

You need an idea, something creative, becauseĪnother drawing of flowers in a vase won't impress anyone. Things, and the same is expected from you, if you want to be considered aĪ plain sheet of paper and a pencil aren'tĮnough to start drawing any more. A lot of other people of your age draw awesome You were just too little to do any better. Has changed? When you were a kid, your audience was more understanding

Your picture didn't resemble it at all for others, you were happy toĮxplain your parents or your teacher what they should see in it. Something you could draw, after all! Without thinking, you proceeded toĭraw your family, your pets, a character from your favorite show. Pencil, and this was enough to start drawing. You were a child, this phase was easy as pie. You want it to be real, and in order to do this you need to place But this idea, it's something you're in love Lot of things in your mind, right? A lot of imaginary stuff that nobody They're perfect as they are, because they're yours.Īs long as they're in your mind only, they don't seem real. Inspiration, but on what you are-on your desires, fears, memories. More promising the idea looks! When it comes to inspiration, there's nothing more powerful than a "what if" questionĮndless promises. School, or there's dinner to be cooked), the stronger the heat and the Inspired, you feel heat in your heart-the urge to go and bring the idea Unicorn, and you're thinking: "What if there were a unicorn that could stand a chance against a dragon? What would such a creature look like?" When you're
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You're watching a movie where a dragon kills a This is where the secret is hidden! Inspiration and Idea Place!" Well, maybe you did, maybe you didn't. Looked terrible and that's why I started using references in the first You say, "This is what I did when I was at the very beginning. looking for a reference for what you've just started.
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The situation when your vision isn't very clear? How to find a reference for that? What kind of a reference would I possibly need for this idea? Something more general and fix the inaccuracies later. Reference that reflects your idea perfectly. looking for a reference that fits the idea as closely as possibleĪ clash between steps 2 and 3-it's just impossible to find a.Let's assume that your typical process of drawing looks like this: You can change it,Īdjust it by using other references, but this very beginning isĮxtremely important for the final effect. A reference constrains you-be it aĬertain pose, or a perspective, or the lighting. You start your picture from a reference, there's little chance you'llĭraw something truly original. To see a method of drawing your mind out, even when you have no idea "Senior" artists simply have their headsĬreated consciously at one time of their lives, and they use them whileįated to draw only generic things until you reach this phase.

Problem is, you can't become that free-drawing artist before passing Vision in your head, but here's how to draw a tiger. To draw a new species of big cats? Sorry, there's no tutorial for the Lose your primary idea and modify it to what you're learning. Yes, you get inspired, but you can'tĪllow yourself to forget about everything-instead, you go and search forĪ reference or two, or a tutorial, or a set of tips. However, when you're merely a beginner artist, itĭoesn't seem to work like this. When they get inspired, they forget about everything and Artists are usually pictured as spontaneous, slightly crazy
