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v422yf | artfundamentals_train | 0.9 | Anyone else with mental health issues who is pursuing DAB/ learning art? Currently I'm struggling a lot with performance anxiety after receiving some (super helpful) but harsh feedback for my homework. Just wanted to ask whether there are some of you out there who can relate and maybe share what helped you get back on track/push through challenging periods while taking care of yourself. Good luck on your journey everyone! | ib3ol8s | ib3zs7h | 1,654,305,370 | 1,654,312,070 | 2 | 3 | 3d art \*is\* my self perscribed mental health treatment, hehe. | CPTSD here, you definitely aren’t alone! | 0 | 6,700 | 1.5 | ||
v422yf | artfundamentals_train | 0.9 | Anyone else with mental health issues who is pursuing DAB/ learning art? Currently I'm struggling a lot with performance anxiety after receiving some (super helpful) but harsh feedback for my homework. Just wanted to ask whether there are some of you out there who can relate and maybe share what helped you get back on track/push through challenging periods while taking care of yourself. Good luck on your journey everyone! | ib3zs7h | ib32alj | 1,654,312,070 | 1,654,292,852 | 3 | 1 | CPTSD here, you definitely aren’t alone! | Waddup, once uppon a time I did and improved a lot till I quit | 1 | 19,218 | 3 | ||
v422yf | artfundamentals_train | 0.9 | Anyone else with mental health issues who is pursuing DAB/ learning art? Currently I'm struggling a lot with performance anxiety after receiving some (super helpful) but harsh feedback for my homework. Just wanted to ask whether there are some of you out there who can relate and maybe share what helped you get back on track/push through challenging periods while taking care of yourself. Good luck on your journey everyone! | ib32alj | ib3ol8s | 1,654,292,852 | 1,654,305,370 | 1 | 2 | Waddup, once uppon a time I did and improved a lot till I quit | 3d art \*is\* my self perscribed mental health treatment, hehe. | 0 | 12,518 | 2 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjf30n | icllfqo | 1,655,348,939 | 1,655,397,318 | 29 | 32 | I'll go against the grain, it's not good for beginners . I'd argue it's one of the best (that I found) for beginners. May not be the "easiest" but it focuses on, arguably, what beginners have the most trouble with and what many just de elope of many years of trial and error. It's very good, just remember don't "stress" about it. If you get stuck, go to another section and come back. Don't want to do 250 boxes all at once, do them when you have small bits of down time. Go at your pace and use it as more of a resource and less of a set of classes to strictly adhere too. All that said I personally liked the progression and found it flows pretty organically. | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 48,379 | 1.103448 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icllfqo | ickkyql | 1,655,397,318 | 1,655,380,143 | 32 | 26 | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | 1 | 17,175 | 1.230769 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icllfqo | icku8zo | 1,655,397,318 | 1,655,385,362 | 32 | 24 | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | 1 | 11,956 | 1.333333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickhrmi | icllfqo | 1,655,378,031 | 1,655,397,318 | 18 | 32 | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 19,287 | 1.777778 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icinccm | icllfqo | 1,655,335,551 | 1,655,397,318 | 16 | 32 | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 61,767 | 2 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icllfqo | ickul3e | 1,655,397,318 | 1,655,385,532 | 32 | 15 | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | Yes | 1 | 11,786 | 2.133333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icih8hh | icllfqo | 1,655,332,732 | 1,655,397,318 | 13 | 32 | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 64,586 | 2.461538 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icllfqo | icjzeuy | 1,655,397,318 | 1,655,362,451 | 32 | 10 | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | 1 | 34,867 | 3.2 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | icllfqo | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,397,318 | 10 | 32 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 64,725 | 3.2 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icllfqo | ick985q | 1,655,397,318 | 1,655,371,132 | 32 | 8 | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | 1 | 26,186 | 4 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icilja7 | icllfqo | 1,655,334,712 | 1,655,397,318 | 6 | 32 | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | Lesson 1: Dont compare yourself to others or you suffer for no reason ;) and i mean the course starts literally with drawing a line, so yeah its for beginners ;) | 0 | 62,606 | 5.333333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icinccm | icjf30n | 1,655,335,551 | 1,655,348,939 | 16 | 29 | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | I'll go against the grain, it's not good for beginners . I'd argue it's one of the best (that I found) for beginners. May not be the "easiest" but it focuses on, arguably, what beginners have the most trouble with and what many just de elope of many years of trial and error. It's very good, just remember don't "stress" about it. If you get stuck, go to another section and come back. Don't want to do 250 boxes all at once, do them when you have small bits of down time. Go at your pace and use it as more of a resource and less of a set of classes to strictly adhere too. All that said I personally liked the progression and found it flows pretty organically. | 0 | 13,388 | 1.8125 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icih8hh | icjf30n | 1,655,332,732 | 1,655,348,939 | 13 | 29 | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | I'll go against the grain, it's not good for beginners . I'd argue it's one of the best (that I found) for beginners. May not be the "easiest" but it focuses on, arguably, what beginners have the most trouble with and what many just de elope of many years of trial and error. It's very good, just remember don't "stress" about it. If you get stuck, go to another section and come back. Don't want to do 250 boxes all at once, do them when you have small bits of down time. Go at your pace and use it as more of a resource and less of a set of classes to strictly adhere too. All that said I personally liked the progression and found it flows pretty organically. | 0 | 16,207 | 2.230769 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjf30n | icigxun | 1,655,348,939 | 1,655,332,593 | 29 | 10 | I'll go against the grain, it's not good for beginners . I'd argue it's one of the best (that I found) for beginners. May not be the "easiest" but it focuses on, arguably, what beginners have the most trouble with and what many just de elope of many years of trial and error. It's very good, just remember don't "stress" about it. If you get stuck, go to another section and come back. Don't want to do 250 boxes all at once, do them when you have small bits of down time. Go at your pace and use it as more of a resource and less of a set of classes to strictly adhere too. All that said I personally liked the progression and found it flows pretty organically. | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | 1 | 16,346 | 2.9 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjf30n | icilja7 | 1,655,348,939 | 1,655,334,712 | 29 | 6 | I'll go against the grain, it's not good for beginners . I'd argue it's one of the best (that I found) for beginners. May not be the "easiest" but it focuses on, arguably, what beginners have the most trouble with and what many just de elope of many years of trial and error. It's very good, just remember don't "stress" about it. If you get stuck, go to another section and come back. Don't want to do 250 boxes all at once, do them when you have small bits of down time. Go at your pace and use it as more of a resource and less of a set of classes to strictly adhere too. All that said I personally liked the progression and found it flows pretty organically. | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 14,227 | 4.833333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickkyql | ickhrmi | 1,655,380,143 | 1,655,378,031 | 26 | 18 | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | 1 | 2,112 | 1.444444 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickkyql | icinccm | 1,655,380,143 | 1,655,335,551 | 26 | 16 | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | 1 | 44,592 | 1.625 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickkyql | icih8hh | 1,655,380,143 | 1,655,332,732 | 26 | 13 | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | 1 | 47,411 | 2 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickkyql | icjzeuy | 1,655,380,143 | 1,655,362,451 | 26 | 10 | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | 1 | 17,692 | 2.6 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | ickkyql | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,380,143 | 10 | 26 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | 0 | 47,550 | 2.6 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ick985q | ickkyql | 1,655,371,132 | 1,655,380,143 | 8 | 26 | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | 0 | 9,011 | 3.25 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icilja7 | ickkyql | 1,655,334,712 | 1,655,380,143 | 6 | 26 | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | Yes! I started with drawing tons of boxes and I really was doubtful if it would help me. Little did I know when I attempted to draw skulls and faces, it dawned on me to treat the head as a cube. It taught me how to draw things in different angles and I still use it today (more or less unconsciously now ). Anything you draw can be summed up in a cube | 0 | 45,431 | 4.333333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickhrmi | icku8zo | 1,655,378,031 | 1,655,385,362 | 18 | 24 | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | 0 | 7,331 | 1.333333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icku8zo | icinccm | 1,655,385,362 | 1,655,335,551 | 24 | 16 | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | 1 | 49,811 | 1.5 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icku8zo | icih8hh | 1,655,385,362 | 1,655,332,732 | 24 | 13 | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | 1 | 52,630 | 1.846154 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjzeuy | icku8zo | 1,655,362,451 | 1,655,385,362 | 10 | 24 | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | 0 | 22,911 | 2.4 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | icku8zo | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,385,362 | 10 | 24 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | 0 | 52,769 | 2.4 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icku8zo | ick985q | 1,655,385,362 | 1,655,371,132 | 24 | 8 | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | 1 | 14,230 | 3 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icku8zo | icilja7 | 1,655,385,362 | 1,655,334,712 | 24 | 6 | Yes, it is what I would consider a free "college-level" intro course to the fundamentals of drawing/visual art. The lectures/videos are filled with the information that every other youtube tutorial leaves out. Draw a box attempts to teach you all the small questions about art that you may have and give you a solid foundation to move forward. There are a lot of different approaches/styles of drawing, but they (mostly) all originate from an understanding of the basics covered in the course. (Line quality, perspective, construction) the further you understand these, the better your art (whatever style you like) will get. However, it is only a piece of the puzzle, and it's not going to turn you into a pro overnight. It did however re-ignite my passion for art. Got me from scribbling in my sketchbooks hoping for good things to fall out of my brain, to actually have an *understanding* of what I was trying to do. I certainly improved a lot, and again, I gained an understanding of what I was doing, and what I needed to work on. Visual Art is a skill you build up over a long period of time, and Drawabox is an amazing resource to point you in the right direction, and it exposes you to a lot of ideas. The exercises are challenging but not impossible, and they build on top of each other. Don't try to speed through it, and allow yourself to take breaks from the course and draw for the sake of drawing. Try to apply what you learned. Wash, rinse, repeat. Good luck! Give it a try, don't get discouraged, and don't expect your first attempt at any of the exercises to be perfect. They are not supposed to be! | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 50,650 | 4 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickhrmi | icinccm | 1,655,378,031 | 1,655,335,551 | 18 | 16 | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | 1 | 42,480 | 1.125 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icih8hh | ickhrmi | 1,655,332,732 | 1,655,378,031 | 13 | 18 | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | 0 | 45,299 | 1.384615 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjzeuy | ickhrmi | 1,655,362,451 | 1,655,378,031 | 10 | 18 | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | 0 | 15,580 | 1.8 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | ickhrmi | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,378,031 | 10 | 18 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | 0 | 45,438 | 1.8 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickhrmi | ick985q | 1,655,378,031 | 1,655,371,132 | 18 | 8 | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | 1 | 6,899 | 2.25 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icilja7 | ickhrmi | 1,655,334,712 | 1,655,378,031 | 6 | 18 | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | I'd say it is one of the best starting points for complete beginners. However, you shouldn't compare yourself to others at this point. Some people learn faster, some take longer. Some people get into this course with experience, some are not complete beginners, others like you are complete beginners. You should take this platform (reddit) to get criticism of what you can improve on, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others who do the course (at least not as a complete beginner). A total beginner comparing themselves with someone who has experience will in most cases get discouraged. Don't get discouraged, if you want to draw, stop comparing, and start drawing. The course is awesome for what it teaches, and challenges like the 250 box challenge give you a lot of practice of simple line work. This course teaches a lot of fundamentals that are helpful for drawing. You have to start somewhere and if you are a person like me who needs some guidance and exercises to start drawing, this course is the best starting point. | 0 | 43,319 | 3 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icinccm | icih8hh | 1,655,335,551 | 1,655,332,732 | 16 | 13 | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | 1 | 2,819 | 1.230769 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | icinccm | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,335,551 | 10 | 16 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | 0 | 2,958 | 1.6 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icinccm | icilja7 | 1,655,335,551 | 1,655,334,712 | 16 | 6 | I started with draw a box about 7 months ago as a complete beginner who never thought I would be able to draw. I'm quite happy with how I've progressed since then and I'm highly motivated to continue drawing for the next several years. | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 839 | 2.666667 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickul3e | icih8hh | 1,655,385,532 | 1,655,332,732 | 15 | 13 | Yes | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | 1 | 52,800 | 1.153846 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icjzeuy | ickul3e | 1,655,362,451 | 1,655,385,532 | 10 | 15 | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | Yes | 0 | 23,081 | 1.5 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | ickul3e | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,385,532 | 10 | 15 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | Yes | 0 | 52,939 | 1.5 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ick985q | ickul3e | 1,655,371,132 | 1,655,385,532 | 8 | 15 | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | Yes | 0 | 14,400 | 1.875 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ickul3e | icilja7 | 1,655,385,532 | 1,655,334,712 | 15 | 6 | Yes | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 50,820 | 2.5 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icigxun | icih8hh | 1,655,332,593 | 1,655,332,732 | 10 | 13 | I can only speak to my experience, but it was helpful. The biggest thing is internalizing the acceptance of failure, youre learning a new thing, lots of what you do will be bad, and its ok. Plus, it doesn’t have to cost anything, so nothing to lose but time. | I started drawabox a few weeks ago. I had no previous experience drawing at all. I've found that the lessons are quite accessible, and helpful in teaching me about perspective drawing. I also liked that it teaches you some actual drawing 'technique' like how to hold the pen and to draw from the shoulder - things I would never have considered otherwise. Overall, I would recommend it, but just remember to not get caught up in understanding all the written words in the lessons. Ultimately, it's deliberate practice via the lessons that will improve your drawing, \*\*not\*\* having a perfect theoretical understanding of how to draw. So just read the lessons and draw. | 0 | 139 | 1.3 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icilja7 | icjzeuy | 1,655,334,712 | 1,655,362,451 | 6 | 10 | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | It can be helpful, but make sure you aren't burning yourself out. Drawabox is a program for learning fundamentals. For a lot of people, it's not going go be particularly *fun* all the time. Make sure you still let yourself enjoy art, not just force yourself to always work on exercises in the name of improvement. | 0 | 27,739 | 1.666667 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | ick985q | icilja7 | 1,655,371,132 | 1,655,334,712 | 8 | 6 | Well eventually you have to start somewhere, drawabox at least is free and easily available online, so even if you find out drawing isn't for you you haven't invested tons of money into art school or something. But I'd argue that drawabox is NOT good for beginners for exactly the reason you mentioned. Seeing other people's better submissions was the number one thing that made this course miserable for me as a complete beginner. I wish I would have learned elsewhere before going through the course, and I believe I would've learned happier too. Otherwise, drawabox is a good filter to see whether you're committed to drawing or not, if you make it through the 250 box challenge it's safe to say you're into drawing for the long haul. | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 36,420 | 1.333333 | ||
vd4kar | artfundamentals_train | 0.98 | Is drawabox good for a total beginner? I have seven days of experience. Every time the course mentions beginners it seems like they have far more experience than me. Is this a good first learning course for someone with literally zero experience? | icm4sbr | icilja7 | 1,655,405,259 | 1,655,334,712 | 7 | 6 | Yes, and of course, make lots of drawings just for fun, it reaally helps you engage with the lessons. I like to make shitty fan arts of the books i'm reading or the things i daydream about. | It’s a good course for the begineer. I started with drawabox. If it helps, you can see my drawings of completed work on my drawabox profile here https://drawabox.com/community/sketchbook/larsBarnabee | 1 | 70,547 | 1.166667 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxdljl | fvx3env | 1,593,060,752 | 1,593,053,719 | 42 | 29 | I wonder why you just want to do Drawabox and nothing else, at least do Proko/figuary/etc also, that way you are getting exposed to more things. For example, I have been doing DAB and started working my way through Proko's videos. Then I found RadioRunner's Curriculum for the Solo Artist and have been following that. I don't feel like drawing my own stuff yet though so I have just been watching Kim Jung Gi, Miss Jisu, Karl Capinski, etc, drawing videos and building up a pintrest of images that imspire me or I want to use as references later (mostly model's heads (for when I try Ahmed's 100 head challenge), skulls and skeletons for reference, old cars and motorcycles, cool stills from movies and tv shows I like). I also started Robert Marzullo's head master class course and he recommends doing skull studies so you have understanding of the underlying structure of the face and head so I have done 1 or 2 a day. I think doing just DAB would burn me out, especially after the disection lesson. I was pretty beat after that, and then I realized there is the 25 texture challenge and my heart sank. But I said "well I'll just do one a day and 25 days later I'll be done." It means I'm doing DAB slower than I could be but hopefully by the time I finish I'll have built up a well rounded skill set. Eventually I will draw for fun but I just haven't felt like it yet. | I did about 5-6 weeks of drawabox straight. Lesson 1 and 2 plus 250 boxes. I did it instead of working. on a daily schedule. 