Green flag than arrow keys or tap to navigate 1) Experiment, this is a big one. If you really want to learn and grow as an artist you need to learn by making mistakes and persisting with different poses, subjects, colours, mediums (that is watercolour, digital, traditional, acrylic etc.) styles and ideas. My sketch with a touch of colour 'Sunflower' is different to how I would normally draw with just a normal sketch with less focus on a person and more on the room and the 'sunflower' lamp as well as experimenting with the idea of having a flower that is a lamp and also obviously an experiment with colour. 2) Sketching and doodling - these sketches are relatively basic however they are important I sketch and doodle basically all the time I have paper and a pen in my hand (in class I get into the trouble for that) I also like to observe and draw people around me though be warned don't stare at someone too long or they might get creeped out. 3 + 4) On paper doodles mostly just quite random but they are good fun. (Disclaimer I copied one sketch from a book we have at home). 5) Add movement and energy to your drawings and tell a story. Quite basic sketches but you can see the difference. To the 'motion' drawing (in blue) I added not only movement to the body but also facial expressions to try and add more 'life' to the drawing. (Also sparkling eyes :D). 6+7) Enjoy what you are doing. Don't spend hours straining your eyes with increasing frustration trying to be like x or y or draw with perfect realism. The most important thing about art is to enjoy yourself and to have fun doing what you are doing. Yes, there are some amazing realism or semi realism artists and their art is beautiful! However you need to be happy and confident with your art! Your art is beautiful too you need to enjoy it to succeed at it! There is no point to try to copy someone else's art if you aren't having fun - studies and realism are important sometimes but enjoy where you are rather than putting yourself down or comparing yourself to others. If you act like that you are just going to end up burnt out and with art block!
1) Experiment, this is a big one. If you really want to learn and grow as an artist you need to learn by making mistakes and persisting with different poses, subjects, colours, mediums (that is watercolour, digital, traditional, acrylic etc.) styles and ideas. My sketch with a touch of colour 'Sunflower' is different to how I would normally draw with just a normal sketch with less focus on a person and more on the room and the 'sunflower' lamp as well as experimenting with the idea of having a flower that is a lamp and also obviously an experiment with colour. 2) Sketching and doodling - these sketches are relatively basic however they are important I sketch and doodle basically all the time I have paper and a pen in my hand (in class I get into the trouble for that) I also like to observe and draw people around me though be warned don't stare at someone too long or they might get creeped out. 3 + 4) On paper doodles mostly just quite random but they are good fun. (Disclaimer I copied one sketch from a book we have at home). 5) Add movement and energy to your drawings and tell a story. Quite basic sketches but you can see the difference. To the 'motion' drawing (in blue) I added not only movement to the body but also facial expressions to try and add more 'life' to the drawing. (Also sparkling eyes :D). 6+7) Enjoy what you are doing. Don't spend hours straining your eyes with increasing frustration trying to be like x or y or draw with perfect realism. The most important thing about art is to enjoy yourself and to have fun doing what you are doing. Yes, there are some amazing realism or semi realism artists and their art is beautiful! However you need to be happy and confident with your art! Your art is beautiful too you need to enjoy it to succeed at it! There is no point to try to copy someone else's art if you aren't having fun - studies and realism are important sometimes but enjoy where you are rather than putting yourself down or comparing yourself to others. If you act like that you are just going to end up burnt out and with art block! So here are some cartoons I drew in class for fun! 1) For experimenting I recommend you look into the styles of different artists - I was looking into Dr. Seuss's style for this one. And when using colours remember colour theory. One new technique that I currently love is for traditional shading with varying concentrations of black water colour and outlining in pen - it turns out really well! 2) When doodling and sketching it just is letting the pen flow don't focus too much on if your drawings are good or bad (I'm still learning on this one as you can see from my multiple crossing outs) I tend to doodle when we are being taught something it somehow helps me focus - I'm not really sure how it works but when I just sit there and try to doodle with no distractions I need some inspiration as you can see from several of the sketches I come up with random words and try to draw a picture from it e.g. bird, cheese, fire, cat, sheep or several words for one picture - freeze cheese, bird world, tyre fire, cat bat, sheep leap. I'm currently in a Dr. Seuss phase so I like to make them rhyme! 3+4) As stated above ^ 5) When adding movement and energy first think of a story you want to tell. No need to be overly ambitious - a girl who is being walked by a dog, a child on a bike, someone dancing are all great ideas for a sketch. Deeper stories are a lot more complex to create however if you want to try one out- go for it! 6+7) If every artwork is a strain then you should draw simpler. You will still improve just have a more steady and gradual process that you are more likely to enjoy!
