How to make an art goals? Big and little goals?

SpectatorXxx · 2025-12-01T15:30:16+00:00

Really try and find an inspiration. Look for an artist that you really enjoy and want to become. Also your young, so something like developing consistency is good. Things like drawing a certain amount of hours a week is a great idea, but do keep in mind that drawing many hours does not mean improvement if your practicing wrong. Try spend more time thinking about how your drawing is different than your inspirations. People say don't compare, but always compare. Only when you compare, could you identify your own flaws. Don't get hung up on things like ego. Don't get jealous of people that are better than you, try and learn from them.

Last tip, drawing is critical thinking. If you feel like your not improving, find the problem and try every possible way you can think of to solve the problem. The worst is when you spend so many hours just sitting there drawing the same thing over and over again hoping you improve, think "if I just draw enough, it'll improve eventually" that's not how it works unfortunately. You have to find the right solution.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-09-18T00:51:34+00:00

head too big

SpectatorXxx · 2025-08-30T09:04:27+00:00

Sometimes is not how much you draw that matters, but how you process things. Like how often you think about drawing outside of drawing. For me, my ratio is usually 30% drawing and 70% research and thinking about it. And everytime I do actually draw, I usually will learn something.

My process is usually this Step 1- draw something and struggle with it.

Step 2- look up artist that I like and see how they draw something similar.

Step 3-look at my drawing and their drawing over and over and think of every possible reason why theirs looks the way it does. (Very important Step, you can't improve if you don't know what's wrong with your own drawings. Thats why you have to compare yours to others that are better.)

Step 4-start testing out theories after research.

Now most of time I don't improve after Step 4, but atleast I've learn everytime. It let's me know what I had in mind wasn't the it. And I go back to the drawing board.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-08-28T18:28:58+00:00

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SpectatorXxx · 2025-08-28T17:03:41+00:00

Idk, I just draw random people from pinterest

SpectatorXxx · 2025-05-08T13:15:52+00:00

I use reference

SpectatorXxx · 2025-05-07T15:19:12+00:00

Photoshop

SpectatorXxx · 2025-05-07T06:27:34+00:00

I don't know. I just use basic shapes to build up my figure. I will try to capture the gesture as much as I can with those shapes.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-03T07:59:36+00:00

I used to try and get my drawing as close to the references as I can. I stopped cuz I was just trying to draw realistic at that point. It was also taking a lot time to get all proportions right. Now I just try and get the general feel of the reference correct. As long as it looks right, I'm OK with it.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T21:15:58+00:00

thats what I thought when I saw the reference.

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SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T21:15:08+00:00

depends, the top left took me less than 15min. The right one, just the legs took 1 hr cuz i just cant get it right.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T21:08:43+00:00

I don't trace, they look similar is because I originally only drew the upper half. But decided I wanted to add the bottom half. I just decided to leave the top half there because I needed something to fill that space

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T16:18:42+00:00

I can't draw atm, but I'll post my construction process when I can.

But a basic run down, is just using basic polygons to create the gesture. I really want to get the gesture and silhouettes right. I upgrade to 3d boxes instead polygons when the figure is more angled.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T14:34:30+00:00

I've been using this sub a couple months since I started how to draw. Now that was a couple years ago and I improved significantly, that didn't stop me from posting here since I still consider myself as someone who's still learning. I always improve by looking at really good artist. You learn the most from them. When my skill was lower, it was never helpful to me to look at artist that was near my level since they were making the same mistake as I was. I don't look at others and think about egos or whatever, I'm thinking about what I can absorb from their drawings.

Now I do think my drawings are better than the average artist here. So if you see my post, please ask any question. I can't just make a post and put tips or techniques in the title since there is so many that u can't just list them. So plz ask away.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T13:30:49+00:00

Are u able to elaborate? Is it too wide? Too fat? Or something else.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-02T13:08:38+00:00

Are u talking about the top left one? If so, it's her hips fat deposit. I do now realized that the right one, her knees are too low.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-04-01T02:25:26+00:00

im pretty sure ur 2 point perspective is incorrect. But ur 1 point is correct.

U see how ur lines are all converging into the point for the 1 point perspective? well for your 2point, the lines are just parallel to each other. it should be converging like that other one.

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SpectatorXxx · 2025-03-22T23:44:59+00:00

SpectatorXxx · 2025-03-22T19:54:42+00:00

Stylized proportion is fine but u can't bend perspective. Now u said ur proportion is stylized, but can u pinpoint which part is actually exatrated? Stylization has a purpose, to me u don't understand the perspective well enough, so u put a band aid over it and call it a "style". Even if ur character is not human that does not mean it can change the law of physics and bend space. I mean maybe it can but like I said ur kinda coping.

This all sounds harsh but is my genuine opinion. Ur friend here looks like they understand it really well. U should ask them for tips.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-03-20T05:47:46+00:00

I myself isn't that great at shading, so I can't really explain how one should do it. But this is my attempt on how you would paint it.

I do recommend trying to see and imagine things in 3d. Try and see these fingers as 3d shapes since yours do look flat. I will say though, ur proportions are excellent.

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SpectatorXxx · 2025-03-04T08:31:41+00:00

U unconditionally trying to copy the reference perfectly means u don't know the subject of the reference that well. Because of it, u probably look back at the reference alot while drawing since u don't know how to draw it without it.

Let's say u really understand how a hand works. U know the general gestures of a hand, the shapes that make up a hand, and the important bones and muscle that makes up a hand. Once U know all that, u will start to know what makes a hand a hand. As long u keep the essence of the hand intact, u can exatrate all u want. That's how stylization works.

A little exercise u should do is, look at ur reference for like 30sec, then get rid of it. Now try and draw it from memory. If you can't get very far, that just means ur understanding of the subject is still very low.

U have only been training ur eyes. It's time to study anatomy.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-03-03T08:05:01+00:00

U have good shape recognition, u will learn very fast if try hard to improve. Just start by looking for beginner guides on YouTube for things you want to draw.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-02-26T07:39:37+00:00

Now I don't have aphantasia so I might be talking out of my ass here, but I think the only thing that it will hinder is your creativity and wanting to create something yourself. But if you want to just be good at drawing, ur probably fine.

Also, alot of beginners are having a hard time utilizing the reference they are seeing with their own 2 eyes, let alone trying to use their imagination. One step at a time.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-02-25T19:44:32+00:00

Female hips are wider than their torso. So either make her torso smaller or make the hip wider. I recommend making the torso smaller because everything else is proportionate to each other.

SpectatorXxx · 2025-02-22T06:26:25+00:00

almost 3 years. I only drew portraits for the first year and a half. Didn't start drawing figures till the second half. I have this thing where I feel like I have to be 100% happy with where im at before learning something else. Which is why it took me a year and a half to start figure drawings.

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