3-4 hours a day. I did little on the side, although that was mostly because I was happier seeing the drawabox results than my poor “side” results. Did I get good results? I remember looking at lesson 2 submissions when I first did the line excercise and thinking there is NO WAY I can do that. My lines were all over the place and I had zero control of my pencil. By the 100th box I finally started hitting my marks, and by the 200th box I felt like I was almost working intuitively and getting decent results. When I finally turned in the lesson 2 I was honestly impressed with myself. Not only had I managed to do the assignments but they were on par with some of the good ones I had seen along the way. I improved massively and I can’t wait to pick up Lesson 3. Atm I’m working on my figure drawing. | 1 | 7,033 | 1.448276 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxdljl | fvwrgab | 1,593,060,752 | 1,593,046,573 | 42 | 12 | I wonder why you just want to do Drawabox and nothing else, at least do Proko/figuary/etc also, that way you are getting exposed to more things. For example, I have been doing DAB and started working my way through Proko's videos. Then I found RadioRunner's Curriculum for the Solo Artist and have been following that. I don't feel like drawing my own stuff yet though so I have just been watching Kim Jung Gi, Miss Jisu, Karl Capinski, etc, drawing videos and building up a pintrest of images that imspire me or I want to use as references later (mostly model's heads (for when I try Ahmed's 100 head challenge), skulls and skeletons for reference, old cars and motorcycles, cool stills from movies and tv shows I like). I also started Robert Marzullo's head master class course and he recommends doing skull studies so you have understanding of the underlying structure of the face and head so I have done 1 or 2 a day. I think doing just DAB would burn me out, especially after the disection lesson. I was pretty beat after that, and then I realized there is the 25 texture challenge and my heart sank. But I said "well I'll just do one a day and 25 days later I'll be done." It means I'm doing DAB slower than I could be but hopefully by the time I finish I'll have built up a well rounded skill set. Eventually I will draw for fun but I just haven't felt like it yet. | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | 1 | 14,179 | 3.5 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxdljl | fvx36wn | 1,593,060,752 | 1,593,053,588 | 42 | 11 | I wonder why you just want to do Drawabox and nothing else, at least do Proko/figuary/etc also, that way you are getting exposed to more things. For example, I have been doing DAB and started working my way through Proko's videos. Then I found RadioRunner's Curriculum for the Solo Artist and have been following that. I don't feel like drawing my own stuff yet though so I have just been watching Kim Jung Gi, Miss Jisu, Karl Capinski, etc, drawing videos and building up a pintrest of images that imspire me or I want to use as references later (mostly model's heads (for when I try Ahmed's 100 head challenge), skulls and skeletons for reference, old cars and motorcycles, cool stills from movies and tv shows I like). I also started Robert Marzullo's head master class course and he recommends doing skull studies so you have understanding of the underlying structure of the face and head so I have done 1 or 2 a day. I think doing just DAB would burn me out, especially after the disection lesson. I was pretty beat after that, and then I realized there is the 25 texture challenge and my heart sank. But I said "well I'll just do one a day and 25 days later I'll be done." It means I'm doing DAB slower than I could be but hopefully by the time I finish I'll have built up a well rounded skill set. Eventually I will draw for fun but I just haven't felt like it yet. | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | 1 | 7,164 | 3.818182 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx8h2w | fvxdljl | 1,593,056,914 | 1,593,060,752 | 6 | 42 | What I'm curious about is are the Lines, Ellipses lessons something we have to keep doing everyday while moving on to the next topic? (Like for example, a warm up session for like 5 to 10 minutes) That is what I'm doing, but my ellipses are still janky and outta control after a couple of days. Is it something that clicks after like a month or something? I am not sure how I'm gonna be able to consistently make a non messy ellipses or always draw a line dot to dot without missing...seems very difficult... ...I am hoping I'm not in a bad posture or something that won't be found out until like a year later when someone asks...lol... Oh and are we supposed to just be using the shoulder for every single lesson...like never use the elbow or wrist? | I wonder why you just want to do Drawabox and nothing else, at least do Proko/figuary/etc also, that way you are getting exposed to more things. For example, I have been doing DAB and started working my way through Proko's videos. Then I found RadioRunner's Curriculum for the Solo Artist and have been following that. I don't feel like drawing my own stuff yet though so I have just been watching Kim Jung Gi, Miss Jisu, Karl Capinski, etc, drawing videos and building up a pintrest of images that imspire me or I want to use as references later (mostly model's heads (for when I try Ahmed's 100 head challenge), skulls and skeletons for reference, old cars and motorcycles, cool stills from movies and tv shows I like). I also started Robert Marzullo's head master class course and he recommends doing skull studies so you have understanding of the underlying structure of the face and head so I have done 1 or 2 a day. I think doing just DAB would burn me out, especially after the disection lesson. I was pretty beat after that, and then I realized there is the 25 texture challenge and my heart sank. But I said "well I'll just do one a day and 25 days later I'll be done." It means I'm doing DAB slower than I could be but hopefully by the time I finish I'll have built up a well rounded skill set. Eventually I will draw for fun but I just haven't felt like it yet. | 0 | 3,838 | 7 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxkr4v | fvx3env | 1,593,069,051 | 1,593,053,719 | 39 | 29 | No, that would be like playing nothing but scales and arpeggios on the piano without ever applying those skills to actual pieces of music. | I did about 5-6 weeks of drawabox straight. Lesson 1 and 2 plus 250 boxes. I did it instead of working. on a daily schedule. 3-4 hours a day. I did little on the side, although that was mostly because I was happier seeing the drawabox results than my poor “side” results. Did I get good results? I remember looking at lesson 2 submissions when I first did the line excercise and thinking there is NO WAY I can do that. My lines were all over the place and I had zero control of my pencil. By the 100th box I finally started hitting my marks, and by the 200th box I felt like I was almost working intuitively and getting decent results. When I finally turned in the lesson 2 I was honestly impressed with myself. Not only had I managed to do the assignments but they were on par with some of the good ones I had seen along the way. I improved massively and I can’t wait to pick up Lesson 3. Atm I’m working on my figure drawing. | 1 | 15,332 | 1.344828 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxin0u | fvxkr4v | 1,593,067,115 | 1,593,069,051 | 24 | 39 | I Did the drawabox like a madman and finished till lesson 6 all exercise and the 250 box+cyclinder challenge in less than 2 months I was drawing like 6-7 hours a day and in the end I stopped myself at lesson-6 coz I got what I wanted I am not too much into hard surface but still did all the exercise of lesson-6 and moved on to Proko figure drawing course also I started Marco Bucci understanding the head So it all comes down to what you want and how much are you willing to work I was getting decent results in organic forms,insects and animals which is my field of intrest So I stopped at that You can check out my Instagram account where I have actually uploaded all these exercises because I was so happy with them https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGTsS9p8WP/?igshid=12ivicx81mqlx Just remember a good construction leads to a better drawing. | No, that would be like playing nothing but scales and arpeggios on the piano without ever applying those skills to actual pieces of music. | 0 | 1,936 | 1.625 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvwrgab | fvxkr4v | 1,593,046,573 | 1,593,069,051 | 12 | 39 | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | No, that would be like playing nothing but scales and arpeggios on the piano without ever applying those skills to actual pieces of music. | 0 | 22,478 | 3.25 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx36wn | fvxkr4v | 1,593,053,588 | 1,593,069,051 | 11 | 39 | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | No, that would be like playing nothing but scales and arpeggios on the piano without ever applying those skills to actual pieces of music. | 0 | 15,463 | 3.545455 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxkr4v | fvx8h2w | 1,593,069,051 | 1,593,056,914 | 39 | 6 | No, that would be like playing nothing but scales and arpeggios on the piano without ever applying those skills to actual pieces of music. | What I'm curious about is are the Lines, Ellipses lessons something we have to keep doing everyday while moving on to the next topic? (Like for example, a warm up session for like 5 to 10 minutes) That is what I'm doing, but my ellipses are still janky and outta control after a couple of days. Is it something that clicks after like a month or something? I am not sure how I'm gonna be able to consistently make a non messy ellipses or always draw a line dot to dot without missing...seems very difficult... ...I am hoping I'm not in a bad posture or something that won't be found out until like a year later when someone asks...lol... Oh and are we supposed to just be using the shoulder for every single lesson...like never use the elbow or wrist? | 1 | 12,137 | 6.5 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx3env | fvwrgab | 1,593,053,719 | 1,593,046,573 | 29 | 12 | I did about 5-6 weeks of drawabox straight. Lesson 1 and 2 plus 250 boxes. I did it instead of working. on a daily schedule. 3-4 hours a day. I did little on the side, although that was mostly because I was happier seeing the drawabox results than my poor “side” results. Did I get good results? I remember looking at lesson 2 submissions when I first did the line excercise and thinking there is NO WAY I can do that. My lines were all over the place and I had zero control of my pencil. By the 100th box I finally started hitting my marks, and by the 200th box I felt like I was almost working intuitively and getting decent results. When I finally turned in the lesson 2 I was honestly impressed with myself. Not only had I managed to do the assignments but they were on par with some of the good ones I had seen along the way. I improved massively and I can’t wait to pick up Lesson 3. Atm I’m working on my figure drawing. | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | 1 | 7,146 | 2.416667 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx3env | fvx36wn | 1,593,053,719 | 1,593,053,588 | 29 | 11 | I did about 5-6 weeks of drawabox straight. Lesson 1 and 2 plus 250 boxes. I did it instead of working. on a daily schedule. 