How do I make myself a better artist.?

Question

Everyone tells me my drawings are good, I think so too, but they are not as sharp as I would like them, if you know what I mean. Does anyone have any input to increase my skill?

Answer 1

Practice makes perfect. I'm sure you must be a good artist. Have you tried experimenting with different styles? Have you tried using different colors and variety. Have you tried oil or ceramic painting? Do you do still forms or landscapes, or seacapes or people? Me, I like, vibrant colors and paintings that are two dimensional and tells me a story.

Answer 2

I have been drawing since I was in first grade.....and have never stopped. It does take time, but it is time that will fly by. I have gotten to the point were I can look at something and draw it...it is difficult to explain when asked...it just happens. I have sold art over the years, all word of mouth.....some small, some large...14ftx30ft. One thing that may help you, if what you are seeking is a more accurate drawing, is to zoom in on a portion of what it is you want to draw. Such as, a still life, Take something simple and everyday....like a desk stapler. Look at it, up close...choose a portion of it...draw only that. This will allow you to focus on a part of it, and not feel overwhelmed with the entire object. This will also work with a photograph. Select a small part of the photo, and only draw that part...but when you are drawing that portion.....go big. The larger you draw it, the more detail you will be able to focus on and capture. I hope that helps.

Answer 3

Start out by drawing things you hate.

No joke. You're likely quite good already with drawing what you like, but for practise, you could round out your skill and your temperment by mastering one new thing at a time. Take the most difficult project you can imagine and give it a shot. If it fails, go back to what you like and you'll notice you have a different thought process. Later, come back to that really "difficult" task. Repeat until you've mastered it. After that, try another new challenge.

You don't need a teacher for this, and the great masters learned by this method.

Answer 4

I too am a artist (illustrator)

The only way to become better which is 'cliche, is to
draw everyday at least one hour - but as much as you can works best. And draw everything. Everything around you in real life.
By drawing things that are real, you will become more knowledgeable about your art. Ask any professional artist whether it a be a cartoonist or painter, and 99% of them will tell you the same thing. Good artist are not born, their talent is, good artist are made through years and years of repetition, life study, dedication, and practice. Plus, draw things you don't even want to. Eventually you will be awakened to new creative things that you never new existed!

Answer 5

Blondie I'm an art teacher and Practice makes Permanent ! If it made perfect then what would be the point of of drawing. I tell my students "With PRACTICE and a POSITVE ATTITUDE anything can be ACCOMPLISHED" and it can, Practice, Practice, Practice ... Drawing from OBSERVATION is the best way to learn, when you draw with your eyes you are able see clear and correct proportions, detail and most of all shapes ! Shapes make up every thing, if you condition yourself to pick out simple shapes ( square, triangles, rectangle, circles) in every complex image then you will start to draw the parts instead of the whole. The simplified parts will in turn create the complex whole. Your artwork no matter what is drawn becomes a self-portrait an extension of you the artist, of who you are, confidence is the key, draw EVERYTHING and anything, no matter is you dont like to, beacause to become great equals somesort of sacrifice ... unless you dont want to become great, I hope this helped !!!

Answer 6

Oh blondie....I know a lot of people don't think so, but drawing takes practice. People who say they suck at drawing, it's because they never draw a day in their life. I noticed that, in a couple of months taking a drawing class in school, my skills jumped to an astounding level! My advice to you is just to sit every day and practice drawing. If you really love it, you will want to do it and you will enjoy doing it. As the days go by, you will come to find that your sight and your hand will begin to go together and you will be able to create the desired effects.

Answer 7

I agree with everyone else about the practicing thing, but also draw things that challenge you and take you outside your normal boundaries. Try drawing things you wouldn't normally.

It also helps to keep a sketchbook/porfolio to show your progress (even if it's just a pile of papers in the corner). Sometimes we think we haven't improved at all when in reality we've come quite a way.

Answer 8

Just practise, practise and more practise....take your time observing the detail in the thing you're drawing, and just try do the best you can on copying it to the paper (or whatever you happen to be drawing on)........ I've always been a cackhanded sod at drawing, until my teacher showed me how to cheat by tracing the outline of it from a photograph with tracing paper, copying the outline from the tracing paper to a normal piece of paper, enlarging it on a photocopier, then just colour it in trying my best to match the colours as close as possible.

Answer 9

Do you think before you draw? Let go off trying to figure out how the picture should look. Just let inspiration come out with no preconvieved notion of how it should be.

Answer 10

There are several differant types af artist pencils, blenders, etc. try differant types of leads, also differant types of paper, research, and experiment!
I am also an artist, sometimes I like to work with colored pencils (I prefer the water color pencils, they blend well) and sometimes I paint with acrylics on canvas, just depends on what my subject is. Just keep trying differant techniques, untill you find what works best.