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@mikeostwald
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2yr
added comment inOverlooked Art Class?
Artwod, Dynamic Sketching or Spacial Awareness Training whatever you want to call it, it's basically perspective but teached and applied in a way where you are forced to really learn the useful stuff.
A lot of people learn about drawing a cube in 1, 2 or 3 point perspective with a ton of guidelines and think that that is enough for everything else even though there is so much more to it like twisting, rotating, tilting and combining everything together for stuff like figures or creatures is super important because only after learning these things you really "get" how useful it is.
After understanding that it is so much easier to learn other fundamentals like Anatomy and Values it almost feels like a shortcut, if you want to get good fast than thats what you need to learn.
First Submission ! Mermay is over but here is a mermaid portrait anyway.
@mikeostwald
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3yr
Hey i wanted to ask how I could build my visual library ? I noticed that im sort of able to use simple shapes to construct complex forms but I really struggle with doing any actual design and I also struggle with creating interesting shapes.
Hi, i am currently recreating Art School at home inspired by the Draftsmen podcast and bought a couple of books to get started. Now I just wanted to ask what the most effective way to study from books is ? I am curently reading the book Drawing the head & hands by Andrew Loomis but i feel like im not studying it properly by just copying the drawings and reading the text.
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3yr
It sounds as though you're doing things mostly correct. The only thing I would add to this is after you have read a section and copied the drawing, find a similar piece of photo reference (or get a friend to sit for you) and try to repeat the process on your own. Sometimes copying someone elses drawing can leave you with either a false sense of security or a feeling of emptiness (depending on your personality) because much of the problem solving was done for you by the original artist.
It can be difficult to understand some of the art process through books alone. I find that a combination of learning methods to be a more complete way of learning. I personally need to see things being executed, then see visuals in books, and then lastly absorb verbal instruction. It may be beneficial to take an online class or use a DVD based instruction to get started. This may help you to pull the instructional cues out of loomis and other art instruction books. I would consider books to be a companion to live or online instruction.
Same problem. I have trouble studying his book, creative illustration too. Especially the tone and color chapters. Hope Eric and meadow will give us answer.
Hey, how do you effectively study from books ? Like do i just read the text and copy the drawings or should I try to draw the things in a different angle or apply the things that i learned on a different subject ?