3-4 hours a day. I did little on the side, although that was mostly because I was happier seeing the drawabox results than my poor “side” results. Did I get good results? I remember looking at lesson 2 submissions when I first did the line excercise and thinking there is NO WAY I can do that. My lines were all over the place and I had zero control of my pencil. By the 100th box I finally started hitting my marks, and by the 200th box I felt like I was almost working intuitively and getting decent results. When I finally turned in the lesson 2 I was honestly impressed with myself. Not only had I managed to do the assignments but they were on par with some of the good ones I had seen along the way. I improved massively and I can’t wait to pick up Lesson 3. Atm I’m working on my figure drawing. | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | 1 | 131 | 2.636364 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvy0okj | fvxin0u | 1,593,084,647 | 1,593,067,115 | 25 | 24 | I'm on the last lesson now, and I simply cannot recommend doing the course without drawing other things. You need time to apply what you've learned in the lessons to your personal work, for the concepts to properly sink in. There's too many examples of students rushing the course without much real progress. | I Did the drawabox like a madman and finished till lesson 6 all exercise and the 250 box+cyclinder challenge in less than 2 months I was drawing like 6-7 hours a day and in the end I stopped myself at lesson-6 coz I got what I wanted I am not too much into hard surface but still did all the exercise of lesson-6 and moved on to Proko figure drawing course also I started Marco Bucci understanding the head So it all comes down to what you want and how much are you willing to work I was getting decent results in organic forms,insects and animals which is my field of intrest So I stopped at that You can check out my Instagram account where I have actually uploaded all these exercises because I was so happy with them https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGTsS9p8WP/?igshid=12ivicx81mqlx Just remember a good construction leads to a better drawing. | 1 | 17,532 | 1.041667 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxvcvk | fvy0okj | 1,593,079,701 | 1,593,084,647 | 15 | 25 | why not draw other stuff along the way? that's why i'm doing this whole drawabox thing. so i can draw what i want in the future. it's great practice and it's a lot more enjoyable than 250 boxes | I'm on the last lesson now, and I simply cannot recommend doing the course without drawing other things. You need time to apply what you've learned in the lessons to your personal work, for the concepts to properly sink in. There's too many examples of students rushing the course without much real progress. | 0 | 4,946 | 1.666667 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvwrgab | fvy0okj | 1,593,046,573 | 1,593,084,647 | 12 | 25 | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | I'm on the last lesson now, and I simply cannot recommend doing the course without drawing other things. You need time to apply what you've learned in the lessons to your personal work, for the concepts to properly sink in. There's too many examples of students rushing the course without much real progress. | 0 | 38,074 | 2.083333 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvy0okj | fvx36wn | 1,593,084,647 | 1,593,053,588 | 25 | 11 | I'm on the last lesson now, and I simply cannot recommend doing the course without drawing other things. You need time to apply what you've learned in the lessons to your personal work, for the concepts to properly sink in. There's too many examples of students rushing the course without much real progress. | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | 1 | 31,059 | 2.272727 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvy0okj | fvx8h2w | 1,593,084,647 | 1,593,056,914 | 25 | 6 | I'm on the last lesson now, and I simply cannot recommend doing the course without drawing other things. You need time to apply what you've learned in the lessons to your personal work, for the concepts to properly sink in. There's too many examples of students rushing the course without much real progress. | What I'm curious about is are the Lines, Ellipses lessons something we have to keep doing everyday while moving on to the next topic? (Like for example, a warm up session for like 5 to 10 minutes) That is what I'm doing, but my ellipses are still janky and outta control after a couple of days. Is it something that clicks after like a month or something? I am not sure how I'm gonna be able to consistently make a non messy ellipses or always draw a line dot to dot without missing...seems very difficult... ...I am hoping I'm not in a bad posture or something that won't be found out until like a year later when someone asks...lol... Oh and are we supposed to just be using the shoulder for every single lesson...like never use the elbow or wrist? | 1 | 27,733 | 4.166667 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvwrgab | fvxin0u | 1,593,046,573 | 1,593,067,115 | 12 | 24 | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | I Did the drawabox like a madman and finished till lesson 6 all exercise and the 250 box+cyclinder challenge in less than 2 months I was drawing like 6-7 hours a day and in the end I stopped myself at lesson-6 coz I got what I wanted I am not too much into hard surface but still did all the exercise of lesson-6 and moved on to Proko figure drawing course also I started Marco Bucci understanding the head So it all comes down to what you want and how much are you willing to work I was getting decent results in organic forms,insects and animals which is my field of intrest So I stopped at that You can check out my Instagram account where I have actually uploaded all these exercises because I was so happy with them https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGTsS9p8WP/?igshid=12ivicx81mqlx Just remember a good construction leads to a better drawing. | 0 | 20,542 | 2 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx36wn | fvxin0u | 1,593,053,588 | 1,593,067,115 | 11 | 24 | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | I Did the drawabox like a madman and finished till lesson 6 all exercise and the 250 box+cyclinder challenge in less than 2 months I was drawing like 6-7 hours a day and in the end I stopped myself at lesson-6 coz I got what I wanted I am not too much into hard surface but still did all the exercise of lesson-6 and moved on to Proko figure drawing course also I started Marco Bucci understanding the head So it all comes down to what you want and how much are you willing to work I was getting decent results in organic forms,insects and animals which is my field of intrest So I stopped at that You can check out my Instagram account where I have actually uploaded all these exercises because I was so happy with them https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGTsS9p8WP/?igshid=12ivicx81mqlx Just remember a good construction leads to a better drawing. | 0 | 13,527 | 2.181818 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx8h2w | fvxin0u | 1,593,056,914 | 1,593,067,115 | 6 | 24 | What I'm curious about is are the Lines, Ellipses lessons something we have to keep doing everyday while moving on to the next topic? (Like for example, a warm up session for like 5 to 10 minutes) That is what I'm doing, but my ellipses are still janky and outta control after a couple of days. Is it something that clicks after like a month or something? I am not sure how I'm gonna be able to consistently make a non messy ellipses or always draw a line dot to dot without missing...seems very difficult... ...I am hoping I'm not in a bad posture or something that won't be found out until like a year later when someone asks...lol... Oh and are we supposed to just be using the shoulder for every single lesson...like never use the elbow or wrist? | I Did the drawabox like a madman and finished till lesson 6 all exercise and the 250 box+cyclinder challenge in less than 2 months I was drawing like 6-7 hours a day and in the end I stopped myself at lesson-6 coz I got what I wanted I am not too much into hard surface but still did all the exercise of lesson-6 and moved on to Proko figure drawing course also I started Marco Bucci understanding the head So it all comes down to what you want and how much are you willing to work I was getting decent results in organic forms,insects and animals which is my field of intrest So I stopped at that You can check out my Instagram account where I have actually uploaded all these exercises because I was so happy with them https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGTsS9p8WP/?igshid=12ivicx81mqlx Just remember a good construction leads to a better drawing. | 0 | 10,201 | 4 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxvcvk | fvwrgab | 1,593,079,701 | 1,593,046,573 | 15 | 12 | why not draw other stuff along the way? that's why i'm doing this whole drawabox thing. so i can draw what i want in the future. it's great practice and it's a lot more enjoyable than 250 boxes | I'd first figure out why would you hold yourself from drawing the things you really want to be drawing, and doing so for months if not years. DrawABox is just a mere introduction. DrawABox is the tutorial level. :-) | 1 | 33,128 | 1.25 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvxvcvk | fvx36wn | 1,593,079,701 | 1,593,053,588 | 15 | 11 | why not draw other stuff along the way? that's why i'm doing this whole drawabox thing. so i can draw what i want in the future. it's great practice and it's a lot more enjoyable than 250 boxes | To be fair, I believe he actually advises against this in the lesson zero video. Is this something you’re trying to do? | 1 | 26,113 | 1.363636 | ||
hfbo46 | artfundamentals_train | 0.96 | hello everyone I need to know if anyone followed draw a box lessons without drawing other stuff along the way and got a good results?? | fvx8h2w | fvxvcvk | 1,593,056,914 | 1,593,079,701 | 6 | 15 | What I'm curious about is are the Lines, Ellipses lessons something we have to keep doing everyday while moving on to the next topic? (Like for example, a warm up session for like 5 to 10 minutes) That is what I'm doing, but my ellipses are still janky and outta control after a couple of days. Is it something that clicks after like a month or something? I am not sure how I'm gonna be able to consistently make a non messy ellipses or always draw a line dot to dot without missing...seems very difficult... ...I am hoping I'm not in a bad posture or something that won't be found out until like a year later when someone asks...lol... Oh and are we supposed to just be using the shoulder for every single lesson...like never use the elbow or wrist? | why not draw other stuff along the way? that's why i'm doing this whole drawabox thing. so i can draw what i want in the future. it's great practice and it's a lot more enjoyable than 250 boxes | 0 | 22,787 | 2.5 | ||
