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About Me Member Cartoonist Great Scott. The very same.16/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 1 Year
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Life Drawing Pointers

Tue Aug 25, 2009, 2:37 PM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Blind Willie McTell
  • Reading: One of those David Letterman Top 10 Lists Books
  • Watching: "Tortoise Wins By A Hare"
  • Playing: Mario Party 3
  • Eating: Ice
  • Drinking: 7-Up
I've been trying some life drawing lately, but I have no idea what I'm doing or where to start. I have many pictures to refer to, but it's a very daunting task. I also don't know anything about shading or tools, which means that I can't portray lighting, texture, or anything else I may not know about (most of the pictures are black-and-white, so this is a disadvantage). If anyone out there knows how to draw figures (people and animals), backgrounds, and or objects, please tell how a beginner such as myself may be able to gain and improve life drawing skills. It would be preferable if the information were as thorough (step-by-step) and specific as possible, but anything would help.

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  • Current Residence: Earth(?) No, wait, scratch that query. I'm certain it's Earth.
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  • Print preference: I like to print documents that I find interesting enough to muse over later.
  • Interests: Playing guitar, drawing, watching T.V., listening to music, going places, LULZ
  • Favourite movie: Where The Wild Things Are,Monty Python & The Holy Grail,Raising Arizona,Secret of NIMH,Ratatouil
  • Favourite band or musician: Weezer, The Aquabats, Weird Al, Louis Armstrong, Flaming Lips, Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers
  • Favourite genre of music: Nerd/Indie Rock, Blues, 20s-50s Country, Jazz, Old Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop
  • Favourite artist: John Kricfalusi, Bob Clampett, Becky Dreistadt, Tex Avery, Walt Kelly, Chuck Jones, Don Hertzfeldt
  • Favourite poet or writer: Apostle Paul, John Kennedy Toole, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dr. Seuss, Art Spiegelman
  • Favourite photographer: Kenny Gulley
  • Favourite style of art: Cartoons, Surrealism, anything cute, trippy, or visually intense/epic
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  • MP3 player of choice: 6th generation iPod Video 80 GB
  • Shell of choice: Koopa Shell
  • Wallpaper of choice: Anything nice that keeps the wood from rotting and warping and the termites from destroying my home.
  • Skin of choice: My own skin. Please.
  • Favourite game: Paper Mario (N64), Super Mario World (SNES) & The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
  • Favourite gaming platform: Nintendo 64 (N64), Wii, and Nintendo DS
  • Favourite cartoon character: Daffy Duck, Krazy Kat, Ogo, Capt. K'Nuckles, Pogo, Ren & Stimpy, Flapjack
  • Personal Quote: "Snoo-PING AS usual, I see!" - Dr. Ivo Robotnik
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils

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