i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again
these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled
Every artist who sees this post should do the following:
- Watch the video.
- Follow the instructions
- Reblog
I can’t stress you enough about how important these exercises are for your drawing hand. You don’t wanna get CTS of Tendonitis and similar stuff that will prevent you from making art or even hold a pencil.
its so difficult to draw anatomy. and objects. and backgrounds. and clothing. and colors. and lighting. i honestly dont know how i ever managed to draw anything in my entire life
being a self-taught artist with no formal training is having done art seriously since you were a young teenager and only finding out that you’re supposed to do warm up sketches every time you’re about to work on serious art when you’re fuckin twenty-five
AND THIS IS WHY YOU DONT ADD DETAILS MID PROCESS AND YOU TRUST THE MOTHERFUCKING PROCESS OTHERWISE EVERY DETAIL AND THE TIME IT TOOK WILL BE POINTLESSSSSSSSSS
this showed up in my FB memories, the lightning bolt trick! I don't sketch out the lightning bolt much nowadays but it's still super helpful when I need to lay out tricky arms and leg poses. And I still apply the logic of it, especially with how I draw arms :' ) Biggest thing it helps with is shape breakdown and visualization, we gotta use whatever works to break down shapes into simpler concepts for our brains 👏💓
it says link in bio bc this was uploaded originally on instagram but just click here and you're good to go!
this was made thanks to the trend "artist don't gatekeep" (on instagram) and i noticed that most of the resources were being repeated by different artists and it was hard to keep track of all of it, and i created this mostly for myself but maybe it can be of help to others out there so there ya go!
for all the artists out there, here are my favorite resources i use to learn!