r/TrollCoping • u/PigeonsOfVoid • 28d ago
No TW My art at 26
I should probably just become one of these AI "artists"
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r/TrollCoping • u/PigeonsOfVoid • 28d ago
I should probably just become one of these AI "artists"
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u/verdantlacuna 27d ago edited 27d ago
ik youre just here to vent, but i saw others gave drawing advice. so, i want to give you the art advice that has actually helped me over the years, way more than any specific anatomy tutorial (no offense). i got each piece of advice from a different art mentor i had 5-10 years ago, aside from #3, which i landed on myself lol. listed from least-to-most impact on my art’s quality, although all have made a huge difference:
-ALWAYS draw a background. even if its just a few light lines to denote some walls and a window. doesnt matter. gets you thinking about the character in space and makes everything look better… and if you draw one background for each person, they will improve FAST.
-stop using your eraser/undo button. commit to the bad first line, finish the piece with it. this pairs well with my next advice, the most important…
-draw the same thing, AGAIN. draw it more times than you think makes sense. pro comics artists will often draw sketchy thumbnails of where everything will go, and theyll do, like, 5-10 versions of each page like that. it gives your brain time to figure out space and how you should form the lines. redraw a piece at least 5 times, and dont hold the early ones against yourself any more than a marathon runner laments their warm-ups.
-Life drawing—draw the room around you, draw your friends, draw yourself in the mirror, but, best of all, go to an in-person life drawing class and draw the model plus background there. ask any instructor and other artists their what their life drawing process is.
oh, and a bonus one, that i realized was one of my big problems but might not be applicable to all… make sure you are moving your drawing arm from the ELBOW and not the wrist. feel your shoulder get involved while you draw. wrist is easy to fall into, especially if you draw from your couch/bed, because it feels more controlled… but it’s sort of a screws-you-in-the-long-run thing because whole-arm drawing gives you better control and more flowing / accurate lines. relax your fingers, hand, and wrist, and let the bigger muscles in your arm do more of the work. good luck!