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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES POTTER YOU ARE SO LOVED BY ME
i read your bio that says just trying to learn how to draw and was like dude same and then i scrolled and saw your drawings and was like oh shit!! not same!! your art is phenomenal! i’m newer to digital art— i’m good at adding color/shade/dimension once i have my initial starting sketch but the starting sketch is the hardest part for me! how do you start out when drawing people? do you use specific shapes to help map it out? how do you do proportions 😭
Well, actually it's a lot to explain. I'm new to digital art too—I only started doing it in the middle of last year, so I totally understand! But I'll explain how I do it: first, before starting any drawing, I do gesture drawing to warm up (websites like Quickposes and Line of Action really help). I recommend studying artists like Vipplu and watching videos that explain what gesture drawing is, but in short, it's what helps capture movement. I still struggle with that.
For proportions, it's a bit tricky because all humans have different proportions! But the standard is 7/8 heads, and if you're just starting out, it's best to stick to that standard. Usually, the more human bodies you draw, the better you'll get at proportions. It becomes intuitive.
After that, I start structuring the body with geometric shapes. Right now I'm reading this book and copying every drawing from it; it helps me understand how to structure the body into simplified forms, as well as start visualizing the human body in 3D. I think this is the most important step before diving deep into anatomy studies.
But this is what I usually do.
You also have to practice perspective a lot and draw from real life. I feel lost most of the time too, so I recommend following the Radiorruners curriculum for the solo artist, but modifying it however suits you best—at least that's what I do. I'm not an art student and I don't have a teacher guiding me, just me, so I don't know how well I'm doing it! But I hope this helps. Drawing this certainly helped me practice some things that I still need to study 😭😭
Anonymous asked:
Hey! I really like your drawings. Do you know the one of Harry Spider-Man and Draco journalist that you did? You said it was inspired of an au. Could you possibly say the link or the name and where to find it?
Hi!!! It's inspired by the au that only exists in my mind, sorry 😭 i could only find fanarts about a similar au made by nicolillies, i would also love to know if there are more!!!!! If someone makes a spiderman au fic, i promise to make fanarts and mini comics for that fic. I'm really not very good at writing stories 🥹.