ev8k1n | artfundamentals_train | 1 | Anyone feel like their boxes got worse during the challenge? Is it just me or did anyone else see their boxes get worse after they started thinking about it more? Before the challenge I'd whip them out and they'd look kinda alright and extending the lines were sometimes alright, other times not. I got to the challenge and do about a page or two a day. Pacing myself and trying not to get to the point where I do sloppy work just to get it done. I started thinking about how their lines will extend and meet up and noticed my boxes started to look worse when I was drawing them. This happen to anyone else? Does it eventually improve? | ffudy5d | ffub320 | 1,580,239,939 | 1,580,238,242 | 3 | 2 | I have this though all the time. Sometimes the it's just us noticing more errors (a nice thing), sometimes we may have had a bad day and the boxes are indeed worse than average. This sucks, but I think some variance is normal, right? I suggest you don't waste much time wondering about this, though. | 1. You are not getting worse you are just getting better at spotting mistakes 2. Maybe you might be overthinking it a bit By the end of the challenge I was just pumping out boxes without really thinking. I just got in the zone and did line after line after line until boom! box is done. Doing the line extensions ended up being more time consuming than actual drawing of boxes, lol. | 1 | 1,697 | 1.5 | ||
zofyir | artfundamentals_train | 0.9 | Are you allowed to submit better homeworks or does that defeat the purpose? I already submitted my homeworks for lesson one so whatever answer I get here, it will be used for the following homeworks onwards as I cannot fix my submission anymore But basically: as we go through these lessons we obviously improve, I myself found that when I first started the ghosted lines I could hardly hit the final point and sometimes not even the starting one But as I finished the last homework, the organic perspective one, I found out that I did indeed manage to develop some sort of muscle memory or skill or whatever the name in english for it is, that allowed me to both be able to almost perfectly hit the two points nearly everytime (with some margin of error of course) My lines are also straighter and I got better at superimposing lines too, being able to superimpose up to 4 lines on top of each other before going to space with the next one So the question is: Are we allowed to go back to an earlier homework and redo it with our new skills before submitting them, or are we supposed to keep the homework done when it was done for the first time to show our level of skill at that very moment in time? Thank you for your answers and as a bonus question, are we allowed to put silly jokes in our submissions? Because I like making things less serious than they should be | j0moggh | j0nioue | 1,671,310,464 | 1,671,323,863 | 1 | 29 | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | keep that homework as it is, like you said it can help show the improvement, but also as you get further into the course, the previous homeworks will actually be used as practice, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to show how far you came. also, if you redid the course every time you improved, you would never make it to the end of the course as you’d just restart over and over, and not improve as fast as you could do | 0 | 13,399 | 29 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwvj4vx | iwuhm3y | 1,668,793,766 | 1,668,777,590 | 22 | 1 | This course is not a race, it is a journey. If you will try to finish it as quickly as possible you will burn out pretty quickly. In the past I started this course two times with intention to finish it as fast as I can and I abandoned it both times. This time I went slowly and consistently I already got much farther then before and I see improvement in my skills. I would say that this course is for those who want to acquire fundamental skills and understanding of drawing. Something that is probably taught in professional art schools, but I don’t have an option to go to such school and I’d rather learn in my own pace. Probably the most important lesson in this course is called “50/50 rule”. It basically says that for every hour you spent learning and doing assignments, you have to spend an hour drawing just for yourself. Those who fail to finish this course are usually those who did not follow 50/50 rule. Because you can spend years learning theory and doing exercises, but if you not using it in practice you will not get far. This course will not teach you how to make beautiful art, it will teach you how to take a pen and draw anything you want without hesitation. | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 16,176 | 22 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwuhm3y | iwvb14r | 1,668,777,590 | 1,668,790,505 | 1 | 22 | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | Are you in prison or something? | 0 | 12,915 | 22 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwuhm3y | iwv2m96 | 1,668,777,590 | 1,668,787,111 | 1 | 14 | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | you just mentioned you have all the time in the world. Just try it and you will see if it works for you or not | 0 | 9,521 | 14 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwv45ha | iwuhm3y | 1,668,787,735 | 1,668,777,590 | 12 | 1 | If you complete it too fast, you can spend your time on the 50/50 rule instead. Then, if you've satisfied the 50/50, you can watch some tutorials or guides on your chosen art style and use those to fill the drawabox half of the 50/50 until your 14 days are up for a review. Having said that, im on the 250 box challenge. I was going to draw 15 boxes a day to be done in 17 days and get my next review. What i found was giving these lessons my full attention and ability, pausing to think about my results, practice, warmup.....15 boxes was taking up 2-3 hours a day. On top of that my shoulder was becoming sore from the effort of using it to draw. These lessons are meant to be taken slowly. And i found that trying to push myself was simply not possible lol. Giving proper effort and attention to your homework and respecting the 50/50 rule would make it exceptionally difficult or impossible to finish this stuff in the 14 day cooldown period. | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 10,145 | 12 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwyiclw | iwuhm3y | 1,668,850,022 | 1,668,777,590 | 2 | 1 | it isnt designed specifically for any time restrictions so you should be fine, you can just watch other drawing tutorials in the meantime if you are following something like waiting 14 days? im not sure what you meant thrre but yeah | **To OP**: Every post on this subreddit is manually approved, once we make sure it adheres to the subreddit rules, the main ones being the following: * That **all posts here must relate drawabox.com** (being either questions or homework submissions). More on that can be found here. * All homework submissions must be complete - **single exercises and partial work is not allowed on the subreddit**, as mentioned in this video from Lesson 0. You can however get feedback on individual exercises on the discord chat server, and the folks there would be happy to help you out. If you find that your post breaks either of these rules, we would recommend deleting your post yourself, and submitting on one of these other more general art communities instead: * /r/learnart or /r/learntodraw if you're looking for feedback on your work * /r/IDAP is good for sharing work you're not looking for feedback on * /r/artistlounge and /r/learnart are good for general questions/discussion Just be sure to read through their own individual submission guidelines before posting. **To those responding**: If you are seeing this post, then it has been approved, and therefore is related to the lessons on drawabox.com. If you are yourself unfamiliar with them, then it's best that you not respond with your own advice, so as not to confuse or mislead OP. Thank you for your cooperation! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ArtFundamentals) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 72,432 | 2 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwvj4vx | iwv2m96 | 1,668,793,766 | 1,668,787,111 | 22 | 14 | This course is not a race, it is a journey. If you will try to finish it as quickly as possible you will burn out pretty quickly. In the past I started this course two times with intention to finish it as fast as I can and I abandoned it both times. This time I went slowly and consistently I already got much farther then before and I see improvement in my skills. I would say that this course is for those who want to acquire fundamental skills and understanding of drawing. Something that is probably taught in professional art schools, but I don’t have an option to go to such school and I’d rather learn in my own pace. Probably the most important lesson in this course is called “50/50 rule”. It basically says that for every hour you spent learning and doing assignments, you have to spend an hour drawing just for yourself. Those who fail to finish this course are usually those who did not follow 50/50 rule. Because you can spend years learning theory and doing exercises, but if you not using it in practice you will not get far. This course will not teach you how to make beautiful art, it will teach you how to take a pen and draw anything you want without hesitation. | you just mentioned you have all the time in the world. Just try it and you will see if it works for you or not | 1 | 6,655 | 1.571429 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwvj4vx | iwv45ha | 1,668,793,766 | 1,668,787,735 | 22 | 12 | This course is not a race, it is a journey. If you will try to finish it as quickly as possible you will burn out pretty quickly. In the past I started this course two times with intention to finish it as fast as I can and I abandoned it both times. This time I went slowly and consistently I already got much farther then before and I see improvement in my skills. I would say that this course is for those who want to acquire fundamental skills and understanding of drawing. Something that is probably taught in professional art schools, but I don’t have an option to go to such school and I’d rather learn in my own pace. Probably the most important lesson in this course is called “50/50 rule”. It basically says that for every hour you spent learning and doing assignments, you have to spend an hour drawing just for yourself. Those who fail to finish this course are usually those who did not follow 50/50 rule. Because you can spend years learning theory and doing exercises, but if you not using it in practice you will not get far. This course will not teach you how to make beautiful art, it will teach you how to take a pen and draw anything you want without hesitation. | If you complete it too fast, you can spend your time on the 50/50 rule instead. Then, if you've satisfied the 50/50, you can watch some tutorials or guides on your chosen art style and use those to fill the drawabox half of the 50/50 until your 14 days are up for a review. Having said that, im on the 250 box challenge. I was going to draw 15 boxes a day to be done in 17 days and get my next review. What i found was giving these lessons my full attention and ability, pausing to think about my results, practice, warmup.....15 boxes was taking up 2-3 hours a day. On top of that my shoulder was becoming sore from the effort of using it to draw. These lessons are meant to be taken slowly. And i found that trying to push myself was simply not possible lol. Giving proper effort and attention to your homework and respecting the 50/50 rule would make it exceptionally difficult or impossible to finish this stuff in the 14 day cooldown period. | 1 | 6,031 | 1.833333 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwvb14r | iwv2m96 | 1,668,790,505 | 1,668,787,111 | 22 | 14 | Are you in prison or something? | you just mentioned you have all the time in the world. Just try it and you will see if it works for you or not | 1 | 3,394 | 1.571429 | ||
