/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

(do you have anything along the lines of "draw from portait"? Would be greatly apreaciated!)

>>6269108
Basically, what the anon above said. You need to use at least some elementary construction for your preliminary sketches. I know that Loomis is /ic/'s meme par excellence, but there's a reason why his construction method is still so popular and widely recommended (pic related).

You don't even need to follow all of his advice (or that of any instructor) so closely to the letter; just using the slight outlines of relatively simple volumes, such as spheres and quadrangular prisms, along with a pair of axes to guide the placement of the features, can go a long way to give faces a sense of accuracy and three-dimensionality.

>>6269108
Basically, what the anon above said. You need to use at least some elementary construction for your preliminary sketches. I know that Loomis is /ic/'s meme par excellence, but there's a reason why his construction method is still so popular and widely recommended (pic related).

You don't even need to follow all of his advice (or that of any instructor) so closely to the letter; just using the slight outlines of relatively simple volumes, such as spheres and quadrangular prisms, along with a pair of axes to guide the placement of the features, can go a long way to give faces a sense of accuracy and three-dimensionality.

Show me your process of drawing a head,

>>4185711
More seriously, do loomis heads. Open pain with a pencil (actually fun with a pencil) and do em loomis head. Do em and again, The head isn't a ball, anon

What is the best method for learning to draw if I can't hold an image in my mind? Most methods assume that you can hold an image in your mind. But I can't, and so most methods don't work for me. For example, even just drawing a circle for a head implies you have a vague idea of what the head should look like at the end. But if I can't picture anything in my mind, then that doesn't work because I don't know how big or small or where on the paper to place the circle to begin with. I can't rough sketch when I can't imagine the final work I am trying to create.

Is it worth giving up video games and tv in order to draw more?

Why does art come naturally to some people, but others have to grind away for a lifetime?

>>3685934
You're not using those lines right. Learn to draw and use 3d forms to construct faces (or whatever you want).

>>3686009

>>3681512
Learn fundamental basics like this.

>>3660648

Is Loomis a starting point or a technique? Should I evolve from Loomis or still adhere to it in years to come?

you should grind loomis. .