[Zex]

i dunno where to start learning to draw. people seem very hard to draw to me. anyone know any good sites for tutorials or anything? anyone have any tips for me? plz let me know ty.

[dfacto]

Well, what do yo want to draw. You don't neccesarily have to draw people. Draw still life, machinery (damn straight!!) or landscapes. But if you want to draw people, I suggest you copy images of people. Get easy stuff , like from anime, or cartoons and copy. This is just for basics. If you want to copy from life get the Loomis books on drawing and work at it, or just take a photo and sketch it out. As soon as you can draw a person with correct anatomy without reference, you are set. And if you REALLY want to work at it take a course, but this doesn't guarantee massive improvement.
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[asdfghjkl]

grrrrrrrrrrr just start drawing dude everyone finds it hard in the beginning! doent matter if u suck jUST DRAW if u want to improve.

[Phyrexial]

Back when I first started drawing, I started with cartoons and comic book images. I traced at first, then started trying to copy my Marvel trading cards, then started work on freehand drawing. Now I'm going back to basics to learn anatomy. That and just sketching alot.

[Skillet!]

Okay, let me start out by stating- NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVEREVEREVEREVER start out drawing by doing anime. That was a mistake that I made and has taken me a while to shake that all time forsaken way of drawing. It doesn't teach you proportions, shading, real life technique or anything a new artist is looking for.

What I'd suggest is go out and buy a pencil drawing technique book, then go buy a book on shading, learn it and learn how to see shading on all objects. Then just draw lots of shaded balls, eggs, and piping. That'll get you on a good start.

Oh, and don't forget proportions. I'm not talking about just people. Proportions and relations with other objects.

Then when you have those basics down you can start on about anything.

Trust me, you'll never regret learning how to draw the right way, rather than the anime path. If you want to do that after you learn the basics. Be my guest.
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[bearsclover]

Zex, this question has already been asked and answered already on the thread you started in the WIP section.

Get the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain book. It does show you how to draw people. It's a basic drawing book (and offers excellent lessons and art principles) but mostly what you'll draw in there is people.

Yes, drawing people is hard. But you will learn it. But it will take practice, practice, practice and practice. There is no "magic bullet" for this stuff. It requires lots of hard work. There is no secret shortcut. Just practice and hard work.

The "Right Side of the Brain" book is excellent, but there is one caveat�it does show the "grid" method (you'll read about it when you get the book). This is a great method to start out and it will help you learn to draw better, but it is not something to be settled on permanently, if you ever want to create your own characters or just make up stuff out of your head. You'll need to draw completely grid-free (and tracing-free) for that, but you will learn how to draw on your own. Just practice a lot.

Also, learning how to draw what you see (which is what the "Right Brain" book teaches) will help you learn how to draw things from your imagination. That's how I learned.

Good luck to you. Get the drawing book, get some sketch paper, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, and go at it! Practice is what you need right now, and lots of it!

PS: I do have some tutorials on drawing people on my website, (see my profile for web address) but once again, mostly what these tutorials are going to tell you is to GET THE "RIGHT BRAIN" book. I believe in it that much, and I'm certainly not the only one.
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