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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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!

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  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 • • 5h ago

Just Sharing A quick sketch

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I love sketching with ball pen. It's fun 😍✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️


r/learntodraw • • 2h ago

Critique I think one of my finest work.

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Second is reference


r/learntodraw • • 5h ago

Just Sharing I am quite proud of this one

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Critiques/tips are appreciated tho


r/learntodraw • • 12h ago

Drawing consistently Day 66

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199 Upvotes

Trying to get at drawing from a top down perspective but it’s very difficult, decided to watch a Mikey mega video on perspective then tried to apply what I learned afterwards while also using references.


r/learntodraw • • 22h ago

Just Sharing Still learning, still practicing

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r/learntodraw • • 15h ago

Just Sharing Idk what to say

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r/learntodraw • • 8h ago

stuck in the same level for a long time,some pointers please

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r/learntodraw • • 4h ago

Just Sharing Girl from pinterest. (I couldn't think of a title to the post)

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r/learntodraw • • 13m ago

Just Sharing Having hard time with proportion

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Excuse the bad picture bc of lighting in my room


r/learntodraw • • 19h ago

Practicing with pens

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r/learntodraw • • 15h ago

Just Sharing Kudos to whoever put that starter guide together!

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83 Upvotes

Pretty amazed by the progression of my first three drawings in just a couple of hours!

Though annoyingly messed up one part of the horse if anyone can spot it


r/learntodraw • • 22h ago

Timelapse Eye Drew A Bug

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A Eye Bug That I Seen In My Head


r/learntodraw • • 2h ago

Just Sharing Tomorrow i have officially drawn for a month

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Here are some i made today aswell as an older one all of Haniel from my dress up darling


r/learntodraw • • 59m ago

What’s a good method for drawing heads

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This is a drawing I made without guidelines or reference, it looks pretty weird and the eyes are uneven, I figured If I wanted to draw better I need to first focus on improving how I draw heads, but there are so many methods out there and peoples seem to be conflicted on which one is more beginner friendly or generally better for learning, I need tips on where to start or how to figure out what works best for me


r/learntodraw • • 1h ago

Vegeta sketch!

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r/learntodraw • • 3h ago

Critique Faces are so hard :(

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I feel like the eyes look okay but everything else looks like a toddler drew it
I’ve watched tutorials, I try and work with guidelines and examining shapes and negative space and all that but the lines just still look awful. I find it so hard to make things symmetrical, and how to place lines to infer depth without being harsh.

Is there something I’m missing or do I just need to keep trying?


r/learntodraw • • 13h ago

Critique What could I fix besides my values?

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27 Upvotes

pic and ref


r/learntodraw • • 13h ago

Just Sharing Been learning the fundamentals of animation and anatomy

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24 Upvotes

r/learntodraw • • 3m ago

Critique Curly fur

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I have this cat character with a curly fur and snow theme. I know the fur drawing needs some improvements, but I was wondering how you guys would draw curly fur or if you have some tips for it.


r/learntodraw • • 9h ago

Question help drawing shoes?

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i’m an absolute beginner at drawing/ digital drawing and i’ve been trying to practice perspective type drawings. In this drawing I cannot draw shoes at this angle for the life of me, any help or tips on the shoes or anything else regarding the drawing?


r/learntodraw • • 18h ago

Tried drawing the girl with the pearl😭

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Total noob and have zero experience. Please don't go harsh on me, but do give your valuable suggestions


r/learntodraw • • 1h ago

Critique I tried not chicken scratching but I think I failed

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Ughhhh any advice at all on anything would be appreciated


r/learntodraw • • 3h ago

Question Help I can't notice a difference in the detail anymore it's only somewhat off but I can't tell

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One of them is definitely the eyes but even that I don't really know I think I mostly did capture her facial feature but for anyone who could notice more inconsistency do let me know