Structured Learning Approach

[Anonymous No.4846212]

When I learn anything I always like a structured approach with a list of tasks to complete once I mastered the current one. I know the drawing is not exactly like that but I'm literally all over the place and have had so many false starts. The posted beginners guide is complete ass so does anyone have a list of courses(video/written/books) that helped them with their drawing progress.

[Anonymous No.4846227]

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[Anonymous No.4846237]

It would be easier if you stated what you want to do ultimately, there’s no one set of “fundamentals” that apply universally, even if there is overlap.

[Anonymous No.4846280]

Sit down and do a course. Everything, including all the stuff you think is absolutely retarded. Any course will help, if you actually do what they say.

[Anonymous No.4846830]

>>4846212
finding a true starting point is hard in art, you should draw something you're really into and leave it for a few days and return with a fresh mindset to judge for ypurself on any aspect of your art you find lacking and when all fails you can post your work in /DAD/ or any other thread for critique and just brave through it.
another way to tackle this is by simply following a Russian roulette kind of thing (no guns of course)
you pick several courses of advanced subjects and shove some fundies in there and number them, then use a randomizer to pic one per study session, say you got everything but one down in the previous sessions then you automatically pic the one that hasn't been picked before
a third approach is to google a university syllabus and follow that.
you still have to brush up on the fundies from time to time regardless of which approach you choose.

[Anonymous No.4846836]

This Swatches guy has a pretty good list of fundamentals you can use to at least have a starting point of what to study.

[Anonymous No.4846838]

>>4846836
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax130yILbw0&list=PLVgLT-e3jXPDgeED0pD0BPq8kY1VAZAGa

[Anonymous No.4846840]

>>4846212
I love structured learning and tried to go that route with art and I'd say it's really not possible.
Picking a random course and following it closely is the only structure you are going to get, you can't just finish fundamentals one at a time, it's all connected and intuitive.

[Anonymous No.4847009]

>>4846212
There is no such thing. Any art guide or course that promises 0 to hero is lying to you. Just pick something you really want to learn and learn it.

At the bare minimum you should know all drawing can be broken down into simple primitives. Going through keys to drawing isn’t a bad start but after than you just pick one thing and go with it.

[Anonymous No.4847011]

Pick a book in accordance to each subject.

[Anonymous No.4847012]

>>4847011
These schedules are retarded. Of course you get gains if you stick to it merely by putting in a shitton of hours, but jumping between a million topics instead of focusing is not good for learning.

[Anonymous No.4847016]

You're literally just looking for Drawabox. It's a free online course that provides written material, videos, and even specific tasks to practice with. It starts from the very basics of drawing with your entire arm and how to make a straight line without the use of a ruler, and then it goes into other fundies. Give it a try

[Anonymous No.4847017]

>>4847016
>do the "I hate drawing" course when starting out

[Anonymous No.4847018]

>>4847016
Also if you do try it don't make the same mistake I did and only watch the videos. Read the actual text too

[Anonymous No.4847019]

>>4847017
>Didn't follow the 50% rule

[Anonymous No.4847025]

>>4847019
>rules in art

[Anonymous No.4847027]

>>4847025
Yes.

[Anonymous No.4847044]

>>4847027
If the drawabox guy told you to shave his crotch you’d do it.

[Anonymous No.4847118]

>>4847012
I used to study one thing at a time but it got extremely boring and demotivating. Switching subjects daily is my preferred way now.

[Anonymous No.4848321]

>>4847044
I wouldn't, but if you think only spending half you time studying and the rest actually making what you want is dogmatic then that's on you.

[Anonymous No.4848845]

>>4847025
You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.4848876]

>>4846836
>>4846838
thx bby

[Anonymous No.4849026]

[Anonymous No.4849115]

>>4846836
Swatches is underrated as fuck, everyone should check him out at least once.

[Anonymous No.4849532]

>>4846836
Yeah swatches is one of the few people on YT who has clearly said that you need both Drawing from Life skills and Drawing from imaginations skills.
And his skills are legit and consistent.

>>4846212
You and I have the same issue.
So after watching Swatches, and looking up Drawing fundamentals, I realised that most people who've studied art at school/college/university etc all had a foundation degree/course they took. I.e. one year of just the fundamentals of drawing from life.

So I would suggest finding something that has the very basics and observational drawing and has excercises you like.

A few options I've looked at are:
Ctrl+Paint website
books:
Keys to Drawing
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The Fundamentals of Drawing (name of 2 ifferent books on amazon)
Complete book of drawing
How to Draw what you see.
etc etc.
Literally just search Drawing Fundamentals in amazon, and then try and find pdf of those books.
More options (mostly the same) https://conceptartempire.com/best-drawing-books-for-beginners/

Just browse through them all until there is one that has an order that makes sense for you.

For me, I'm just starting with trying to draw cube or cuboid shapes from observation using objects in the house. Surprisingly hard for me as I'm bad at measuring angles and proportions, but these seems like a fundamental skill

[Anonymous No.4850898]

Anyone got any more like >>4849026

[Anonymous No.4853801]

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