Science can't explain it!
@Nezchan One great piece if advice I got was to get a ream of legal size paper and a bed table. I can tilt it up and draw well into the night, right until I fall asleep
@cypnk Yeah, I run into kids that are like "I wanna learn to draw, but I can't afford a tablet yet." Like seriously, if you're just starting to learn you don't *need* a tablet.
Get yourself a big pad of newsprint and a soft pencil and start learning 3D shapes. Doodle on anything. Learn to effectively make marks before you invest in an expensive piece of equipment that will just end up in the back of a closet if you don't stick with it. Buy that crap when you know you're hooked on drawing.
@DistroJunkie @cypnk Not sure I agree with that. I know people who swear by them, and I know folks who never touch the stuff and it doesn't hold them back.
Drawing from life though, that's something you can't do without.
@Nezchan @cypnk
That's fine. It's just my opinion. I'm sure there are people who trained in different ways or just have an innate ability to see things very well.
I think any artist can make themselves better through training their eye and developing medium skills.
I did several blind contour drawings that turned out really neat. Others not so much.
@DistroJunkie @cypnk I think whether you're doing blind or not, what matters is you're working from life. The skill of breaking real objects and anatomy into 3D shapes on the flat plane of your page (real or digital) is an extremely important skill.
@Nezchan @DistroJunkie I think it's a combination of both. 50% Looking, 50% not looking
One of my favorite series on perspective, for example, is this one from Alphonso Dunn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj671geTt94&list=PLhBKkQX9XSgd3RdgkX9_azkcev8PYYdYs&index=1
The rest of his channel has been very helpful with learning how to draw basics as well as getting to know the abstract stuff