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I've been coding for over 20 years now and I absolutely suck at drawing. The only kind of drawings I've ever done are circuit diagrams, but I don't think they c
by woadwarrior01 14y ago
I've been coding for over 20 years now and I absolutely suck at drawing. The only kind of drawings I've ever done are circuit diagrams, but I don't think they count.
I bought a copy of Betty Edwards' "Drawing on the right side of the brain" over a year ago but never got around reading. Maybe I should dust it off and start with it.
Does anybody have any recommendations for coders learning to draw?
- wildgift 14y agothat is a good book. a class based on it would be even better. you can also practice with GIMP
- gnosis 14y agoNothing beats finding a good, respected teacher and taking a class with them.
- groby_b 14y agoAs others have said, find a great teacher. I thought I was completely unskilled at drawing. Heck, stick figures were beyond my grasp. And then, by chance, I ran into an awesome teacher at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum Of Art). I went to his class to humor my partner - she's an artist and wanted me to learn more. In the first class, we started sketching the human figure (based on a statue) - and the guy was good enough to make me understand what to do and how to get a realistic depiction. Now, granted, that is still miles from what any decent artist could do, but he made things click for me. Reading a book won't do that for you. Find somebody who can teach you in person what drawing feels like. Who can, if necessary, take your hand and draw with you. Who can relate the ideas behind painting in a way that makes sense to you.
- praptak 14y agoJust read the book and do what it prescribes. This got me from stickmen to decent shaded realistic drawings. No portraits yet, but I believe I just need to put the time to practice.