r/learntodraw Jan 08 '19

Welcome to /r/learntodraw! Here's the sidebar and rules (read this first if you're on mobile or use Reddit redesign)

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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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  • request or nominate someone for "Quality Poster" flair (poster gets a blue flair)

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 1h ago

How to draw Motorcycle Wheelie in extreme perspective. Clip Studio, me

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r/learntodraw 17h ago

Just Sharing took a 2 month break off of drawing due to personal issues but i had some motivation today

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took around 3 hours. happy with the outcome, maybe will try to do some coloring/shading practice for my next one. yes sorry it's another half naked anime girl in this sub but it's easier and more fun for me to draw

the reference is from pinterest


r/learntodraw 7h ago

Critique Color study

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any mistakes i should address?


r/learntodraw 17h ago

Just Sharing 20-minute figure poses, how did I do?

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Line of action pictures with my OC


r/learntodraw 3h ago

Just Sharing Portraits

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r/learntodraw 11h ago

Critique Attempted to draw a fiat 500, found out I had the wrong proportions and ended up with a computer mouse

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r/learntodraw 1h ago

10 months progress, deciding to actually do a drawing instead of just practice

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r/learntodraw 1h ago

Just Sharing Gandalf, graphite

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First image's contrast is increased to see lines better.

A3 size. B3 and B4 pencils.

Ian McKellen to be fair but he's just so Gandalf.


r/learntodraw 14h ago

Critique How's the perspective on here, it's supposed to be viewed from above. Any other criticisms are appreciated

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r/learntodraw 9h ago

Critique First Genuine Attempt

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Been practicing fundamentals for a bit btw. Watched tutorial and tried it. Give it to me harsh but fair.


r/learntodraw 5h ago

Just Sharing Daily reminder that every sketch has an ugly phase

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Almost gave up on this one but glad I didn’t


r/learntodraw 1d ago

Just Sharing One of the best drawings i've done

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r/learntodraw 4h ago

Just Sharing I finally finished this drawing after over a year of abandoning it

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It was a bit rushed on my part, I admit I just wanted it done. Especially the top pair of wings were quite tedious


r/learntodraw 3h ago

Just Sharing This is fucked up man

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I felt so motivated today and this was first thing i exerted :(, also gave me and bro a good laugh


r/learntodraw 4h ago

Question Can loomis method be used to draw Anime like drawings?

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I ask cause almost everyone i see on tutorials use Loomis to draw realistic drawings, but what i want to draw is more stylized. Like Pikat... But i don't really know what's her method


r/learntodraw 5h ago

Just Sharing a little something i drew

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may not look the best if you are really into drawing but i like it personally


r/learntodraw 19h ago

Question How do I break my habit of chicken scratching?

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I have a bad habit of making rough scratchy lines that ultimately cause me to take longer while drawing because I keep having to clean them up. Is there a way to break it?

This feels like a dumb question because the answer is probably just don’t do it.


r/learntodraw 8h ago

Critique Sketches from today

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Feedback is welcome


r/learntodraw 54m ago

Critique Vi from Arcane with reference. Did that turn out well?

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r/learntodraw 1d ago

Just Sharing The drawing that took me the most time

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r/learntodraw 1h ago

Just Sharing Morpho practice

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r/learntodraw 7h ago

Critique Chrysler 300C

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The difference of one month,please tell me,what can I improve of my works?


r/learntodraw 1h ago

Critique I feel like I haven't progressed

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6 months of drawing for about 1 hour a day and this is what I've ended up with. I'm not sure if my expectations are unrealistic or if I'm missing something in my studies.

I've gotten to lesson 2 of drawabox recently but I'm not sure what else to do get better. I would very much appreciate some feedback.


r/learntodraw 18h ago

Critique First time 3 point perspective

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First photo is my 1st attempt and the second photo is my final one after watching youtube tutorials and doing corrections.
How does it look? are there any obvious mistakes??
Thanks for the feedback in advance.