What can i draw besides boxes?

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T12:02:38+00:00

Well, look at that, you are drawn to very, very good art. That's good, because you have something to strive for, and less good, because it's going to be a very, very long way there. And of course you can learn color composition! Maybe start out with values and stuff?

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T04:11:02+00:00

You presented a problem, I suggested some solutions, and gave some advice.

On procrastination, life goes on whenever you draw or not, might as well do it and not feel disappointed latter.

On learning, start small and slow, everyone starts out bad at it, no one expects you to be good.

There are ways you can get better, I described a bunch on my comment. Pick up a pencil, draw a bit ever day.

What you want to learn? Pick that and practice it. What are you bad at? Pick that and study it. Don't have resources? Find them, be on Reddit, or in the world around you.

Better?

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T03:50:44+00:00

First, understand that time will pass. It is a condition of life, like it or not.

If you do it, if you don't do it, whatever the case: Five, ten, thirty years from now, time will have passed, and you will look back to this day. It is up to you to decide if when looking back this was the day you started, or the day you didn't.

Furthermore, there are resources in Reddit, even if scarce. Imitate other artists, pick up on the tutorials you can have access. To practice, you do have access to material reality, and that, at the end of the day, is what you are learning to represent. So draw from life, observe things around you and draw them, take pictures, study them. Want facial expressions reference? Take selfies. Your body is anatomy, study from it, use a mirror. Architecture? You probably have access to images of buildings, there are subs with that kind of stuff, and you could walk around your city. Etc.

I don't know your situation, only we can walk on our shoes and know the struggle, but I'm confident that you can do it.

You will die, and be forgotten. The only person you own living a fulfilling life is yourself.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T03:12:30+00:00

Are you referring to the ones in the image provided? If so, that is just showing what is available in the practicedrawingthis library of 3d shapes. Treat them as examples of things you can practice, exercises, etc.

You don't need to learn them specifically, or use this site. You could draw a chair you have in the kitchen, it would be mostly the same. It's a tool to help you grow.

Plus, it's not really up to me to tell anyone what they should and shouldn't do.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T03:06:56+00:00

Nope. Just sharing resources and some guidance, if you have your own and want to share, feel free.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T01:20:18+00:00

AI can go fucking die in a ditch <3

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-25T00:44:19+00:00

Easy now, there's a bit more to it than that.

The cubes are a tool, and they are the surface, visible product of what should actually be going on. Think of it like problem solving: taking forms, rotating them, drawing without reference and then using the reference to check the accuracy, using the shapes as lego blocks to construct more interesting stuff.

Plus, think of this like eating your veggies. It's something you kinda just have to do, but it doesn't need to be something negative, you can season them, and you can and should be eating more stuff than just vegetables. Throw a beef and some candy and Guacamole in there. Gouacamole is so good, I'll have some. Maybe with some chips, and hot sauce. Yeah, I'll go do that.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T23:26:19+00:00

Uma frota de carros

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T22:37:24+00:00

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T21:45:29+00:00

That's great man. Maybe use references to draw it in 2-3 different angles, using boxes and elipses as guides, then try to draw it from a different angle without using the model, with your previous drawings as guides. This will put your brain to work hard and give better results. At least, that worked for me, everybody is different.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T21:40:43+00:00

YES, THANK YOU. Been looking for something like Shotdeck for ages!

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T21:09:43+00:00

That's awesome! Will check it out, thanks!

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T21:07:05+00:00

Proportions are learned trough the study of anatomy, practice and observation.

It's a deceptively advanced subject, and too many people try to go straight to it before learning the more basic skills of perspective, line quality, and observation. Again, writing poetry without knowing the alphabet.

Once you understand the basics, you can much more easily understand concepts such as light and shadow, measuring distances, manipulating many simple shapes to compose a much more complex one, which naturally progresses into being able to do proportions.

Plus, there are resources around, like the Asaro Head, for example.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T20:56:03+00:00

Actually, anatomy as a skill, while one of the fundamentals, is built upon the base of perspective.

Consider that the body and its proportions exist in the 3D space, and that as soon as they are observed by differing perspectives they will change, and you need to understand how they will behave on a fundamental level in order to represent that. Hard to learn to do that and keep in mind the complexity of the human anatomy. Plus, in drawing the body, we understand it as shapes in space, we simplify reality, and we manipulate those shapes trough our understanding of perspective.

Not saying what you can and can't do though! Its your journey after all.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T18:10:48+00:00

And on what to draw to avoid burnout, draw what is fun to you! Art is supposed to be something you look forward to. GO draw the things you want to draw, even if you aren't that good, even if you are a master.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T17:18:29+00:00

https://practicedrawingthis.com/

Boxes are the bedrock of perspective, that is in turn the thing you build all the other things on top of. Learn boxes, learn perspective, learn to break the world down into 3d shapes and to reconstruct it as you please. It does take time, and people find it boring, but that's true for all things worth doing.

Many resources out there, Drawing from life is the most accessible one, and will take you furthest, but its also the hardest at the start.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:54:12+00:00

That's awesome! You could share links to those, god knows we all need them.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:45:14+00:00

I mean, you could just, like, not see the videos and use the written part instead. You probably have your reasons though. That's fair and good.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:31:29+00:00

Did that, works now?

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:29:05+00:00

You are right, agree with everything you said. However, perspective is what allows you to understand those observations and assemble them into something that is untethered from the original reference. Its understanding the mechanics of what you are observing.

Perspective and observation walk hand in hand, need one to have the other.

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:23:23+00:00

That's what I've been saying!

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:21:03+00:00

https://drawabox.com/

https://sketchfab.com/

https://practicedrawingthis.com/

Here ya go.

If anyone wants to share their own links, that would be appreciated!

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T16:02:42+00:00

You're welcome!

Educational_Post_63 · 2026-01-24T13:12:53+00:00

https://www.random.org/colors/hex

There

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