Realism Art?

Question

I want to learn how to draw people and other real life things. Are there any sites that can help me practice? I know art takes time and practice to learn. I draw anime, and realism would probably help me be better at it.

Answer 1

Uhh... you might be able to find something here: http://www.finearteducation.com/

And anatomy?
http://artistshospital.deviantart.com/art/Library-reference-Humans-24705651

What can help you is looking at a picture of a real person (or thing), and draw from it. Do you get what I mean? Doing this might give you a better handle on realism art than tracing the picture. You've got to look at your picture, and see what you got wrong, what detail you missed, what disproportions you made.
Try to imitate the shading-- then you'll get a better glimpse of facial structure.
Oh, and on structure. You can try drawing the human skeleton, to see exactly whats under it all. I hear it helps a lot. Then draw the muscles, and fat, and all the rest off it.
You can also draw shapes and guiding lines, like taught in those art books, to guide your way. But, I never liked doing that, and I'm getting along okay.

Do observe people in your daily life. How they walk, smile, interact, what creases form in their clothing as they move around, how the lighting reflects on their hair, the positioning of their legs as they sit, etc.

And yes, you're completely correct in your last 2 sentences. Go you. : )

Answer 2

Better than any "site" would be for you to practice drawing from real life.

By drawing people, animals, objects and such from subjects in front of you, it trains your hand AND your brain to see how everything is put together, and how everything relates to everything else in the world.

People don't just exist, floating in empty space. They OCCUPY space, cast shadows and displace air. They bend grass, leave footprints and move leaves by simply passing by. Things relate to THEM, such as how clothes don't fit like paper doll clothing, just to cover up. Clothing wraps, drapes, hangs and folds. Cars and furniture are designed to fit people, not the other way around.

A birds wings are connected just so. A pigeon walks like this, while a robin hops like that. A bat holds its food like this while a dog eats like that.

The more you understand how things work, the better you can realistically depict your subjects.

Answer 3

My friend does that. She practices alot. She buys drawing books to help her and she has improved alot. But drawing comes natural to her. I reccoommend taking lessons and reading lots of drawing books and taking art class in school.