[Novice]

Hi
Im kind of new at this, so please have that in mind. I�ve just orderd a Wacom tablet and need some advice.. My skills in sketching and painting is still on the self-learning-not-so-good level.. Any suggestions on websites with tutorials on sketching-tecniques? Or any other useful information for a new-beginner?

[Get-up Kid]

Read, read, read, read! Absorb everything and anything you can concerning art and technique. Go to your local bookstore and look through books and pick one that you think would be good for you. If you want a good anatomy book, Bridgmans stuff is good. I would suggest a lot of drawing from life and simplifying things at first into very basic shapes and spaces.
Stick around the forum and read everything! There are a lot of terrific artists here who come from a multitude of backgrounds, so there is much to be shared.
But most importantly....DRAW CONSTANTLY and don't be afraid of making mistakes. Hope this helps you out.....

[Svanur]

This forum is everything you need and more. You could probably dig up Fred Flick Stones' tutorials and go to the websites that these people have (just access the users detail, there you can find the url) they have tutorials on their own sites.
And try this one, especially if you are into fantasy. http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/index.html

[micke]

Hi Novice!
I think the best way would be to study shapes and forms first and worry about the technique later, like Get-up-kid said. The more you draw, the better the technique will be. A fancy technique will never save a sketch with bad shapes and form.

-Micke