This is a tutorial series to help absolute beginners take their first steps into the world of creation. With this series, the aim is for you to be able to draw anything.
There are 3 ways to improve your art skills:
Improve your muscle memory with your hand
Improve your imagination with your mind
Gain more knowledge
For number 1 and 2, this comes with lots and lots of practice.
This is why:
the key to learning and improving is to have fun.
If you always have fun when you make art, you will keep doing it. The tutorial series is designed around this idea, to keep your practice fun! That way you are more likely to practice lots, improving your muscle memory and your imagination! :D
One secret to keeping your practice fun is to lower your expectations to absolute zero. You are just starting your art journey; you shouldn't expect your art work to match the professionals you see online or in museums. Over the years I noticed that when I lower the expectations for the quality of my artwork, I have less stress and can enjoy the process of creation more. With my 1000 paintings, the goal is only to have complete paintings. Ideally the story I am trying to tell with each painting is clear, but I'm not aiming for any painting to look good. If that happens, great! Otherwise, that's fine too. This way, I don't feel bad after trying my best. Of course there will always be artists who make better artwork than me, but
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If you are one of many people who believe you can't draw, do the exercise in this short video:
This tutorial series covers these art fundamentals (the building blocks of making good art):
If at any point during the tutorial series, you have any questions, feel free to leave them as a comment, either under the YouTube video or under the relevant page on my website.
Otherwise, going through these lessons and doing the exercises will probably take you weeks, months or years. Go at a speed you are comfortable with, remember the key is to have fun!
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