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Sergane [2013-01-18 13:23:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks for those two tutorials, really helping, mostly the motivation part, but still, the actual "tutorial" part is useful
So thanks again for the work !

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Cedeera [2013-01-18 12:59:58 +0000 UTC]

One of the best tutorials I´ve ever read!

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Demialc-neeb-sah-em [2013-01-18 10:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Quite useful. I was already using the skeletal structures but the idea of using contours line to define form was new. I'll have to remember that.

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gnomeper [2013-01-18 10:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Very nice

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Zerelixon [2013-01-18 10:22:39 +0000 UTC]

This is just amazing A really well made tutorial and a motivator!

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LauraBev [2013-01-18 09:34:49 +0000 UTC]

This is very useful and encouraging. Thanks for sharing!!

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CiwiArt [2013-01-18 08:40:19 +0000 UTC]

this is great

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Guardira [2013-01-18 08:09:22 +0000 UTC]

Good advice my man, good advice. This will surely become useful in later years.

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DovieCaba [2013-01-18 07:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I can't tell you how many nights I've gone to bed feeling horrible because I just "wasted hours of time on crap".
I'm too hard on myself when things don't come out perfect or what I had envisioned.

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TheDogintheFight [2013-01-18 07:27:24 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! Exactly what I needed to hear right now

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Rhino0 [2013-01-18 07:22:48 +0000 UTC]

Two sentences in; YUP, DOWNLOADING THIS.

SO USEFUL!! Thank you!

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t0bi1 [2013-01-18 07:13:58 +0000 UTC]

This one's a keeper! Thanks!

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ChitoseNaya [2013-01-18 07:12:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! This would help me so much and a friend of mine~

Also, thanks for the kind words.. c:

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WynterPhoenyx [2013-01-18 06:49:00 +0000 UTC]

I have a suspicion that these tutorials will get a DD... Good job on them though, very helpful and they make me feel motivated and like I'm on the right track Thank you for your work

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EchoesLight [2013-01-18 06:36:23 +0000 UTC]

Fabulous advice Hibbary, thank you.

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WKJonesnet [2013-01-18 06:06:19 +0000 UTC]

Neat!
I see lots of how to draw tutorials but not very many how to practice.
Thanks for spending the time on these

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DestinieKirby [2013-01-18 06:02:52 +0000 UTC]

Once again, these tutorials are very inspiring. Thank you so much for making them! You're a good teacher.

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meow-woof [2013-01-18 05:41:28 +0000 UTC]

I really like both of these tutorials. I have that problem of "If I'm going to draw something, it damn well is going to be a finished piece." I just get this feeling that doodles and "sketches" are a waste of paper. >< Which I really need to deviate from. Seeing your thumbnails and how "scratchy" they are really makes me feel better about my own. Haha I always notice that my little thumbnails have better anatomy and perspective than my bigger drawings. It's like I suddenly forgot how I managed that angle.

I also feel that your "Extra notes" can apply to anywhere in life, not just art. There are many people who push themselves to the point of giving up because they over stress themselves. So, hopefully, I can take what you've said here and apply it to more than just the art side of my life.

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Blind-Beloved [2013-01-18 05:39:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you came out with these at a good time. I've been setting out to improve and practicing figure drawing recently. I started slacking because I was so busy with school, but I always try to set aside time, if I cant I just make weird poses with my left hand and try to draw it cause I'm so bad with hands! I never liked to recognize these things but if I want to be a flexible artist I have to get better at the things I don't like. I used to draw animals only till I kicked myself into drawing humans about a year ago. Even though there was this huge gap, my animals could look really great and I couldn't get out of flat-anime block figures with no form, I thank myself for the doodles I cover in shame now because just getting myself to draw things I didn't usually has made me improve so much.

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Biorave [2013-01-18 05:29:53 +0000 UTC]

This definitely helped me see thumbnail sketches in a whole different way. Some stuff I have been doing, and definitely some things I didn't really think about that I will be trying out.

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AliceReeper [2013-01-18 05:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SO much for making this. Now I have something to do!

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VioletWhirlwind [2013-01-18 05:16:00 +0000 UTC]

see...I do a lot of these techniches already...skeleton...simple shapes...transparent drawing...the proportion and perspective STILL end up off. It's very frustrating.

Thank you for number 5 in the bottom area though.

I recently had somebody tell me to hide my old art from myself and not look at it until I had improved and not to work on my made-up creatures until I had improved. That's very disheartening.

I have spent the last 2 days drawing mostly nothing but chairs. I have definitely improved today from yesterday, but chairs are not really what interests me.

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deeed [2013-01-18 04:41:48 +0000 UTC]

An art teacher also told me to take a sketchbook with you everywhere. Go to galleries, draw sculptures and people in public, write little notes next to each to keep track of what it makes you think or inspires you to do.

..... Then you can also claim these trips on your tax return. XD

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DracaEnaDraws [2013-01-18 04:32:48 +0000 UTC]

I am not telling you how to draw a certain figure, rather, how to teach yourself how to draw figures."

Yes. This. Thank you. I think most tutorials miss this point and you nailed it right on the head, so thank you for that. This series has been very educational, and I hope you continue to do more along this line. ^-^

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Puppy-Sniffer [2013-01-18 04:27:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this. When use some of these techniques (drawing and redrawing, photo references) I feel like I'm cheating somehow. I like it when more experienced artists say that it's ok.

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Keestal [2013-01-18 04:14:16 +0000 UTC]

You hit the nail on the head with me. I draw so little because I wait for the 'muse' to kick in and it does nothing but harm me. I was thinking of just making doodles but then the perfectionist in me wind up wanting to make it a glory piece and I stress so much to finish it and when I do, 3 hours have gone by and I'm drained for the next few days.

Thank you for posting your wisdom! I'll definitely keep this in mind and in my favorites <3

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sweetcommando [2013-01-18 04:09:38 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is very motivational

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wildernessspirits [2013-01-18 04:07:43 +0000 UTC]

This is a really great method! I've been practicing like this for years So awesome how you put it into a teaching format! I'm sure tons are going to benefit from this! thanks C:

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JOCKPRIEST [2013-01-18 04:05:32 +0000 UTC]

You don't know how helpful this is. Well, you actually probably do. But still XD

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Riverspell [2013-01-18 03:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this!

Your last, orange box of text, actually had me tearing up a little bit.

Yes, I can do this damn it! I just need to practice, practice and practice. Which I've heard from every artist I stalk and can't just seem to push myself to do it because I'm such an utter failure. But now I think about it, and with your big dose of inspiration here, I may just be able to do this.

*makes bold pose and goes to find the pencil collection*

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KreepingSpawn [2013-01-18 03:39:47 +0000 UTC]

Super helpful.

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