sumtan]

here's some good drawing books by Andrew Loomis.. http://www.saveloomis.org/

have fun with these books.. those really the greatest.. :ninja:

[iLikePie]

chimp - maybe we've been looking at different books :)

also, even though i can understand what you are saying, those books would still be helpful because you're actually practicing drawing. Of course it's better to understand techniques, principles and stuff, but i've improved even when i'm just trying to copy something out of a book because it forces me to experiment with techniques and get my eye adjusted to try and achieve what i'm looking at.

[RadioactveChimp]

right, that's cool. I understand what you speak of now :thumb:

[Patriotxcountry]

Check out the tutorials here:

http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials

[RadioactveChimp]

wow those are perfect! nice find

[iLikePie]

wow, i've been going to gfxartist for ages and never noticed those tutes.... they look really good!

in the tute about drawing heads, the guy says at the end
"You shoud draw entire pages of at least a dozen drawings on the page. Repetition is the KEY to successful drawing, can’t stress that enough. Come to my studio some time and I will show you the dozens upon dozens of pads filled front to back of studies. Good, Bad, Horrid, Eye Wrenching, etc. but done no less."

i like this philosophy - horrid, but done :P

[mlk]

Start with drawing circles, LOADS of them...

then move on to shaded circles...

[billystar]

go and take short course in life drawing

there are fundamentals to drawing which are very hard to teach yourself. from my experiences, and they include 2 years at the royal college of art, a few weeks intial tuition will set anyone free to develop their own drawing style