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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Blues on February 07, 2017, 04:20:25 pm

Title: Tips for drawing from imagination?
Post by: Blues on February 07, 2017, 04:20:25 pm
I really wanna practice pixel art more but usually when I try to I just open photoshop and don't really know what to do. I just sorta stare at it. I sometimes think of something I wanna draw like maybe a head but no matter what I do it just doesn't feel right and I can't get a feel of what I want at all. There's just very rare occasions where things just work out and I know how to draw something. Thing is I can draw fine with a reference but even then I don't tend to do a very good job of it and I usually look at other pixel art examples to get an idea of what I should do (I don't like making things super realistic. I'd rather they have a style to them like chibi). I know I'll get a lot of "just practice" but like I said, I just find it hard to do anything when I try to practice so if I could get advice on what to do besides that it'd be great.
Title: Re: Tips for drawing from imagination?
Post by: eishiya on February 07, 2017, 04:46:37 pm
What sort of art do you want to do?
If you want to do game art (I'm guessing from your previous posts), then make a game project! If you can't make the real game, you can make assets for an imaginary game. Having a project gives you concrete requirements, which takes the decision-making out of "what do I draw?"
Title: Re: Tips for drawing from imagination?
Post by: Blues on February 07, 2017, 05:01:02 pm
I've got the imaginary game part covered but still whenever I try to make anything that'd be used for that game I run into the other problems I mentioned of just not knowing how to draw;; like one idea I had was a game where you run an item shop (very very basic I know but I think that's good because at least there's a lot of basic things to draw like potions and weapons which I don't have as much trouble with) but still there's various things I'd think would be easy to draw or simple but I still have trouble with. I dunno how to explain my problem but I guess I just find it hard to visualize what I wanna draw and how it'd look at the angle I wanna draw it.
Title: Re: Tips for drawing from imagination?
Post by: eishiya on February 07, 2017, 06:18:39 pm
In that case, I think you would benefit from practicing drawing basic forms (spheres, cubes, tubes, etc). Most objects are just a bunch of these basic forms put together, so if you practice drawing them from various angles and work to visualise them in 3D, you should have a much easier time visualising more complex objects.

I recommend doing this practice with pencil and paper or some other high-res medium you're comfortable with, so that you're not distracted with pixel techniques and trying to get the shape you want at a small size.