Scrawls, sketches, and chicken scratches - a doodle thread

I never read Loomis' books because they were fucking boring.

Is studying and copying art I like until I develop my own style a legitimate way to learn? That is how I learned to music. I would miss out on some foundational skills I guess, but then I am not all that ambitious.

Yes, i wouldn't say it's the adequate way to do it but it's certainly the most fun. You do need to learn some fundamental stuff though, but just enough to comprehend how things are structured. I'd recommend breaking things into simple shapes while studying art you like, draw sloppy, don't try to make everything into a masterpiece 'cause that's dumb and impossible, just keep doing stuff. Y'know, pretty straightforward.

As far as resources, i don't really have many but i found this tutorial pretty useful, DA has a surprisingly decent amount of good tutorials if you have the patience to sort through the crappy ones. Lemme see what else i have on my favourites...

Hair tutorials, other parts in the description.

Clothing, by the same person.

Color tutorial by Purple Keckeon

And the most important of all

Ass tutorial

Oh wait shit almost forgot Tom Richmond's tuts, check 'em out.

You already know you can ask me for sloppy advice 'n stuff anytime. I should ask Schaz to change the name of the thread to make this the gen art thread.