how many of you are artists in here?

how did you even start
like
my best drawing thus far has been a tree
and not even a good tree
a bad tree

how do you people do it

look at something
draw it

repeat x infinity

Use wrote:

look at something
draw it

repeat x infinity

Nonono.
You can't just look at something.
You have to feel it with your eyes.
Literally, smoosh your head against whatever you're drawing.
If it's a screen, just open your eyes real wide and stare at every single little detail you can.

And then draw it (while feeling it with your eyes every now and then) and repeat forever.

ya cry on ur paper and draw with that

feed that paper your tears.

idk i got into art school for high school so like

honestly classes will help. start off with shapes and then form, tone, texture and etc. (7 elements of design are tone, shape, texture, form, line, colour, & space) and then base your composition based off of that stuff??
yeah also and a crap ton of practice ha

i love drawing, i draw instead of taking notes.

I actually watched other people draw. To see how they did it first. I believe I have copy eyes. When I see something done I can reproduce it.

You need the patients to learn to see things ...as they are? I dunno classes always tell you to see things as shapes because everything can be made of the basic shapes. Its true but I notice a lot of people don't like that answer and don't like practicing the shapes. But if you can get the shapes down and like how to shade them then when you move on to things that are well things then you really already know what your doing.

...Yeah I just sounded pants on head retarded but I don't know really how better to explain it. Practice your shapes!

I used to draw a lot...Not much anymore tho. I need to save up for a good digital tablet.

Drawing takes a lot of practice. And a lot of time. I do not know how to explain it. But it's enjoyable to me.

not sure

While I don't particularly like how the poll suggests that only drawings are considered as art, I do draw and am an artist myself.
I started young. I was a prodigy, if I may call myself that. I remember my earliest drawings being Dragonball Z characters.
That's right, I didn't start with a house, flowers, with mommy and daddy. They always labelled me odd, but very talented.

I'll be honest though. I barely draw or practice, which is probably why I'm not all THAT, but people do look at my work as impressive.
I draw about two to five times a month, well, at least, I used to.
Right now, I'm accepting requests on Gaia and am busy trying to improve, because my art is too lack luster from where I want it to be.

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Here's some examples of my works:

i draw sometimes
message me if you want me to draw an avatar for you for some gold

I can draw manga-grade stuff once I get into it.
If not it's just okay. :/

I mostly draw anime style colour in hard cell shading.
I'm starting to get the basics down for soft shading and a more realistic style of drawing. Still terrible at realistic styles when I digitally draw though. orz
Also:

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Haru wrote:

I mostly draw anime style colour in hard cell shading.
I'm starting to get the basics down for soft shading and a more realistic style of drawing. Still terrible at realistic styles when I digitally draw though. orz
Also:

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Oh, may I see some of your works?
I'm more of a free-style type of person, in fact, I'm still not sure what the proper definition for cell shading is.

I was drawing when I was very young. I drew on the walls and stuff. Around 6th grade I was introduced to more amazing and detailed art so I just strived to do harder, I draw a lot in school now but it isnt the best I assure you. My friends all love and support my drawings and such but I dont color anything.

SeeminglyHuman wrote:

I was drawing when I was very young. I drew on the walls and stuff. Around 6th grade I was introduced to more amazing and detailed art so I just strived to do harder, I draw a lot in school now but it isnt the best I assure you. My friends all love and support my drawings and such but I dont color anything.

Oh, may I see some of your works?

You make them really sound enticing. I'd love to see them if you'd permit me to.

Tokiya wrote:

You make them really sound enticing. I'd love to see them if you'd permit me to.

http://i.imgur.com/opUcD6f.jpg

I would make it an image but it seems to be very large. Lol

Not me, I suck at it. Although I do enjoy looking at it.