((I'm not a famous artist, but I have topped my high school cohort and won a few minor third-party prizes for illustration.))
I don't remember exactly how I started, but I do remember life drawing classes being a fundamental step to my development as an artist. Life drawing isn't only about mechanics, it helps you hone an artist's mindset. You gotta understand that something like 70% of the physical progress will be made within the first five hours of a still life study and the rest will slowly trickle in after seriously observing the subject.
I also remember using an Intuos3 4x5 as a middle schooler. It was tiny, but it got me started in digital art. From there onwards, I studied Loomis and Gurney's books. I managed to get ahold of several GNOMON workshop videos, several copies of ImagineFX and a Spirited Away storyboard book.
how would I learn to draw?
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((I'm not a famous artist, but I have topped my high school cohort and won a few minor third-party prizes for illustration.))
I don't remember exactly how I started, but I do remember life drawing classes being a fundamental step to my development as an artist. Life drawing isn't only about mechanics, it helps you hone an artist's mindset. You gotta understand that something like 70% of the physical progress will be made within the first five hours of a still life study and the rest will slowly trickle in after seriously observing the subject.
I also remember using an Intuos3 4x5 as a middle schooler. It was tiny, but it got me started in digital art. From there onwards, I studied Loomis and Gurney's books. I managed to get ahold of several GNOMON workshop videos, several copies of ImagineFX and a Spirited Away storyboard book.