yyjwoy | artfundamentals_train | 0.83 | I have all the time in the world, is drawabox for me? Hello, I am unsure where to ask this so I will try asking here. From what I can understand from a few of the introductory and information videos about drawabox, it is somewhat designed for people who aren't able to commit 100% of their time on drawing. I on the other hand am in a period of my life where I am able to do that, and so I am wondering if this course is fit for me. Considering I am able to commit 100% of every day to drawing, what if I "complete" the next lesson before the 14 days have passed since last submitting homework? Should I just keep doing the current lesson over and over again, should I explore other courses until I can submit again, or something else entirely. Thanks for any advice on this issue, and I apologize if I have simply misunderstood the whole course or something lol. | iwvb14r | iwv45ha | 1,668,790,505 | 1,668,787,735 | 22 | 12 | Are you in prison or something? | If you complete it too fast, you can spend your time on the 50/50 rule instead. Then, if you've satisfied the 50/50, you can watch some tutorials or guides on your chosen art style and use those to fill the drawabox half of the 50/50 until your 14 days are up for a review. Having said that, im on the 250 box challenge. I was going to draw 15 boxes a day to be done in 17 days and get my next review. What i found was giving these lessons my full attention and ability, pausing to think about my results, practice, warmup.....15 boxes was taking up 2-3 hours a day. On top of that my shoulder was becoming sore from the effort of using it to draw. These lessons are meant to be taken slowly. And i found that trying to push myself was simply not possible lol. Giving proper effort and attention to your homework and respecting the 50/50 rule would make it exceptionally difficult or impossible to finish this stuff in the 14 day cooldown period. | 1 | 2,770 | 1.833333 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjksje | hhj0j87 | 1,634,852,522 | 1,634,844,223 | 34 | 10 | I’m not a pro or a very skilled artist (you can check some of my work on my profile) but I got to my current level learning 100% online using free resources. Here are some in case you don’t know them: • YouTube Channels: You’re probably already familiar with Proko]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgyQjNFVQk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHFBeVaruf2JjyQmZJH4__Zv&ab_channel=Proko), he’s the best when it comes to learning anatomy specially if you do his assignments. Still in the topic of anatomy [Sinix Design and his anatomy quick tips series is also very helpful. If you like a more informal approach that’s still informative I recommend you check out Angel Ganev, besides the content about planes of the face and fundamentals he also has downloadable photoshop brushes that are very helpful. Moderndayjames has the best tutorial on fabric folds I have ever seen as well as art fundamentals. I’m particurlarly fond of this perspective drawing series by Dan Beardshaw. Marco Bucci]( https://youtu.be/BTYGWfiZnMA) also has great tutorials, the one about values was particurlarly helpful to me. [Love Life Drawing is the go to channel for starting gesture drawing. • The Asaro Head: This is a must for learning the planes of the face, here’s a tutorial]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8QHe82OUI&t=16s&ab_channel=BueskenArt) explaining better what it is. • Reference images websites: For timed practice my personal favorite is [Sketch Daily]( http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en), however [Quick Poses]( https://quickposes.com/en/library) has much more images and functions. If you want to study screen caps there’s [Animations Screencaps]( https://animationscreencaps.com/). • [Ctrl Paint: Here you can learn digital painting from 0 for free. But honestly dude, just draw, just keep drawing, you still improve even if you don't know exaclty what you're doing. Try to set a goal to do a 15 minute drawing every week day and stick to it, it doesn't have to be pretty, all you have to do is finish it and move on. You draw, you recognize there were mistakes and then you move on, you don't fix it, just keep moving on. 100 'ugly' and 'wrong' drawings will make you more good than 10 pretty drawings ever could. If you find yourself losing your motivation to draw outside of drawabox because of how your drawings look, try to think that at least you have something to look at, how could you be learning to draw if you can't flip through pages and pages of attempts? There's no knowledge that will make you better by itself, you don't watch a video about how to juggle and expect to actually be able to do it before practicing several times, even though in theory you know how it's done. I lost a lot of time being too afraid of learning to draw 'the wrong way' that I just didn't learn to draw at all. Don't worry too much about theory, if you're already following drawabox you can freely draw anything in your 50% rule. Don't overwork and bore yourself with theory! I'm just telling you what I wish I understood when I first started to draw | Copy some of your favorite images on the internet. Really focus on form and shape. Or draw along with your favorite art content creators... I think the best advice I heard for this is "Draw the art you aren't good enough to draw yet" You got into drawing for a reason, maybe you like sweeping landscapes, maybe you like anime chicks with guns. Maybe you like horses. DRAW THOSE THINGS, you want to draw. draw them even if what you end up with is embarrassing garbage. The important thing is let go of the idea of making great art. Just get your brain and your muscles working on the process of drawing. Allow your self to draw lots and lots and lots of really crappy art, and be okay with that. | 1 | 8,299 | 3.4 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjksje | hhiu5jn | 1,634,852,522 | 1,634,841,620 | 34 | 5 | I’m not a pro or a very skilled artist (you can check some of my work on my profile) but I got to my current level learning 100% online using free resources. Here are some in case you don’t know them: • YouTube Channels: You’re probably already familiar with Proko]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgyQjNFVQk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHFBeVaruf2JjyQmZJH4__Zv&ab_channel=Proko), he’s the best when it comes to learning anatomy specially if you do his assignments. Still in the topic of anatomy [Sinix Design and his anatomy quick tips series is also very helpful. If you like a more informal approach that’s still informative I recommend you check out Angel Ganev, besides the content about planes of the face and fundamentals he also has downloadable photoshop brushes that are very helpful. Moderndayjames has the best tutorial on fabric folds I have ever seen as well as art fundamentals. I’m particurlarly fond of this perspective drawing series by Dan Beardshaw. Marco Bucci]( https://youtu.be/BTYGWfiZnMA) also has great tutorials, the one about values was particurlarly helpful to me. [Love Life Drawing is the go to channel for starting gesture drawing. • The Asaro Head: This is a must for learning the planes of the face, here’s a tutorial]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8QHe82OUI&t=16s&ab_channel=BueskenArt) explaining better what it is. • Reference images websites: For timed practice my personal favorite is [Sketch Daily]( http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en), however [Quick Poses]( https://quickposes.com/en/library) has much more images and functions. If you want to study screen caps there’s [Animations Screencaps]( https://animationscreencaps.com/). • [Ctrl Paint: Here you can learn digital painting from 0 for free. But honestly dude, just draw, just keep drawing, you still improve even if you don't know exaclty what you're doing. Try to set a goal to do a 15 minute drawing every week day and stick to it, it doesn't have to be pretty, all you have to do is finish it and move on. You draw, you recognize there were mistakes and then you move on, you don't fix it, just keep moving on. 100 'ugly' and 'wrong' drawings will make you more good than 10 pretty drawings ever could. If you find yourself losing your motivation to draw outside of drawabox because of how your drawings look, try to think that at least you have something to look at, how could you be learning to draw if you can't flip through pages and pages of attempts? There's no knowledge that will make you better by itself, you don't watch a video about how to juggle and expect to actually be able to do it before practicing several times, even though in theory you know how it's done. I lost a lot of time being too afraid of learning to draw 'the wrong way' that I just didn't learn to draw at all. Don't worry too much about theory, if you're already following drawabox you can freely draw anything in your 50% rule. Don't overwork and bore yourself with theory! I'm just telling you what I wish I understood when I first started to draw | as a masters degree holder, I recommend tracing your favorite pictures. If you have the basics (contour, interior lines, shading, line quality (weight, medium, shape, “expressiveness”) then you can try doing figurative stuff because nothing says “skill” like drawing muscles and cloth - cloth and muscle have “lines” that are actually gradients. So then once you have traced a few, you start “tracing” with your eyes - helps to have a few lines to keep the scale (lines or grids can be the starting point of a drawing - like stick figures but using contours instead of skeletons) Drawing “the marvel way is another option - volumes like cans and logs stuck