love at first gunshot

and he sees her wearing the same clothing as his wife

she knew what I was. she loved me anyway.

DrawingDen’s Beginners Masterlist 

All the basics you need to begin learning to draw and think visually like an artist from a starter level!

Note: Feel free to leave suggestions as there may still be topics left uncovered, since art is such a wide subject the list could go on for miles so I’ve chosen what I see as the most basic fundamentals

Intro/Extras

Glossary of basic art terms 

Admins online course recommendation

Light/Value

The Basics of light

Lighting terminology guide

Understanding value in colour

Materials and light tutorial

Visual structure diagram

Building values

Shading exercises and tutorial

Form/Perspective 

The basics of structure

Drawing measuring techniques

How to see the world as an artist

The basics of perspective

Introduction to vanishing points

Negatives shapes exercise

Soft vs hard strokes

Colour

Guide to basics in colour

Shading in colour tutorial

Contrast in colour

Guide to picking colours

Why shadows aren’t gray

Anatomy

Basic proportions

Understanding anatomy series

Common beginner face mistakes

Eyes | Mouth | Nose | Hands

General body tutorial

Recommended Books

Fun with a Pencil

Colour and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter

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Hi!!

I really think  learning the rules first is important before bending them. Once you understand why things the way that they are, you can modify them without looking that off (more stylistic). 

I recommend reading

This wonderful series of tutorials by @foervraengd: 

MANGA to REALISTIC:

Part 1: [link]

Part 2: [link]

Part 3: [link]

Part 4: [link]

Part 5: [link]

Part 6: [link]

Part 7: [link]

Part 8: [link]

Part 9: [link]

Part 10: [link]

Part 11: [link]

Part 12: [link]

UNDERSTANDING ANATOMY:

Part 1: [link]

Part 2: [link]

Part 3: [link]

Part 4: [link]

Part 5: [link]

& going on proko.com 

and then maybe reading: https://artres.xyz/post/create-realistic-art-with-awesome-art-tutorials/, where I curated some of my favorites! :D

I hope this helped!

If it did please consider reblogging it or sharing it with your friends! ❤️

Hi! No one asked but I wanted to make a big list of art resources I use because I like to try and help people be creative! Not everything I list is free (mostly the books & some PDFs), but I’ll try my best to keep a big portion of it unpaid.

I've also made a carrd with the same links and a set of software links + prices but I'll be updating this with more things I find that I think would be helpful. :)

Drawing

GES DRAW PARTY - Timed model videos

Drawing Tutorials Online - Figure drawing tutorials (& fun SVA student sketchbook videos)

Line of Action - Timed model Photos

3 tips to improve your PEOPLE SKETCHING (fast urban sketching techniques), Sketching Scottie

Creating Backgrounds, Tim Mcburnie

Drawabox

Reference Angle

Kaycem

Colour Theory

Why Color Studies Are So Powerful, Light Ponderings

Marco Bucci

Colour Tips and Tricks, Iniro (PDF)

This post

Animation

The Animator’s Survival Kit, Richard E. Williams (book) - I think this one is a pretty obvious must-have

How to Animate Night In The Woods [Scribble Kibble #103], Crowne Prince - Helped me get a grip on After Effects

Little Miss Hellraiser Toon Boom Harmony Rig, Edu Bruks - Free Toon Boom Harmony rig

Alex Grigg // Animation for Anyone

BaM Animation

I find art tutorials really useful and also, sometimes quite far-flung. I'll come across one cool resource here and another incredibly helpful post in a totally different place, months later. I've been collecting bits and pieces of art advice that ease my way for a long time now, and I wanted to make a post to share some of the good art resources I've come found all in one place! GENERAL RESOURCES The Etherington Bros. have an enormous repertoire of drawing advice on their blog and I find almost all of it spot on! Griz and Norm have an incredible tumblr chock full of tutorials!

Drawing Den is a great tumblr that collects how-to-draw resources! Zephy.fr has some lovely free tutorials on their Insta (their main site is paid, but I've found the free resources to be quite helpful all on their own)

Sycra has a truly wonderful YT channel comprising a zillion vids on practically every topic - he's been going a long time and it's all excellent (his stuff on human anatomy and figure really fixed some difficulties for me)! DRAWING PEOPLE THIS is my favorite basic breakdown on expressions! A HELPFUL WAY to conceptualize drawing hair! People are complex - simplifying with CLEAR SILHOUETTE helps!

Aging or de-aging characters can be rough- THIS HELPS imo! WHEELCHAIRS are easy to get wrong if you don't have one/haven't studied how to draw them - and this is a very helpful remedy!

CLOTHES Hats are difficult to get sitting right and THIS POST helps a lot!

Suits and formal clothing can be A Lot: THIS LAYS IT OUT helpfully!

Historical Menswear is tricky: TRY THIS LINK by Shoomlah

And as always.... DON'T FORGET TO STRETCH YOUR HANDS!!!