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_EffinSweet_ aka Wayne Struwig is 24.46 years old, has been a member since August 4, 2011, has scored 4,420 submissions, giving an average score of 2.71, helping 48 designs get printed.

Jan 31 '12 by _EffinSweet_
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Give me your opinions - this is not a promotion blog i swearz

i have never really been able to draw anything from scratch that well, sometimes i try and i can draw the same thing over and over with the result never really appealing to me.

for instance, i have a design i started working on long before my first submission was even thought of.
It has a Glennz feel to it (well i think so at least).
However i struggle drawing faces, whether they are realistic or cartoon looking faces, i can never really get the expression that i have in my head onto paper.

I know some people are just born with drawing skills, and i don't want to hear any "give up, its useless trying" comments.

I think the only way i might be able to improve this is by buying a couple of books on illustrating and just working hard on it..

Is there anything else i can try??

okay now go...

agrimony on Jan 31 '12 at 5:13am

personally, i just don't draw faces. i always wanted to pick up portraiture as a form of practice tho.

_EffinSweet_ on Jan 31 '12 at 5:46am

Thing is for the one i'm busy with i need my character to have a real personality to illustrate it well.. without that it wont work .

_EffinSweet_ on Jan 31 '12 at 7:26am

no one?

loorrrd on Jan 31 '12 at 8:36am

I think you just have to practice a lot.

Try to make the faces and copy that or something?

ivanrodero on Jan 31 '12 at 8:49am

Ok... so yes, I am not going to lie, having a "natural talent" helps but even the more gifted of the gifted have work their ass out to get good in anatomy, even if they don't realize it, they did.

They spent hours and hours, for many years drawing and learning how to get better.

It's freaking hard work, but if you like it you would not even notice it.

If you really want to get better, draw a lot, draw all the time even if the things you do suck... at some point you will get better.

Books are good but not the best resource, take classes, a teacher will guide you and help you.

It's not impossible but it's hard work.

Wharton on Jan 31 '12 at 8:55am

I agree, its just about putting in the time and having confidence in what you do. Take comfort in the fact that whatever you start off doing will always look terrible, but that you will only get better from having progressed through it. Take your time and enjoy it.

citizen rifferson on Jan 31 '12 at 8:58am

well from my own personal experience the way I improved my drawing skills was just to draw as much as possible, try and just draw for fun rather than seeing it as a chore and hopefully you'll start to improve over time, then again I guess it depends on what style of illustration you want to get better at, if it's photo realistic stuff then books might be more helpful to you.

_EffinSweet_ on Jan 31 '12 at 11:59am

so literally practice makes perfect or as close as one can possibly get!

when it comes to trying to learn how to draw something like faces would you suggest using visual reference of the expression i am trying to draw?

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jinshio on Feb 04 '12 at 1:41am

Can search on google for face expressions, as "funny anime face" "funny cartoon face" "cute face",etc and practice

Of course you can learn more for made your owns with books by Andrew Loomis, easy and very cool

good luck man

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Phauxe on Feb 26 '12 at 2:45pm

I have always enjoyed drawing, doodling, I was never really good at it but I also never practiced. Recently over the last year or so I have been practicing like crazy and I have noticed a huge improvement. The only way to know how to draw an eye, is to draw it so many times that you know it inside and out. Art is like a muscle, use it and get stronger.

inkdummy on Feb 26 '12 at 2:56pm

Just keep at it.

Draw as much as you can, doodle constantly. If you have the time - sign up for a figure drawing class (they help loads), copy (don't trace) from artists you like, and try to get a feel of their characters (as a kid, I spent a gazillion hours drawing Sailor Moon off my TV, or characters from Disney-films - small at first, and then making them bigger and bigger.) Buy and read comics. Got a pet? Draw it while it's sleeping! See your hand that you're not drawing with? Draw that!

Or, just to summarize: Just_ draw.

agrimony on Feb 28 '12 at 4:24am

i just started doodling with portraits for fun. I'm not much good at it, but at least I think im getting the hang of anatomy much better now. always been frustrated with my inability to draw faces

copying from artists whom i admire really helps as well. i think its good to get better at technical skills first before finding your own style

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_EffinSweet_ on Mar 05 '12 at 3:04am

thanks for all the comments.. i am giong to go out and buy a sketch book that i can try do a doodle a day in.. that should help me improve..

taz-pie on Mar 05 '12 at 8:28am

here is a face
u_u

and here is a face
n_n

and here are some boobs
(o) (o)

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_EffinSweet_ on Mar 12 '12 at 9:43am

taz-pie rocks my world.. now i needz no more help. yay

9 days later

mrjellyfishy on Mar 21 '12 at 9:41pm

ive only ever drawn a few portraits, i use alot of smudging and shading to gain the aspects of the face, no real lines unless drawing the eyes, just keep practicing i also need to practice alot more xD,

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EarthAngel2012 on Mar 31 '12 at 9:34am

For cartoons, i use this link.
http://www.how-to-draw-cartoons-online.com/how-to-draw-a-fish.html

For real humans, just type in google " How to draw human faces" That how i found the link above, and then practice, practice, practice. dont be afraid to make erors.

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