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Rachel Gillig, The Knight and the Moth

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I've been drawing for a very VERY long time. I've been inspired by artists on the internet and I've been looking at a LOT of beginner drawing tutorials on YouTube. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't improve as much as I wanted. My characters looked weird, and my coloring and lines were horrible…

But if like me you've watched HOURS of drawing tutorials and have been practicing for DAYS, but feel frustrated in your improvement anyways, you're just like me! And do you know why? Because like me, you've never worked on the drawing fundamentals!

Don't worry anybody can learn about the fundamentals with enough practice, effort, and most importantly, good information!!

So if you've been drawing for a long time and you think that you didn't improve enough, or if you want to start drawing but you've never known where to start, this is the perfect article to guide you in your art journey!

Keep reading and let's start to draw seriously together!! :D

The joy of starting!

Drawing is an excellent way of self-expression, a way to become more creative, and a way to see the world from a whole new perspective! You'll be so proud and happy to share your ideas and create beautiful drawings! And you'll learn SO MUCH about the world and the objects around you!

But if there is one thing that you have to keep in mind during this journey, is that everyone starts as a newbie! So don't be harsh on yourself and give yourself some time to learn and practice the things that will make you improve! Being an artist is a wonderful journey! Take some pleasure to live it!

Something else to keep in mind is that material is not an excuse! A pen and some printing paper are more than enough to start! The most important is to actually draw consistently!  Anecdote: I started to draw in my notebook during French class in middle school. (Don't be like me though listen during class)

So now you should be asking…

But what are the fundamentals I need to learn?

And you're right to ask this question! Just drawing every day isn't enough to improve your competence. You'll need to draw things that will make you improve! 

Having a good drawing foundation is important to build a good drawing style!! 

So here are the fundamentals you need to learn as a beginner:

Perspective

That is what will make your line on the paper feel 3D!

Here you'll need to learn about what makes an object feel like it has volume, how something farther away would look like, etc.

I have two exercises for this fundamentals!  The first one is to actually draw objects! Draw cubes, cylinders, and spheres in any direction you can think of!

Here is what it looks like when I do this exercise!

The second exercise is to draw these objects in an environment!  Horizon lines and vanishing points will be your friends here.

Here this will make it clear to you!

Construction

Construction is the ability to build new things with the simple shapes we saw earlier! You'll try to understand how objects would connect together. 

With this skill mastered, you will be able to draw ANYTHING! Because all things and objects can be broken down into simple shapes and volumes! 

Looking at references can be a good idea here! Look at a simple object and try to draw it with the volumes!

This is the way I practice construction

Gesture

I only have one thing to say here: GESTURE DRAWING! What is gesture drawing? Is an exercise! The goal of this exercise? To draw people with a time limit! You'll draw a pose in one to two minutes at first! Your goal is to get the GESTURE of the character in your drawing.

There are a few websites for doing gesture drawing! You just have to select the time and the type of images you want and draw! One of my favorite websites is Quickposes! But I'm sure you could find another one if you search a bit on the internet!

Now you know what to practice! Practice these fundamentals consistently and you'll see your drawing skills improving! 

Of course, you don't have to just draw spheres, cubes, and simple people you can draw things you want to draw! Just draw from good references!

Another thing that can help you with improving your art is…

Drawing challenges!

They're fun, put you out of your comfort zone, and make you draw things you would have never drawn otherwise! Isn't that amazing?

That's why it's such a good idea to participate in art challenges! Plus, having other people participating in the same challenge can help you boost your motivation!!

There is plenty of art challenges on the internet, but the one you should do to start drawing is certainly Marc Brunet's 30 days art challenge!  An art challenge that will help you start drawing in a month! You will practice the fundamentals and you'll see the improvement by the end of it! 

Maybe should I do this challenge? (Btw Marc Brunet's channel is an excellent place to learn from! Go look at some videos!)

In conclusion

You now have all you need to start drawing! You know that you'll need dedication and persistence, you know about the fundamentals you need to practice! You also have a perfect challenge to start drawing! Don't forget that drawing is an enjoyable journey! Don't overdo yourself, practice consistently, and be curious!

Feel free to ask questions or share some drawings so we can all track our progress!

One of the most essential pieces of advice I'll give you in this post is to find fun in the process :D

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i was seeing all these little blue flowers everywhere and kept thinking "dang what are these bitches, i can't remember..." well guess what. they were fuckin forget-me-nots. can't believe i failed step fucking 1, the hot girls on iNaturalist are going to laugh at me and i'm gonna flunk out of hobby botany school.

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kill me

stab my heart and bury me naked under the willow by the lake

so I can be reborn as a Vodník (vodyanoy, but I'm not using that coz what the fuck is this translation) and only care about drowning my newborn children

it's a slavic reference, you wouldn't understand

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HE FULL ON SAID THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IM DYING PLEASE

I’m rewatching the interview and Katey asking Lou “how would you categorize where Buck and Tommy stand with each other at the moment” and Lou just taking a long pause, saying “Katey” and then going on a long ramble that does not answer her question in any way, shape or form is completely taking me out 😭😭😭 Man was trying so hard not to spoil anything. But also him lowkey spoiling when asked “what is the fallout for Tommy looking ahead past episode 15” and he says “Post funeral?” And then first talking about Bobby and then talks about Buck and him being another part of his growth and using words like “committing” and being “vulnerable” and “having something that’s true”. Sounds to me like Tommy is going to stop running and him and Buck are going to have an honest conversation.

