gotta get this off my chest before i go to sleep ignore any typos or grammar errors in all my years of drawing and animating people have sometimes asked me “how do you get so good at drawing? gosh ill never be as good as that” and im finally making a response to those people the answer is: practice now before you pull out your knives and pitchforks let me explain myself how does an athlete get good? they practice how does a musician get good? they practice how does a chef get good? they practice do you see the pattern? so why would it be any different for artists? there are LOADS of ways to practice, not just sitting down and slaving away at drawing anatomy studies (bc to be frank, that doesn’t sound fun to me either, but they DO work if that’s what you want to do) here’s ways to practice art so that you improve: - WATCH TUTORIAL VIDEOS. youtube has tons of tons of tons of tutorial videos. i strongly reccommend Leslie LuMarie and JelArts for drawing, and Jazza and NobleFrugal Studios for animation to get you started - DRAW WHAT YOU LIKE, BUT MIX IN STUFF YOU DONT LIKE. if you like cats, draw cats. but don’t only draw cats. throw some other things into the mix, like humans, reptiles, buildings, cars, etc to avoid a severe skill dropoff when you actually have to draw other things besides cats - FIND THE ART PROGRAM THAT FITS YOU. you do not need the cadillac of art programs if you’re only dipping your toes in the water. some good and free beginner programs are firealpaca, krita, medibang, gimp, etc. maybe you don’t even want to draw on PC, there’s plenty of phone apps that can get you good results that are also completely free. there’s also paper and pencil, 100% free. animation programs you could use for free are opentoonz, krita, flipaclip, and heck even firealpaca or flipnote3d on the 3DS. don’t go investing hundreds or thousands of bucks into big name industry programs if you don’t actually know if you want to be an artist - ASK FOR CRITICISM. even people who cant draw understand what separates good art from bad art. don’t be afraid to ask around, whether that be online or people you know in real life, and get their opinions of your piece. or you can ask someone who actually makes art seriously. take the criticism you get and apply it to your next drawing so that it’s even better (i can also give critiques if you want, just saying lol) - PINTEREST. pinterest can be an artist’s best friend, because you have all the anatomy and life drawing resources right there. stay away from the actual drawings, and try to draw from a real photo. itll improve your skills faster than just copying whatever someone else already drew also here’s some things that may not seem rude but actually do more harm than good: - telling an artist “ILL NEVER BE THIS GOOD”. it seems like a compliment, but it also seems like you’re fishing for pity. it also makes you feel bad about yourself. don’t do that - telling an artist “_______ DID IT BETTER” or “THIS ISNT GOOD”. this is extremely damaging, and while you may feel like you’re giving critique, it’s actually very degrading and toxic to the artist - COMPLAINING WHEN AN ARTISTS TELLS YOU TO PRACTICE TO GET BETTER. it’s common sense dingdong, practice makes you better. there’s no loophole here, sorry so in conclusion STOP SAYING YOUR ART IS BAD AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW YOULL NEVER BE GOOD. you will be good. it takes time and practice. you can do it i believe in you if you need advice or criticism, im always here to help at TL;DR: the only way to improve is to practice you bumbum
