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40 Days of Art: Tracing
Mar. 9th, 2011 03:21 pmI'm not going to do a Lenten Sketchbook it this year because a)I have all day to draw my own stuff anyway and b)my sketchbook has smaller pages. Anyway, there are only so many polar explorers the internet can take.
I get lots of emails asking about art, how to improve at it, and how to get into animation, so I thought it would be beneficial to establish a public compendium of advice, at least as far as I am capable of giving. Please be advised that I am far from being the definitive expert on this stuff — I only have my personal experience to go on, and tips I've picked up from people along the way, but I cannot guarantee they will work for everyone, or indeed that they are right at all. You are welcome to discuss and debate in the comments! The more input the better.
In order to fill up the whole forty days, which at this point is daunting, I'm going to work forwards from the very beginning, or at least what I can remember from the time when I first started taking drawing seriously. Not only does this start at square one, but it has the benefit of being How to Learn to Draw on a Minimum of Funds — no expensive art supplies or technology required! Just paper, pencils, a library, and a lot of time.
The first thing I did, as a fourteen-year-old under house arrest* in the blazing hot summer, was a lot of tracing.
*not actually; it's called 'suburbia'
( TRACING )
Tomorrow: Basic facial construction!
I get lots of emails asking about art, how to improve at it, and how to get into animation, so I thought it would be beneficial to establish a public compendium of advice, at least as far as I am capable of giving. Please be advised that I am far from being the definitive expert on this stuff — I only have my personal experience to go on, and tips I've picked up from people along the way, but I cannot guarantee they will work for everyone, or indeed that they are right at all. You are welcome to discuss and debate in the comments! The more input the better.
In order to fill up the whole forty days, which at this point is daunting, I'm going to work forwards from the very beginning, or at least what I can remember from the time when I first started taking drawing seriously. Not only does this start at square one, but it has the benefit of being How to Learn to Draw on a Minimum of Funds — no expensive art supplies or technology required! Just paper, pencils, a library, and a lot of time.
The first thing I did, as a fourteen-year-old under house arrest* in the blazing hot summer, was a lot of tracing.
*not actually; it's called 'suburbia'
( TRACING )
Tomorrow: Basic facial construction!
