How does one go about learning and practicing Drawing?
Well, here’s what I do that has gotten me and a plenty of others tangible results. đȘ
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My Method:
1) Establish a Vision and Find the SkillsÂ
First, you set a Primary Vision for making art.Â
My Vision that drives my learning is this:
âą To be able to tell stories using my art through the mediums of Comics, illustrations and animation.Â
Once I establish this primary Vision,
I try to get a list of skills that I need to acquire to achieve this Vision.Â
Here are the 10 Skills I’ve come up with, that I have tried to learn/master to achieve my primary Vision đ
1. Lines & Shapes
2. Forms
3. Flow
4. Measuring and Angles.
5. Basic Light & Shadows
6. Character Design Principles
7. Drawing People
8. Colors
9. Imagination & Style
10. Environment & Story
Now, it’s time to learn.Â
How?Â
2) Deconstruct the SkillsÂ
Once I have my list of skills to practice,Â
I pick ONE. Just one. âïž
And deconstruct it into a smaller set of “Mini Skills”.
For example:
âą 3D Forms (Main Skill) has the following set of mini skills đ
    – Drawing Simple Planes.
    – 1, 2 and 3 Point Perspectives.
    – Drawing Boxes.
    – Drawing Other Forms from Boxes.
    – Drawing forms in angles.Â
Once I have this list, it’s time to practice đȘ
3) Practice 10 Mins/DayÂ
I then take ONE Mini Skill.Â
Just one,Â
And practice that daily, anywhere from 2-6 weeks. đïž
I mostly aim for a Repetition Number.Â
Like 25,50 or 100 Reps. đïžÂ
Ex – 100 Boxes, 25 pages of Shapes in Perspective and so on.Â
And I do it for 10-20mins a day (I don’t think I need more, if I’m really deliberate with my learning)Â
Here’s the key to learning:Â
âą Ask “how can I do better or make less mistakes each repetition”Â
Self-feedback is the key to learning, not mindless drawing.Â
And I do this PROCESS for each “mini skill” and move on to the next “Main Skill” âïž
and that’s how I learn and practice drawing.Â
Vision > Deconstruct > Practice đ
and the results have been stellar â
Give this a shot and you’ll know đ
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Try Drawdaily365 đÂ
Best,
Kesh.
