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Fundamentals: 1. Start with simple forms. Straight lines. Cross lines. Circle. Square. Triangle. - sketch on paper with pencil (preferably HB) - One/Two weeks
by nbzso 6y ago
Fundamentals:
1. Start with simple forms. Straight lines. Cross lines. Circle. Square. Triangle. - sketch on paper with pencil (preferably HB) - One/Two weeks period 30 - 50 sketches a day. Don't try to be perfect at all. The goal here is to create muscle memory and to get a level of comfort while drawing. Try to do circles - ovals in one movement. Avoid shading, the goal here is to draw with lines only.
Try to draw by locking your wrist in fixed position and direct the movement from your shoulder. Listen to music if this is helpful to be calm and relaxed. Make it fun in some way. Enjoy the repetitiveness of the process.
2. Remove the big ideas, avoid digital tools, don't watch "how others are good".
3. After you get decent results of circles, squares and triangles - repeat the procedure with more complex objects - try to draw combinations of those elements.
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This is the most simple and most important part. When you develop a muscle memory of drawing freely simplest forms, you can take the next steps.
- drawing from nature cubes, spheres and cones from paper models.
- fundamentals of perspective, shadow and light
- fundamentals of composition
And practice, practice, practice. :)
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