together and then blended - like your shoulder is the bottom of an eggplant and your bicep is the long part….study each part of what you are drawing separately….perspective is the next step same method. After that overlap figures, hide lines, work with making the work more unique (style) amd stop copying anime (I am a grump). | 1 | 10,902 | 6.8 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjksje | hhilbnu | 1,634,852,522 | 1,634,838,038 | 34 | 2 | I’m not a pro or a very skilled artist (you can check some of my work on my profile) but I got to my current level learning 100% online using free resources. Here are some in case you don’t know them: • YouTube Channels: You’re probably already familiar with Proko]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgyQjNFVQk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHFBeVaruf2JjyQmZJH4__Zv&ab_channel=Proko), he’s the best when it comes to learning anatomy specially if you do his assignments. Still in the topic of anatomy [Sinix Design and his anatomy quick tips series is also very helpful. If you like a more informal approach that’s still informative I recommend you check out Angel Ganev, besides the content about planes of the face and fundamentals he also has downloadable photoshop brushes that are very helpful. Moderndayjames has the best tutorial on fabric folds I have ever seen as well as art fundamentals. I’m particurlarly fond of this perspective drawing series by Dan Beardshaw. Marco Bucci]( https://youtu.be/BTYGWfiZnMA) also has great tutorials, the one about values was particurlarly helpful to me. [Love Life Drawing is the go to channel for starting gesture drawing. • The Asaro Head: This is a must for learning the planes of the face, here’s a tutorial]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8QHe82OUI&t=16s&ab_channel=BueskenArt) explaining better what it is. • Reference images websites: For timed practice my personal favorite is [Sketch Daily]( http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en), however [Quick Poses]( https://quickposes.com/en/library) has much more images and functions. If you want to study screen caps there’s [Animations Screencaps]( https://animationscreencaps.com/). • [Ctrl Paint: Here you can learn digital painting from 0 for free. But honestly dude, just draw, just keep drawing, you still improve even if you don't know exaclty what you're doing. Try to set a goal to do a 15 minute drawing every week day and stick to it, it doesn't have to be pretty, all you have to do is finish it and move on. You draw, you recognize there were mistakes and then you move on, you don't fix it, just keep moving on. 100 'ugly' and 'wrong' drawings will make you more good than 10 pretty drawings ever could. If you find yourself losing your motivation to draw outside of drawabox because of how your drawings look, try to think that at least you have something to look at, how could you be learning to draw if you can't flip through pages and pages of attempts? There's no knowledge that will make you better by itself, you don't watch a video about how to juggle and expect to actually be able to do it before practicing several times, even though in theory you know how it's done. I lost a lot of time being too afraid of learning to draw 'the wrong way' that I just didn't learn to draw at all. Don't worry too much about theory, if you're already following drawabox you can freely draw anything in your 50% rule. Don't overwork and bore yourself with theory! I'm just telling you what I wish I understood when I first started to draw | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | 1 | 14,484 | 17 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjerhb | hhjksje | 1,634,849,935 | 1,634,852,522 | 2 | 34 | There are some good reddit subs r/learntodraw and r/learnart Are two I like. Both have some seriously talented people who give great feedback, and even if someone is a novice they often have good advice and tips they have learned. | I’m not a pro or a very skilled artist (you can check some of my work on my profile) but I got to my current level learning 100% online using free resources. Here are some in case you don’t know them: • YouTube Channels: You’re probably already familiar with Proko]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgyQjNFVQk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHFBeVaruf2JjyQmZJH4__Zv&ab_channel=Proko), he’s the best when it comes to learning anatomy specially if you do his assignments. Still in the topic of anatomy [Sinix Design and his anatomy quick tips series is also very helpful. If you like a more informal approach that’s still informative I recommend you check out Angel Ganev, besides the content about planes of the face and fundamentals he also has downloadable photoshop brushes that are very helpful. Moderndayjames has the best tutorial on fabric folds I have ever seen as well as art fundamentals. I’m particurlarly fond of this perspective drawing series by Dan Beardshaw. Marco Bucci]( https://youtu.be/BTYGWfiZnMA) also has great tutorials, the one about values was particurlarly helpful to me. [Love Life Drawing is the go to channel for starting gesture drawing. • The Asaro Head: This is a must for learning the planes of the face, here’s a tutorial]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8QHe82OUI&t=16s&ab_channel=BueskenArt) explaining better what it is. • Reference images websites: For timed practice my personal favorite is [Sketch Daily]( http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en), however [Quick Poses]( https://quickposes.com/en/library) has much more images and functions. If you want to study screen caps there’s [Animations Screencaps]( https://animationscreencaps.com/). • [Ctrl Paint: Here you can learn digital painting from 0 for free. But honestly dude, just draw, just keep drawing, you still improve even if you don't know exaclty what you're doing. Try to set a goal to do a 15 minute drawing every week day and stick to it, it doesn't have to be pretty, all you have to do is finish it and move on. You draw, you recognize there were mistakes and then you move on, you don't fix it, just keep moving on. 100 'ugly' and 'wrong' drawings will make you more good than 10 pretty drawings ever could. If you find yourself losing your motivation to draw outside of drawabox because of how your drawings look, try to think that at least you have something to look at, how could you be learning to draw if you can't flip through pages and pages of attempts? There's no knowledge that will make you better by itself, you don't watch a video about how to juggle and expect to actually be able to do it before practicing several times, even though in theory you know how it's done. I lost a lot of time being too afraid of learning to draw 'the wrong way' that I just didn't learn to draw at all. Don't worry too much about theory, if you're already following drawabox you can freely draw anything in your 50% rule. Don't overwork and bore yourself with theory! I'm just telling you what I wish I understood when I first started to draw | 0 | 2,587 | 17 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhj0j87 | hhjqs2q | 1,634,844,223 | 1,634,855,186 | 10 | 27 | Copy some of your favorite images on the internet. Really focus on form and shape. Or draw along with your favorite art content creators... I think the best advice I heard for this is "Draw the art you aren't good enough to draw yet" You got into drawing for a reason, maybe you like sweeping landscapes, maybe you like anime chicks with guns. Maybe you like horses. DRAW THOSE THINGS, you want to draw. draw them even if what you end up with is embarrassing garbage. The important thing is let go of the idea of making great art. Just get your brain and your muscles working on the process of drawing. Allow your self to draw lots and lots and lots of really crappy art, and be okay with that. | I am not a pro or anything, but I had the same questions when I was working out at the gym. Why am I training? My answer was: I aspire to lose weight and be in a better shape. When you feel lost, always go back to the following question: Why am I drawing? You can answer that question with the following question: -What do you enjoy? Based on your answer, draw what you enjoy! You can also split your drawing sessions into 50% learning, 50% fun. In my case, I enjoy comic books and story telling. Based on that, I structure my learning around the following subjects: -Figure drawing (Practice poses) -Anatomy -Perspective -Composition So for a certain period (IE: 1 to 3 months, depending on the subject), my drawing sessions will include 50% of practice/study in one of the subjects mentioned above. The other 50% is me doing 1 or 2 comic book page(s) out of my imagination. When you change learning subject, always try to add what you have learned in your subsequent drawings. I hope this can be of help to you!!!! | 0 | 10,963 | 2.7 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhiu5jn | hhjqs2q | 1,634,841,620 | 1,634,855,186 | 5 | 27 | as a masters degree holder, I recommend tracing your favorite pictures. If you have the basics (contour, interior lines, shading, line quality (weight, medium, shape, “expressiveness”) then you can try doing figurative stuff because nothing says “skill” like drawing muscles and cloth - cloth and muscle have “lines” that are actually gradients. So then once you have traced a few, you start “tracing” with your eyes - helps to have a few lines to keep the scale (lines or grids can be the starting point of a drawing - like stick figures but using contours instead of skeletons) Drawing “the marvel way is another option - volumes like cans and logs stuck together and then blended - like your shoulder is the bottom of an eggplant and your bicep is the long part….study each part of what you are drawing separately….perspective is the next step same method. After that overlap figures, hide lines, work with making the work more unique (style) amd stop copying anime (I am a grump). | I am not a pro or anything, but I had the same questions when I was working out at the gym. Why am I training? My answer was: I aspire to lose weight and be in a better shape. When you feel lost, always go back to the following question: Why am I drawing? You can answer that question with the following question: -What do you enjoy? Based on your answer, draw what you enjoy! You can also split your drawing sessions into 50% learning, 50% fun. In my case, I enjoy comic books and story telling. Based on that, I structure my learning around the following subjects: -Figure drawing (Practice poses) -Anatomy -Perspective -Composition So for a certain period (IE: 1 to 3 months, depending on the subject), my drawing sessions will include 50% of practice/study in one of the subjects mentioned above. The other 50% is me doing 1 or 2 comic book page(s) out of my imagination. When you change learning subject, always try to add what you have learned in your subsequent drawings. I hope this can be of help to you!!!! | 0 | 13,566 | 5.4 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhilbnu | hhjqs2q | 1,634,838,038 | 1,634,855,186 | 2 | 27 | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | I am not a pro or anything, but I had the same questions when I was working out at the gym. Why am I training? My answer was: I aspire to lose weight and be in a better shape. When you feel lost, always go back to the following question: Why am I drawing? You can answer that question with the following question: -What do you enjoy? Based on your answer, draw what you enjoy! You can also split your drawing sessions into 50% learning, 50% fun. In my case, I enjoy comic books and story telling. Based on that, I structure my learning around the following subjects: -Figure drawing (Practice poses) -Anatomy -Perspective -Composition So for a certain period (IE: 1 to 3 months, depending on the subject), my drawing sessions will include 50% of practice/study in one of the subjects mentioned above. The other 50% is me doing 1 or 2 comic book page(s) out of my imagination. When you change learning subject, always try to add what you have learned in your subsequent drawings. I hope this can be of help to you!!!! | 0 | 17,148 | 13.5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjerhb | hhjqs2q | 1,634,849,935 | 1,634,855,186 | 2 | 27 | There are some good reddit subs r/learntodraw and r/learnart Are two I like. Both have some seriously talented people who give great feedback, and even if someone is a novice they often have good advice and tips they have learned. | I am not a pro or anything, but I had the same questions when I was working out at the gym. Why am I training? My answer was: I aspire to lose weight and be in a better shape. When you feel lost, always go back to the following question: Why am I drawing? You can answer that question with the following question: -What do you enjoy? Based on your answer, draw what you enjoy! You can also split your drawing sessions into 50% learning, 50% fun. In my case, I enjoy comic books and story telling. Based on that, I structure my learning around the following subjects: -Figure drawing (Practice poses) -Anatomy -Perspective -Composition So for a certain period (IE: 1 to 3 months, depending on the subject), my drawing sessions will include 50% of practice/study in one of the subjects mentioned above. The other 50% is me doing 1 or 2 comic book page(s) out of my imagination. When you change learning subject, always try to add what you have learned in your subsequent drawings. I hope this can be of help to you!!!! | 0 | 5,251 | 13.5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhj0j87 | hhjsds7 | 1,634,844,223 | 1,634,855,924 | 10 | 23 | Copy some of your favorite images on the internet. Really focus on form and shape. Or draw along with your favorite art content creators... I think the best advice I heard for this is "Draw the art you aren't good enough to draw yet" You got into drawing for a reason, maybe you like sweeping landscapes, maybe you like anime chicks with guns. Maybe you like horses. DRAW THOSE THINGS, you want to draw. draw them even if what you end up with is embarrassing garbage. The important thing is let go of the idea of making great art. Just get your brain and your muscles working on the process of drawing. Allow your self to draw lots and lots and lots of really crappy art, and be okay with that. | Dude just draw whatever you want, and just focus on having fun and not improving or you might burn yourself out. Draw from your favourite artists, favorite animes, draw the things you would draw if you were a master at drawing! | 0 | 11,701 | 2.3 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhiu5jn | hhjsds7 | 1,634,841,620 | 1,634,855,924 | 5 | 23 | as a masters degree holder, I recommend tracing your favorite pictures. If you have the basics (contour, interior lines, shading, line quality (weight, medium, shape, “expressiveness”) then you can try doing figurative stuff because nothing says “skill” like drawing muscles and cloth - cloth and muscle have “lines” that are actually gradients. So then once you have traced a few, you start “tracing” with your eyes - helps to have a few lines to keep the scale (lines or grids can be the starting point of a drawing - like stick figures but using contours instead of skeletons) Drawing “the marvel way is another option - volumes like cans and logs stuck together and then blended - like your shoulder is the bottom of an eggplant and your bicep is the long part….study each part of what you are drawing separately….perspective is the next step same method. After that overlap figures, hide lines, work with making the work more unique (style) amd stop copying anime (I am a grump). | Dude just draw whatever you want, and just focus on having fun and not improving or you might burn yourself out. Draw from your favourite artists, favorite animes, draw the things you would draw if you were a master at drawing! | 0 | 14,304 | 4.6 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhilbnu | hhjsds7 | 1,634,838,038 | 1,634,855,924 | 2 | 23 | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | Dude just draw whatever you want, and just focus on having fun and not improving or you might burn yourself out. Draw from your favourite artists, favorite animes, draw the things you would draw if you were a master at drawing! | 0 | 17,886 | 11.5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjerhb | hhjsds7 | 1,634,849,935 | 1,634,855,924 | 2 | 23 | There are some good reddit subs r/learntodraw and r/learnart Are two I like. Both have some seriously talented people who give great feedback, and even if someone is a novice they often have good advice and tips they have learned. | Dude just draw whatever you want, and just focus on having fun and not improving or you might burn yourself out. Draw from your favourite artists, favorite animes, draw the things you would draw if you were a master at drawing! | 0 | 5,989 | 11.5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhj0j87 | hhiu5jn | 1,634,844,223 | 1,634,841,620 | 10 | 5 | Copy some of your favorite images on the internet. Really focus on form and shape. Or draw along with your favorite art content creators... I think the best advice I heard for this is "Draw the art you aren't good enough to draw yet" You got into drawing for a reason, maybe you like sweeping landscapes, maybe you like anime chicks with guns. Maybe you like horses. DRAW THOSE THINGS, you want to draw. draw them even if what you end up with is embarrassing garbage. The important thing is let go of the idea of making great art. Just get your brain and your muscles working on the process of drawing. Allow your self to draw lots and lots and lots of really crappy art, and be okay with that. | as a masters degree holder, I recommend tracing your favorite pictures. If you have the basics (contour, interior lines, shading, line quality (weight, medium, shape, “expressiveness”) then you can try doing figurative stuff because nothing says “skill” like drawing muscles and cloth - cloth and muscle have “lines” that are actually gradients. So then once you have traced a few, you start “tracing” with your eyes - helps to have a few lines to keep the scale (lines or grids can be the starting point of a drawing - like stick figures but using contours instead of skeletons) Drawing “the marvel way is another option - volumes like cans and logs stuck together and then blended - like your shoulder is the bottom of an eggplant and your bicep is the long part….study each part of what you are drawing separately….perspective is the next step same method. After that overlap figures, hide lines, work with making the work more unique (style) amd stop copying anime (I am a grump). | 1 | 2,603 | 2 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhilbnu | hhj0j87 | 1,634,838,038 | 1,634,844,223 | 2 | 10 | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | Copy some of your favorite images on the internet. Really focus on form and shape. Or draw along with your favorite art content creators... I think the best advice I heard for this is "Draw the art you aren't good enough to draw yet" You got into drawing for a reason, maybe you like sweeping landscapes, maybe you like anime chicks with guns. Maybe you like horses. DRAW THOSE THINGS, you want to draw. draw them even if what you end up with is embarrassing garbage. The important thing is let go of the idea of making great art. Just get your brain and your muscles working on the process of drawing. Allow your self to draw lots and lots and lots of really crappy art, and be okay with that. | 0 | 6,185 | 5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhilbnu | hhiu5jn | 1,634,838,038 | 1,634,841,620 | 2 | 5 | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | as a masters degree holder, I recommend tracing your favorite pictures. If you have the basics (contour, interior lines, shading, line quality (weight, medium, shape, “expressiveness”) then you can try doing figurative stuff because nothing says “skill” like drawing muscles and cloth - cloth and muscle have “lines” that are actually gradients. So then once you have traced a few, you start “tracing” with your eyes - helps to have a few lines to keep the scale (lines or grids can be the starting point of a drawing - like stick figures but using contours instead of skeletons) Drawing “the marvel way is another option - volumes like cans and logs stuck together and then blended - like your shoulder is the bottom of an eggplant and your bicep is the long part….study each part of what you are drawing separately….perspective is the next step same method. After that overlap figures, hide lines, work with making the work more unique (style) amd stop copying anime (I am a grump). | 0 | 3,582 | 2.5 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhilbnu | hhlfogq | 1,634,838,038 | 1,634,889,356 | 2 | 4 | I actually ended up paying for masters new academy and I start the live class for drawing fundamentals this weekend. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLqWX7onVmU&t=892s this is good video regarding your question. | 0 | 51,318 | 2 | ||
qcusov | artfundamentals_train | 1 | question: apart from the drawbox lessons is there a place there to tell me what else to do to get better at drawing? like im completely lost rn i do the exercise 1 home work and then i have no idea what to do what to draw cause i dont know how to draw its like i still feel lost im pretty sure this is related to drawbox.com cause i havent seen an answer to it | hhjerhb | hhlfogq | 1,634,849,935 | 1,634,889,356 | 2 | 4 | There are some good reddit subs r/learntodraw and r/learnart Are two I like. Both have some seriously talented people who give great feedback, and even if someone is a novice they often have good advice and tips they have learned. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLqWX7onVmU&t=892s this is good video regarding your question. | 0 | 39,421 | 2 |
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