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Before you start drawing you must have some idea of where to put the lines on the paper. Presimbuly this occurs inside the artists mind. Can someone explain to me how to do this? How do I plan the drawing in my mind before I start making the marks on the paper? This is the part I am struggling most with.

>> No.5125109

Loomis. Get out his books and copy them 1:1 and read the text. You'll know how to draw after that.

>> No.5125151

Start with practicing contour drawings: trace the outline of an object, immediately turning a 3d object into 2d. You are forced to ignore shading and only draw the outline.

You can also start by looking at the object as shapes first. "this cat is made up of a circle-shaped head, an egg-shaped body, cylinder legs, all attached together. You can sketch these shapes out lightly before making the outline.

>> No.5125163

>>5125151
I'm not sure why I said "trace the outline", do not trace an image or copy exactly. This exercise is to strengthen the connection between the eye and the hand.

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5125166

It’s called construction. Learn to simplify 3D forms and construct them. To be able to create the illusion of 3D space and realistically construct things in it you need to understand perspective too.

Watch a perspective course of your choice (Marshall vandruff if you’re normal, Erik Olson if you’re autistic) and watch dynamic sketching 1 (Peter Han)

>> No.5125246

>>5124972
Stop whining. Draw a thousand pictures and you won't have those stupid questions any longer. Don't be a boring intellectual.