So, I'm a beginner artist. I started drawing around 2020. And Despite that, I still... didnt improve all that much imo. I want to try new things but i never really try to. Maybe because of anxiety? Maybe laziness? Or maybe just because i cant accept the fact that something new not always works? Idk.
I remember i always wanted to make some sort of full sized illustration. I always did JUST character OC's mostly on white bg's that had nothing interesting going on. I always wanted to one day start using the picture fully. To make it less boring. Still, im afraid of detailing. Idk how to say this. I am. Do you guys think i should make some sort of art? And see how it goes? I may release this bad attempt once i deem it atleast somewhat acceptable.
Darklordd08
Hi, I'm going to tell you what helped me personally. I'm not a professional artist, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
So, what helped me, is observing other people's art and/or drawing tutorias, seeing how people colour, render and do shading. Anatomy, composition and everything. This information remains somewhere in the back of my head and I subconsciously implement it into my art. But keep in mind that you can't rely on this tip alone entirely!
Then, practice. And not just drawing what you're good at drawing, try something new every time, even if you feel like you don't know how to draw it. Leave your comfort zone sometimes, even if it doesn't look good. Recently myself I drew a dinosaur shaped flower pot, a dagger, an 8 ball, a piece of armour and a teapot, it's random but it helped me with shading different textures. Do studies, draw random things consistently, anything at all!
Then references and tutorials. Use references and watch tutorials! References help a WHOLE lot to get things right. Being able to reference is a skill too, and a useful one for sure. Tutorials help as well. I sometimes get stuck drawing something, I'll just watch a step by step tutorial.
The key is to consistently practice, even if it looks bad, you're still improving. Say fuck it and draw something, even if you're scared, draw! Trust the process 🤙 We all start somewhere, we all have a long way to improve. Don't give up
I hope my comment could help you, even a bit
PolishToad
I remember that for a long time, I was told that using reference is somehow a bad thing. As if "It's not allowed" stuff. I can't remember where I heard it exactly, but for like 3 years all the way until early 2024, I didn't really use references