Drawing

Goberpiles316 · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:19

Has anyone here ever attended any courses on learning to draw, I like drawing, the thing is I am pretty bad at it and would like to learn, is drawing something your either good or bad or can you learn to do it?

The local college has a learn to draw course for £80 has anyone attended anything like this or taught themselves to draw?

Fuggan · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:21

I needed to draw for parts of my Uni. degree. I was and always have been terrible. I'm of the impression that with art, you've either got it or you haven't. And if you haven't, it'll take you a very long time to get it.

Someone can probably prove me wrong, however.

rebel rebel · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:23

I would love to be able to draw too. At school the art teacher would just plonk a bowl of fruit or an old shoe in front of us and say draw this. There was no technical help or critique ever. Talk about stealing a living!

Russinating · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:24

You can learn techniques and theory but I'd say if you're not alright to start with then don't bother.

itchy · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:26

I cannot write neat let alone draw, and no class on the planet will change that.

As above you either have it or you dont. I dont unfortunately!

Sliver · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:33

My friends tell me I'm quite talented. Here's my most recent creation.

I call it: Fecal Mail.

Goberpiles316 · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:36

LOL Silver that's as good as my drawing, oh well maybe the gene missed me lucky my daughter is quite a good drawer.

Mr Joshua · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:38

Have a look at the drawing section of http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/.

There's plenty of tips from people who are incredibly talented, but be warned, you may leave feeling very inadequate

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The course you mentioned sound like a good start too, I wish there were courses like that available around here.

itchy · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:40

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Thats my drawing ability!

Uncle Petey · 30 Jun 2014 at 22:43

Talent does help of course, but it's like most skills in that practice makes perfect (or at least helps you improve

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dirtychinchilla · 30 Jun 2014 at 23:12

Uncle Petey said:
Talent does help of course, but it's like most skills in that practice makes perfect (or at least helps you improve ).

Yeah, there are techniques to drawing that we laymen have no idea even exist. It's like layering colours on a painting...I mean, surely you just paint the damn colour you want!!!

I don't doubt that you need talent, though. I knew some incredible artists at school, and I was very envious at how easy they made everything seem.

Uncle Petey · 30 Jun 2014 at 23:20

Those guys at school obviously had a head start in terms of talent, though I'd bet good money that they spent a lot of time drawing, drawing and drawing some more.
I used to be one of those guys and I can testify that if you don't use it, you lose it

It's kind of like watching professional snooker. Those guys have talent and make it look so easy, but they put in endless hours at the practice table to get to where they're at.

lsg1r · 30 Jun 2014 at 23:44

I'm a designer so need to draw etc, went through all the usual stuff at school primarily focusing on 'technical drawing' but decided to do a foundation degree in art and design before going off to uni to get my 'inner artist' lol

Honestly in my opinion - if you can't draw it's not ideal but it's not the end of the world, you will have a bigger learning curve than someone who's naturally talented obviously but drawing can literally be boiled down into key elements. You'd be surprised by how many things are formed out by using circles as the base template.

If I was you I'd go and take a look at some of the starter classes on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewMksAbgdBI for example) and see how you go. If you get on alright with youtube then you can look at the course, if you're not getting anywhere after the absolute basics then the likelihood is that drawing isn't for you

Rofflay · 30 Jun 2014 at 23:48

Sliver said:
My friends tell me I'm quite talented. Here's my most recent creation.

I call it: Fecal Mail.

Have you considered doing this with a brush and canvas and selling them on ebay? I bet some rich asian poop fetish guy will probably buy it for a grand. Someone local does artwork as they like to call it and they sell for £500 and Fecal Mail puts them to shame.

Orionaut · 1 Jul 2014 at 00:10

Sliver said:
My friends tell me I'm quite talented. Here's my most recent creation.

I call it: Fecal Mail.

Did "you" do that or did you just cut n paste from somewhere that you found?!

Energize · 1 Jul 2014 at 00:10

rebel rebel said:
I would love to be able to draw too. At school the art teacher would just plonk a bowl of fruit or an old shoe in front of us and say draw this. There was no technical help or critique ever. Talk about stealing a living!

Isn't that what all school art teachers do?

rebel rebel · 1 Jul 2014 at 01:27

Energize said:
Isn't that what all school art teachers do?

Yes and they are a complete waste of time and money.

tbyeah · 1 Jul 2014 at 01:31

Sliver said:
My friends tell me I'm quite talented. Here's my most recent creation.

I call it: Fecal Mail.

Reminds me of a video I watched on the Internet recently... Except it was an odd round letterbox leading into what looked like a public toilet? :confused:

very odd

Monkeynut · 1 Jul 2014 at 01:32

Our Art teacher was a PITA because if you did a really realistic painting you got marked down, but I simply made a load of splatter and lines and made up this BS meaning and got full marks! "Ah yes I can see what you're trying to show here..."

ilcp · 1 Jul 2014 at 01:42

there are couple of meetup groups, you could start from there.. (Bonus points you also get to draw "life drawings" (is that whats it called? Read: draw naked people)..

(and no I havent joined before you ask)