Is anyone else an imaginative artist/drawer with zero training, theory, learning, etc.

[orengeˢ]

It feels very very weird for me, cause I hardly ever spend time training or trying to learn certain or most things, especially due to disinterest. I also wanna be able to have a way of explaining and teaching things if I can. It makes me feel bad at times

[GhostyOsty]

Yes.

I learned how to draw and write stories all by myself. It just takes a few theories and YouTube videos to understand the basic concept. But the majority of creativity is DONE BY YOU. Drawing and writing are both extremely hard to master although it's easy to learn. You just gotta know what you're doing. :)

[Devsman]

Well, there are some free resources online, and you can probably find a book for pretty cheap.

I've watched some Moderndayjames on YouTube. I dunno how seriously actual artists would take it but it makes sense to me.

[Rio]

If you don't learn perspective, color theory, etc, it'll always hold you back.

[Devsman]

I think most people are intimidated by learning because school makes it stupid and scary and hard. It's actually really easy to learn new things that you're actually interested in.

Literally reading one Wikipedia page or watching one fifteen minute YouTube video will make you more informed than probably anyone you know, unless it's about entertainment media.

[76561198356019466]

EVERYONE is an artist.

[sleeps]

that's me :(

[saranacX]

I have no training in drawing and it 100% shows.

[Irene ❤]

I think drawing is a skill of feel. So when you draw and copy real life objects or other people's work, you will learn that perspective and feel naturally. An art teacher might just tell you to draw this and draw that, and they want $.

Another skill you can learn is suplex. It's easy, just place hands on your opponent's stomach and lean backwards.

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Yeah. I taught myself. Still can't draw hands. :/

[Xero_Daxter]

When I learned how to draw I learned from what I can improve on. If I could draw something better I would slowly improve on that. It doesn’t happen over night.

Here… this is my art with mouse and my imagination only. No prep time. Not the greatest but you have to start somewhere.
https://sketchtoy.com/68896783

[Devsman]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Irene ❤:

Another skill you can learn is suplex. It's easy, just place hands on your opponent's stomach and lean backwards.

That would actually be a really fun skill to learn, but it would be tricky finding people to help you practice.

Did you know you can suplex in Resident Evil 4? It's almost the same procedure for a kick, but you shoot the ankle instead of the head. It's a safer alternative to the kick because you don't risk a plaga popping up with an ankle shot, but on the other hand, the kick hits a wide area and can really get you out of a jam.

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

Well, I technically do have training, but it wasn't worth ♥♥♥♥.

I ended teaching myself basically everything, especially in grad school. Hell I practically taught half the classes, with all the times I helped un-♥♥♥♥ someone else's project.

Training isn't really needed. Unless you're trying to learn one specific skill or something. You already have the tools to excel - just by being human - find them, and use them!