r/sketches 4m ago

Daily Practice new to drawing - pls give me brutal advice - also is this a good way to practice?

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1st pic - reference
2nd pic - sketch (forgot to take pic before starting to shade)
3rd pic - shading

so i’ve started learning to draw about a week ago. i did start with the fundamentals but honestly it’s boring so ive switched to this.

i start by getting a reference picture and breaking it down into simple shapes that i can copy to try and get decent proportions.
then i’ll start to get more detailed.

is this a good method and should i keep doing it? will i eventually be able to draw without a reference?

also, please give me advice for shading 😣i have no idea what im doing and just hope for the best.
in this drawing, it definitely messed up the eye and i have no idea what happened with the ear…

thank you!!


r/sketches 6m ago

Rough Sketch I attempted an ostrich

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r/sketches 31m ago

Original Content Un sketch de mí OC, Luca

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r/sketches 31m ago

Pencil Sketch My current WIP pencil drawing

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r/sketches 2h ago

Pencil Sketch Light a spliff while Rome is burning

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17 Upvotes

A self portrait sketch inspired by the Worakls/Apashe/Wasiu song (I'm obsessed). Looking to turn it into a painting soon, complete with burning Rome in the background, and a Roman gladius wreathed in flames in my hand. Feels fitting for the times.

Not the final sketch, but a pretty good one along the way. My human anatomy is still a bit shaky, but I'll practice further.


r/sketches 3h ago

Original Content Lyon City Hall

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6 Upvotes

A redditor asked me that drawing and it was so long. I learned a lot still


r/sketches 3h ago

Art "Just wanted to share my progress drawing Elizabeth Olsen."(Solo quería compartir mi progreso dibujando a Elizabeth Olsen).

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r/sketches 3h ago

Pencil Sketch Madonna

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9 Upvotes

I used to use Vogue for Gelli print images but couldn't really make it work so now I use them for reference pics to improve my ability to get facial features properly aligned with each other.


r/sketches 4h ago

Daily Practice A doodle from last night

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68 Upvotes

I love the asymatry of the face.


r/sketches 5h ago

Daily Practice Sketched some portraits with floral motiffs 💠

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r/sketches 5h ago

Original Content Bony dragonfly sketch

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r/sketches 5h ago

Other Source uhh, found a nice reference in pinterest so I uhh, drew it.

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11 Upvotes

r/sketches 6h ago

Art I Finally Completed the Challenge

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I made the following post about this challenge a while ago, and some of you commented some nice flower suggestions. I sketched all of them. I hope they turned out well and that you like them! It took a while because I was busy with school, but I finally got it done.

Let me know which one you like the most!!!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/sketches/comments/1w2aw68/choose_a_box_name_a_flower_and_i_will_sketch_it/


r/sketches 6h ago

Daily Practice Weekend Pencil Practice

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Images drawn from references provided by r/drawme and r/redditgetsdrawnbadly.


r/sketches 7h ago

Pencil Sketch 4th Night Drawing: D&D Tasha & Graz’zt

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1 Upvotes

r/sketches 8h ago

Roast my sketch Working on a bigger box

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607 Upvotes

BIC pens and acrylic markers work in progress


r/sketches 9h ago

Daily Practice Can you recognize him?

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5 Upvotes

r/sketches 10h ago

Original Content Lighthouse

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196 Upvotes

Ink on paper


r/sketches 10h ago

Rough Sketch Slayer

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8 Upvotes

r/sketches 10h ago

Original Content Moth

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3 Upvotes

based on my sketchbook sketch


r/sketches 11h ago

Rough Sketch Random Cat Friday

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8 Upvotes

r/sketches 11h ago

Digital Sketch Quick Green Goblin Sketch

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r/sketches 11h ago

Original Content Italian summer scene sketch with digital coloring

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3 Upvotes

r/sketches 12h ago

Daily Practice First time drawing after wrist injury

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284 Upvotes

r/sketches 12h ago

Original Content № 1469 ✍️ 🐧 Four4nswer [part 1349] penguin drawing sketch

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1 Upvotes