how did you learn to draw? and when did you begin? How long did it take you, personally, to get the basics down and begin creating recognizable drawings?
2006-11-07 06:11:23 · 8 answers · asked by chikka 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Learning to draw can be quite a horrible experiance it, if you don't enjoy it or forcing yourself to draw.
As for me, i'm a graphic designer, however I don't draw so much these days. In my younger days I drew alot though, from still life, to comics, to fantasy artworks, and time varied from piece to piece.
Honestly though, I learnt to draw by myself, with lots of patience and well, I just always loved art and design as long as I can remember. It took me awhile until I actully liked what I saw myself draw though. The key is though not to give up and just keep practicing.
I also find that if I get stuck on one piece for too long, it tends to get boring, so I start something new, and go back to the old drawing when I feel like it. Not a really good habit but would eventually get back to it.
One final tip, if you plan to draw still life, and/or realistic drawings, then one thing my art teacher back in high school always said was "Keep looking at the object you are drawing. Keep Looking. No one is a genius, you can't remember what you see, so you need to keep looking." It used to bug me everytime he kept repeating that, but I learnt that its true. You need to really look in detail and keep looking as you draw.
Hope that helps.
2006-11-07 06:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by liv3_2_sk8 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started drawing as soon as I learned to hold a pencil. My elementary school art classes taught me to make my drawings recognizable. Lots and lots of practice refined them but college drawing classes really put the professional touch to my work. I am now an accomplished artist. This process took me 45 years.
2006-11-07 16:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never drew anything until I was an adult. I tried drawing as a kid and in high school and stunk at it.
Then one day I was trying to describe something to a family member and quick doodled what I was talking about with a pencil. Wow, I shocked myself and my family member because it was pretty good.
I said what the heck, and took a night school drawing class. I was hooked. I don't know any skill that can be rushed or learned over night. What an artist must learn is patience.
2006-11-09 20:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started when I was 6... "taught" myself. Did a lot of recognizable drawings when I was a teen. Took night classes at RISD when I was much older and learned all the basics.... So I kinda did everything out of order.
2006-11-07 14:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have been "drawing" all my life, made recognizable drawing by the time I was eight. Them most important thing is put pen / pencil / charcoal / etc to paper / canvas / etc and keep doing it. It is a skill that can only grow with practice no matter what class you take.
2006-11-07 14:17:53 · answer #5 · answered by roamin70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started when I was sa little kid, tracing stuff and then freehand. it takes practice, and you should be patient. then like 5 or 6 years ago I learned about this artist and I love how she explains everything. Here's the website.
www.leehammond.com
2006-11-07 20:10:37 · answer #6 · answered by jackie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