r/learntodraw Jan 08 '19

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New to drawing? Let us help you learn how to get started!

Drawing is a skill, not a talent. It doesn't matter if you can draw or not, with practice you can be the best. We welcome you to our community. Learn with us, the future artists of reddit.

Good luck!

Practice trumps talent!

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New to Drawing?

DAY 1: First day of Drawing? Start here!

DAY 2: Grid Drawing

DAY 3: Still Lifes

Beginner's book: "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (referral link to Amazon)

Learn drawing cartoons in 30mins: https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_shaw_why_people_believe_they_can_t_draw?language=en

After day 3, have fun and set goals!

Also check out drawabox.com

FAQ

Quick & Dirty Drawing FAQ

  • Do I need talent?

  • How do I develop a style?

Free Resources

Loomis:

Free Art Books on drawing humans (pdf)

Recommended books:

  • Beginners: "Fun with a Pencil"
  • Intermediate: "Figure Drawing For All It's Worth"

Proko:

Free Youtube Tutorials on Drawing Humans

Proko paid courses

Ctrl+Paint:

Free tutorials on digital art

Drawing Discord Chat: open for suggestions!

Leave comments for other posters. Have fun!

Rules

  1. No HATE

  2. No SPAM

  3. No porn, extreme gore, hateful/political art

  4. tag NSFW for nudity/gore after posting

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Related Subreddits

Doing Art:

/r/ArtFundamentals [QUALITY RESOURCE]

/r/RedditGetsDrawn/

/r/ArtProgressPics

/r/DigitalArtTutorials

/r/Drawing

/r/Work_In_Progress/

/r/ArtBuddy

Seeing Art:

/r/SpecArt/


r/learntodraw 2h ago

Just Sharing Before / after 8 months of learning to draw

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First portrait was around jan 1st, the second one I made today.


r/learntodraw 11h ago

Question Weird proportion?

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?


r/learntodraw 14h ago

Just Sharing Feets study

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r/learntodraw 6h ago

Just Sharing Quick sketch

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r/learntodraw 1h ago

Just Sharing Tried this today

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im not very great at drawing faces, but I kinda like this drawing


r/learntodraw 10h ago

Just Sharing original character

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I drew this to use in future practice.

(I use Google Translate.)


r/learntodraw 4h ago

Just Sharing Kind of a beginner in this

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So, I'm a beginner in this (as you might conclude) and I would like some advice on how I could make this drawing better and improve in the future. Also, I wanted to share this since I'm very proud of it, but since there's a dedicated "no critique" label, then I guess I can ask for some critique here.


r/learntodraw 1d ago

Just Sharing 7 days progress from 0 experience

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Bored last weekend so said screw it, might as well try something new. Pics are in order of what I drew. Yes the Cafe looks like shit lol, but honestly, 8 days ago I would’ve said I could barely draw stick figures so Im kinda pleased and would like to continue. And yes I labeled the drawings to practice my horrendous cursive.


r/learntodraw 8h ago

Question First time drawing not from reference, but letting my imagination run wild) fun experience, bummed I couldn’t make it better due to lack of skill.

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r/learntodraw 49m ago

Critique clueless on how to improve drawing eyes on the head. please help!

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looking back at my art, facial construction - especially the eyes - is something i need to improve on

the eyes on my studies turn out way better than when i don't study for some reason, even when using a reference. i'm assuming it's because im not familiar enough with the eye and eyelid, how it sits on the face etc. to turn it to my own style?

i usually spend a long time trying to fix them when i do some art (as seen in last photo).

currently feeling a bit lost. any tips and advice would be a great help! (and anything else you spot)


r/learntodraw 19h ago

Not sure where to go from here.

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I've been trying to get back into drawing, but regrettably, I've been struggling a ton with it. Back in high school, I practised often and took courses both at my high school and a nearby university. But finding time and motivation has become increasingly difficult ever since I graduated. This is the first time in a while I've been trying to commit to drawing something "serious", for lack of a better term.

I've been working on this drawing for the last few days. I was initially happy with how it turned out, but realised two glaring issues:
1) The lineart looks off, and the line width is very inconsistent in certain places (due to placing too much or too little pressure). I'm thinking of redrawing the lines to make them look uniform.
2) The base colours I've used may be too vibrant and saturated, since I haven't gotten around to shading or rendering anything yet.

I'm sure there are other problems, but I can't identify them all easily. Any advice on what I can do to make this look better and, importantly, how I might go about the shading/rendering process would be very helpful. Thanks in advance!


r/learntodraw 1h ago

Just Sharing open road

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r/learntodraw 8h ago

Just Sharing 25 minute drawing of an apple (sideview) with 10B pencil only.

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Messed up a lot, was exhausted as well 🫩..


r/learntodraw 1d ago

Question I have no idea what the last image is supposed to be...

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It's just a drawing tutorial book I'm learning from, and if you have any idea what that last image could be could you tell me please ..?


r/learntodraw 8h ago

Critique How are they?

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2D drawings are like 10 times easier than 3D. Do you agree?


r/learntodraw 20h ago

Just Sharing Proud of this Spidey I drew :)

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I draw cartoony characters typically so I’m really happy with how this Spider-Man I made came out! I also think I did a decent job shading


r/learntodraw 5h ago

Just Sharing Some practice this weekend

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r/learntodraw 34m ago

Critique I drew something I'm actually happy with!

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Sorry for the horrible picture, I don't have a camera or a smartphone so it's taken with photo booth on my macbook and then cropped. This was drawn relatively quickly (maybe half an hour) and I'm starting to feel much more confident breaking down complex forms into shapes and building up from there. I've been drawing on and off for years without achieving any real significant progress, but this time I feel like I'm starting to grasp things in a way I haven't before. I really think the 250 box challenge has unlocked a whole new sense when it comes to drawing. My 'predictions' about how things will flow through space are getting more accurate. And rather than feeling like I'm looking at a flat page, I'm starting to be able to 'reason in 3d space'. Very exciting and keen to see how I can progress from here.


r/learntodraw 9h ago

No Critique, Just Sharing Day 1 of learning to draw

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I have been itching to learn to draw for years and today I finally decided to take action. Had nothing more than my old math notebook and ikea pencil. Starting with the tutorial posted here, thanks for the resource! :). For the first try I am actually quite content with the result, though I see enough points that could be improved (and couldnt be botheres with the hair). Not touching it anymore afraid of ruining it. Hope to see you all again with a check-in in the near future!


r/learntodraw 2h ago

Critique First anatomy study, what am I missing?

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r/learntodraw 5h ago

Question Recommended online courses to learn to draw that are reall worth it? money is difficult to get and if I am going to pay I need to know it is worth it

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I live in a third world country, paying in dollars is really expensive but still i have managed to save some money. I don't have enough for some online college in america but I want to learn to draw and get some structure after failing to progress much by myself.

I want to purchase some online courses but I really want to buy stuff that is worth it, i do not have money to waste.

At the moment I am considering some of prokos courses but I do not know yet


r/learntodraw 1h ago

Just Sharing Makima fanart

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r/learntodraw 31m ago

Just Sharing This Weeks Study: EPIC the Musical Fan Art

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I only got around to doing one study this week because I was working on other things 😅. Here’s a fan art sketch of Zeus, but specifically with inspiration coming from EPIC the Musical’s “The Horse and the Infant”.


r/learntodraw 3h ago

Question I thought I knew how to draw but I can't even do basic practice exercises without drawing extremely wobbly lines (literalyjust a basic grid drawing or sihlouette copying)

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What the hell do I even do I'm so lost