Author Topic: Drawings Megathread (Read 4532887 times)

foulprairiedog · September 01, 2015, 09:58:34 PM

Quote from: ·:Taboo:· on September 01, 2015, 09:25:47 PM

Uh, not if you know what you're doing.

knowing what you're doing comes from at least some form of reference
drawing solely from imagination requires that you have, at least, looked at a real thing and somewhat copied it once before.

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Camel · September 03, 2015, 02:10:27 PM

Quote from: foulprairiedog on September 01, 2015, 09:58:34 PM

knowing what you're doing comes from at least some form of reference
drawing solely from imagination requires that you have, at least, looked at a real thing and somewhat copied it once before.

i can attest to this. i can't draw an airplane but i can draw a car, only because i've sketched out cars plenty of times before

ShadowsfeaR · September 03, 2015, 05:21:25 PM

I'm taking a life drawing class at my college and we draw nude models. I'm excited for the end of the semester because I'll know I'll be better at drawing the human form.

Lalam24 · September 03, 2015, 05:29:18 PM

Quote from: ShadowsfeaR on September 03, 2015, 05:21:25 PM

I'm taking a life drawing class at my college and we draw nude models. I'm excited for the end of the semester because I'll know I'll be better at drawing the human form.

that sounds nice, I can usually get down the base without reference but I never retain any of the information for minor stuff beyond a year, so I always have to relearn.

I mean, I did a forgetton of research on PDMS (silicone oil) about a year ago, and I barely remember any of it. Thankfully I have the majority of it written down, but man... getting sick of how little I retain over the years.

When I'm in my 80s I'm certain I'll be convinced I fought in the skynet wars.