Im am an artist and pretty damn good but i would like take my skills to a new level.?

Question

Im really good at drawing cartoons but i want to start being able to draw real life people. I know i have the talent too but how can I start and perfect it?

Answer 1

There is no substitute for drawing from real life. Not just people, but practice drawing a wide variety of subjects.

You mentioned "a new level." If you don't set the bar high enough, this new level could be disappointingly low. That means practice with a dedication matching that of athletes hoping for world class status. It means throwing yourself into daily practices, doing it as often and as long as you can.

My passion, too, has been in cartooning, mostly because I was good at it. I STILL do it, as part of my business, and for intertaining friends and family. But, because I worked so very damn hard at my drawing skills, I saw an incredible improvement at capturing images, on paper, as good as any illustrator I have ever studied. This, nearly, constant, and continuing practice, now, allows me to draw most categories of subjects from memory. If you have been following this category of Yahoo Answers, you should know that many young artists think that this step is the BEGINNING of being an artist. Yet, they come on to this forum asking things like, "How do I draw ....?"

The answer is, one draws, whatever, as the whatever looks like. Practice drawing horses, and the artist will know how to draw a horse. Practice drawing trees, and the artist will know how to draw a tree. Same for cars, houses, kittens, flowers, airplanes, firemen, clothing, clouds, mountains ... pretty much anything.

Even as good as I think I am, I can't afford to let my skills get stale. I STILL, after drawing since childhood, (I am 58) go out once in a while to do sketches from real life. It, kind of, recharges my batteries. I will do this for paid work, as well. If I can't find a real, live kangaroo to do, I also keep an extensive "morgue," hundreds of clipped photos and files of many, many subjects, which I use for reference.

Don't settle for a "new level." Aim for the top.

Answer 2

Well,start drawing live people. but if u find it hard at first, photographs of people will do. try to look at the direction of lighting on the face body as a whole.u can buy books on real life drawings too.. start with the nude sketches. see where u have to put on the shadows so it will really look alive and in volume. practice makes perfect. do it as often as u feel like. so go and enjoy your drawings...

Answer 3

You could do a masters program at the Art Institute of Chicago.

...Or you could simply take art courses at a local school or organization. At least see if you can find a local studio or collective or whatever that offers studio/class time with live models.

Most importantly... practice, but that's not going to be enough ...read books on the subject, study other people's work, set aside ten-twenty years of your life for dedicated study, etc.

Answer 4

One thing I would advise is to not rely on computer software programs too much. It's like using calculators to do math functions. They're great shortcuts for those who already know all the basics but for those who don't, they are totally lost without them. In other words, you need to learn how to draw and use various techniques by hand. You don't really learn how to draw by using software.

Answer 5

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