All my life people have told me that i could draw really well but i just don't see myself as being a person that could draw that good. What are some really good drawing books i could use? I really like the "Sin City" type art or anything that can make me understand drawing figures and real people.
2006-07-03 11:56:19 · 6 answers · asked by Guess who 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
The secret of drawing is learning to see, as all my artist friends agree. Get "Drawing with the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. Do the exercises. Carry a small drawing book (Moleskin is great if you can find one) and a pen, and draw quick "gesture" drawings of people in the street, or wherever you sit still for a few minutes. Don't get stuck doing "drawings of drawings", as so many do, and which your "Sin City type art" suggests. That's kids' stuff - you end drawing symbols of things, and not things themselves. A drawing is not merely the representation of a subject - it should capture your own personal response to the subject, and the "gesture" of the subject which captures its life. Trust your eye and hand, don't be "fussy" (loose lines are more suggestive because they engage the viewer in the creation), be economical to find the line or tonal pattern that is significant, study the variety of drawings of great artists, and abandon ego and preconception. And draw draw draw, lineally and tonally.
2006-07-03 14:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like to draw too! I would suggest going to an art store and you should be able to find some helpful books or maybe even a Barnes & Noble book store,
2006-07-03 12:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are all kinds of sites online nowadays which have free tutorials available in the areas of Anime and Manga. I would say you'd probably be more interested in the Manga-style of illustration based on the fact that you made a direct reference to "Sin City." Personally, I'm a big fan of the "Witchblade" series.
Anyway, I have listed some sites for you to review at your leisure in my sources below. I hope you find something helpful in them.
Cheers, and happy illustrating. =)
2006-07-03 12:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by Methlehem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, this is what I used to do, I copied the draws of my preference. tried to make them the best that I could, then I realized how difficult it was to think of an image and then to fix it perfectly on paper. you know, perspective, emotions, shades, etc
then , with the time I developed my own style. practicing, practicing
but wondering never got me further, He He
2006-07-03 12:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well 2 tell u the truth, there isnt any person in the world can c the talent that he has, unless he improves it and works harder until all the ppl in the world r impressed. i can draw excellent as ppl tell me but i really dont know wut the big deal is when they c my drawings. i just like 2 draw!
2006-07-03 12:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look gurl
every one thinks they can't draw
for the majority it is true
but the rest of the folk who think they can't draw, just take other people's word for it if they tell you so
you just keep doing what you do. if other people like it good
if thye don't then screw them
you ar ethe artist and you create what you see and what you want and what you like
2006-07-03 13:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by rodriguez_w2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