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6543144 No.6543144 [Reply] [Original]

Ok anon,

I'm throwing my hat in the ring a second time. Last time, I tried Figure Drawing for All it's Word and I gave up because it was too hard.

I am here again a year later asking what is the best way to learn how to draw as an absolute beginner.

>> No.6543148

>>6543144
Easy. Stop being a beginner.

>> No.6543154

>>6543144
>to learn how to draw as an absolute beginner
YOU HAVENT DRAW NOTHING SINCE LAST YEAR?

YOUA RE NGMI DONT EVEN BOTHER

>> No.6543155

>>6543144
Post your work. Saying you're a beginner doesn't actually say much about your proficiency. We cannot give you advice without knowing where you are starting.

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>>6543144
pick your beg book

>> No.6543178

>>6543144
Draw simpler things for a while. A figure is bloody complex... even broken down into a mannequin.

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>>6543144

>> No.6543220

>>6543144
prompt?

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>>6543144
Gigachad Loomis-sensei successfully crabs another victim.
>You should've had fun with the pencil, you know anon?

>> No.6543240

>>6543144
Loomis' "Fun with a Pencil" would have been the better beginner book, who would suggest "Figure Drawing for all it's Worth" as a starter book?
I personally think starting with cartoon drawing is the best starting point, so my recommendation for someone just starting drawing is Preston Blair's "Cartoon Animation". It's just simple cartoon construction starting from a ball or egg shape and getting more complex, but by the end of the book, you should be able to competently copy any cartoony or stylised drawing you see.

I think at that point your construction will be good enough to start more realistic figure drawing.
That said, there are some "How to Draw" books that I think are just bad for certain people, and perhaps it's the construction of a drawing out of simple shapes that's doing your head in, and you'd benefit more from another method of drawing. If that's the case, I'd say "Keys to Drawing" may be more up your alley.

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>>6543144
> Figure Drawing for All it's Worth
I found this one easier when I was starting

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>>6543268
Wrong book, I meant this one

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I have no motivation to draw, I have so much free time

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>>6543360
I feel your pain anon. It's like you have to work to enjoy things you know you'll eventually enjoy doing.... But what if mindless phone scrolling or video games????? That's so much easier.

>> No.6543439

>>6543169
The Art and Science of Drawing look interesting. I'll probably go with that one because I don't enjoy leaving things to chance or filling in the gaps. It's particularly why I didn't like Loomis. Since it's kinda like "Oh you drew a rough outline of the skeleton? Draw the human body now shithead."

>> No.6543442

>>6543428
NAS coal

>> No.6543516

>>6543439
Also look at the Brent Eviston's Udemy courses (you can easily pirate them), they're better than the book, IMO.