Anonymous
7/26/2025, 3:35:46 AM
No.7664787
>>7663721
what is the problem? You're on the right path.
here is no way to get better without drawing shitty things, just pick something to improve on for your next drawings. But here are some things that helped me
When you reference art, only reference real life bodies. The purpose of referencing as a beginner is to hammer in good habits. You will naturally cartoonify it with your inaccuracies so copying other drawings doesn't really help improve your proportions.
UNLESS you are referencing naked models in anime style. Then you'd be learning better than if you were copying finished pieces that are very specific. For example, drawing this isn't really making you better, but it was for fun and that's improtant too. To draw with the intent of improving, you need to reference useful things.
There is one way referencing finished drawings can help, and its if you try to xerox copy it 1:1. This will train your observation skills. You can see how your drawing has different sizes and angles for things than the reference, if you want to copy it EXACTLY, then you will be training your accuracy. This is good too, but I am assuming you wanted to copy the mood and subject more and that you would have been happy if you drew a slightly different expression or angle. This is very hard to do and is what referencing is for people who already know how to construct bodies.
If you draw for fun, then draw for fun. Stop worrying about the details until after you're done and really want to do better at a particular things.
what is the problem? You're on the right path.
here is no way to get better without drawing shitty things, just pick something to improve on for your next drawings. But here are some things that helped me
When you reference art, only reference real life bodies. The purpose of referencing as a beginner is to hammer in good habits. You will naturally cartoonify it with your inaccuracies so copying other drawings doesn't really help improve your proportions.
UNLESS you are referencing naked models in anime style. Then you'd be learning better than if you were copying finished pieces that are very specific. For example, drawing this isn't really making you better, but it was for fun and that's improtant too. To draw with the intent of improving, you need to reference useful things.
There is one way referencing finished drawings can help, and its if you try to xerox copy it 1:1. This will train your observation skills. You can see how your drawing has different sizes and angles for things than the reference, if you want to copy it EXACTLY, then you will be training your accuracy. This is good too, but I am assuming you wanted to copy the mood and subject more and that you would have been happy if you drew a slightly different expression or angle. This is very hard to do and is what referencing is for people who already know how to construct bodies.
If you draw for fun, then draw for fun. Stop worrying about the details until after you're done and really want to do better at a particular things.