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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The "stupid little questions that don't deserve their own thread" thread.
 
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Spider Crusoe
Jan 30, 2005

Akur0 posted:

Could anyone reccomend a begginer friendly pencil kit that'll allow me to self teach myself drawing and shading methods and other threads here that will put me a foot in the right direction aside from anything photoshop related? *I want to learn how to draw with pencils basically*
What's your goal with learning art? Do you want to draw realistically or cartoony? Do you want to make professional-quality drawings or are you happy with a more amateur level?

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Spider Crusoe
Jan 30, 2005

Akur0 posted:

I want to start learning things like figures, cartoons, and surreal mental stuff off the top of my head. I'd also like to do every day things like drawing my monitor or a tree and understanding things like perspective, depth, and coloring/shading.
I'd recommend "Fun With A Pencil" by Andrew Loomis for more casual stuff. It used to be free on some sites, I don't know about these days. It can be a fun read if it inspires you. It has its limits, though, so I also recommend "Drawing on the Right of the Brain" by Betty Edwards for realistic drawing. "Drawing Landscapes in Pencil" by Ferdinand Petrie might be a good book to help with shading after you're down the previous book.

The thing about advancing in drawing is that books won't help you, only drawing things from life will. You'll want to draw a lot, and draw everyday. Hopefully the books I mentioned will provide a good starting point.

Liselle posted:

The portfolio will most likely be viewed on a computer, should I leave it in letter size for the PDF version, or should I make it smaller (and how smaller) since they're going to be reading it on a computer?
You should e-mail the advisers or professors about this. I know I like higher resolution stuff, because lower resolution hides flaws. It won't hide flaws in composition, though, and that may be more important to them.

Spider Crusoe fucked around with this message at 05:28 on Jan 26, 2009

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