(I know it's an obvious answer but that's all there is to it, I think) You have to draw a lot, whenever you have the chance! Tutorials are good but nothing beats lots of practice, and practice with real objects/people/places is the best for improving, it helps you understand how stuff works for real (I mean how lights and shadows work, how perspect...... 3 reply
I think the most important thing is to recognize your mistakes. The next time you draw, make sure to not do that same mistakes again. For drawing humans/objects, do a lot of breakdowns. You take a picture and figure out which part is connected to which etc. Imagine that youre drawing a 3d object. It's easier to recognize mistakes that way. If you p...... 2 reply
Practice is of course the best way to get better, but I know that sometimes I have trouble staying inspired.
For me, the best way to get inspired is to look at other people's art on tumblr and Pinterest; for example I like to look up character design on Pinterest. There's some pretty cool things on there!
[this picture is by Sam Bosma] 2 reply
I'm not sure if what I say will be any different from what you already heard, but you must not give up when you think you can't do something.
Watching tutorials will not help you if you don't put what you've seen into practice.
I don't know on what level of drawing you are on but no matter how good or experienced you are, there's always time to pr...... 4 reply
As an experienced person, starting out was hell, cause i don't even know wtf was i doin, but indeed watching speedpaints and tutorials did encourage me to draw, i'll be honest, i did tracing ( back then when i don't even know what tracing is ) and every time i traced someone's artwork i improve, but i know i was being a little retard and shit becau...... reply
A lot of people are probably saying this but I can not stress enough how much importance practice holds. Just practice, practice, practice, and you will see yourself improve exponentially. But not just sketching your favorite characters, draw from real life look at basic drawing lessons not just online tutorials. Learn from real life which at firs...... 1 reply
It's funny, i asked the same question some time back and the answer i was given was keep practicing carry a sketchbook with you and draw every day(without fail if possible) anything that catches your eye preferably using a fountain pen, a dip pen in ink is even better. That trains you to learn to pick out the most important parts of an image first ...... 1 reply
I think the most important thing is to keep enjoying it.
I have days that i absolutly can't be bothered with drawing,
and other days i'm itching to grab my pencil :p.
Some days when everything i draw is horrible
and others that i feel like Picasso
I used to go to the library a lot (due to the fact that people still went to libraries back then xD) ...... reply
One drawing a day in a sketchbook. I mean observational drawing (I am not sure if it is the right word). It is a really good exercise, because at the beggining you will try to draw something beautiful, or inspiring but after a few weeks, you will get "bored" of drawing, and then, if you push yourself to do it, you will start to draw everything and ...... 2 reply