The extremely long pause where you see a smile slowly grow on Katey’s face is absolutely hilarious. Then he just… starts rambling. lmao I love him 😍

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HELL YEAH HERE WE GO AGAIN

parents, friends, partners, kids, you yourself, idols, siblings, politicians

those are the one's that can dissapoint you.

however AO3 writters.

they never do.

I went to find a tag for my new fav show. thinking »How silly of me to think it's gonna be a thing, people don't care about this show how I do, who would BOTHER wrtigin fics for this«

and voila

TWO FUCKING HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE WORKS

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yk, just like there is always the designated driver there is always the designated person with a lapton

and it's purely accidentall that it is a black lesbian who is also a tech genius

you could also say she's the Abby of the show [not this shows Abby but the emo kid we all had crush on]

choosing to ignore most of that episode but it’s objectively hysterical that buck and athena steal the SD card and go to the smartest person they know bc she must have whatever super high tech is needed to look at the pictures and then karen just. plugs the card into her laptop

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yeah so »Post-Episode: s08e15 Lab Rats (9-1-1 TV)« tag is where y'all gonna find me at for the next decade or so

Buck keeping his head up and smiling at the funeral reception, speaking politely to everyone and making sure the team is okay.

Tommy eying him every few seconds, taking note of every time his eye twitches or the smile drops for a split second.

Buck avoiding Tommy at all costs. Walking away every time Tommy gets close. Never making eye contact and making sure they’re never alone with each other.

Tommy knocking on Buck’s door, standing at the entrance when he’s not invited inside. Telling Buck he doesn’t have to do this. Doesn’t have to fake being okay when he’s not.

Buck insisting that he’s fine. Really, he is. He doesn’t need to be treated like a child. Doesn’t need to be coddled. Doesn’t need anyone there for him. Wants to be left alone.

Tommy nodding, solemn. Respects Buck’s wishes. Tells him that, no matter what, he’s still here. And when, not if, but when he needs someone, he’ll be waiting.

A knock on Tommy’s door thirty minutes after he gets home. He opens it to Buck there, tears pouring down his face. One simple word, “Evan,” and arms open wide, and Buck is holding onto him for dear life.

Buck, who is not okay. Tommy, who isn’t either. Both of them choosing to be there. Both of them choosing to stay.

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I take it back. I want my Tumblr reels. please.

I'm officially fucked. Tumblr has reels. or whatever the short format video is called. I'm never getting off of this app. ever.

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for me it ended with "stoped reading the third book for a while and now I can't start again because I forgot what happened and who is who and I'm utterly lost in the time skip and have they already had sex or did I hallucinate that" stage

every day people tell me that the untamed is good, i’ve seen the first episode, stop gaslighting me

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OH GOD we have been seeing photos from this for the past months.

should have known.

or actually maybe better not to XDd

anyways

for the first time ever in the show I'm not looking forward to release of the new episode.

i’m actually gonna end it all

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I needed a dose of consumed Ravi to cope with past happenings

Need a 911 fic where Buck hits his head and is disoriented and confused when he wakes up. He thinks him and Eddie are dating.

Not because he has an amnesia or anything, but because Ravi was the one helping jog his memory and nothing Ravi knows about the 118 is right.

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WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT

they bait us in the remake just to do this in the original show.

I hate y'all so much you don't even know. (I don't I actually think it was done so beautifully but you know)

been sobbing uncontrollably for the last hour.

⚠️SPOILER⚠️

DID THEY JUST REALLY KILL TOMMY VEGA ?!?!?!?!?!?!

what the heck was this episode

there wasn't a single positive thing in the whole 40 minutes

[I mean there was but yk....]

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parents, friends, partners, kids, you yourself, idols, siblings, politicians

those are the one's that can dissapoint you.

however AO3 writters.

they never do.

I went to find a tag for my new fav show. thinking »How silly of me to think it's gonna be a thing, people don't care about this show how I do, who would BOTHER wrtigin fics for this«

and voila

TWO FUCKING HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE WORKS

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so true.

The fact that his dad introduce himself as the father of Chris made me scream out.

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I WAS TAKEN BACK BY THAT WHOLE SCENE. all we got up untill this point was just hugs and little pecks. But they came back and gave us a FEAST.

also

imma steal a tag BCS this is unholy

buck was heavily panting just making out with tommy. imagine what he was like in the bedroom

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I rly don't want to be a Buddie fan hater. but like. Buck said it himself. he's sick that people just assume that as a bi guy he's GOT TO BE in love with his bf.

so maybe let's just drop that a little bit??

not specifically targeted at this exact post, more like a general thing ig.

This drives me insane 😩