I think most artists start to draw because they have something in their brains that wants to exercise a certain skill-set. Like most hobbies, drawing is almost addictive. You learn from experience, but to an artist, it's not really work, it's just fun. In order to get better at anything, you have to do it a lot. And if you don't REALLY want to do it, it never gets done.
For a concrete tip, I really would try to use those shapes and wire-frames to get your proportions right. They really do help a lot. You have to think about it like drawing a simple blank mannequin and getting all the proportions and posing right BEFORE you add detail, because if you start detailed and you make a mistake, you're screwed.
Unfortunately, you can't "learn" talent. It's there or it isn't, but in order to discover whether or not you have the visuospatial mind necessary, you've gotta start trying. Start more simply and work your way up. Spend a lot of time perfecting your next drawing, don't stop until you're really happy with it. There are many, many, many steps to a completed work. If you get stuck, leave it, and come back to it later with fresh eyes.
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Hey, King!
I think most artists start to draw because they have something in their brains that wants to exercise a certain skill-set. Like most hobbies, drawing is almost addictive. You learn from experience, but to an artist, it's not really work, it's just fun. In order to get better at anything, you have to do it a lot. And if you don't REALLY want to do it, it never gets done.
For a concrete tip, I really would try to use those shapes and wire-frames to get your proportions right. They really do help a lot. You have to think about it like drawing a simple blank mannequin and getting all the proportions and posing right BEFORE you add detail, because if you start detailed and you make a mistake, you're screwed.
Unfortunately, you can't "learn" talent. It's there or it isn't, but in order to discover whether or not you have the visuospatial mind necessary, you've gotta start trying. Start more simply and work your way up. Spend a lot of time perfecting your next drawing, don't stop until you're really happy with it. There are many, many, many steps to a completed work. If you get stuck, leave it, and come back to it later with fresh eyes.
Good luck!!