lol i always love being sketched
Ask some great artists like juggertha
he can help you out
A couple sites were posted a couple pages back
I'd say the best advice is what I read (I think from PMD) in another thread. Just buy a sketchbook and start drawing everything. Anything really from the post box to your hand to the building beside you.
I imagine just getting into it and starting to draw again period would help you in volumes.
Thats my advice anyways!
and if ya need a character to practice on.....you know! 
Sounds erratic: Just start sketching. Your artist's juices will start flowing again. Sketch anything and everything. 
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Sounds erratic: Just start sketching. Your artist's juices will start flowing again. Sketch anything and everything.
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see? 
If your problem is commitement here is what worked for me :
1.Get a sketch book. Carry it with you along with a pen or pencil. Doodle a lot . Anything everything.
2. Commit to specific projects. If you have friends in the game tell them you are drawing them. If you start posting here ( you said you would get a scammer eventually) show WIPs. You will get support , and because you have said you will do something it becomes more difficult to procrastinate.
3. Read the threads here . It will get your juices flowing.
4. Through all this have fun... That is the most important one
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I agree with the majority of recommendations above.
Mostly, just draw whatever and whenever the feelign hits you. I find myself carrying sketchpads everywhere, and whenever I have 10 spare minutes, I'll draw something out. Most of the doodles are loose, unfinished impressions. Some evolve into polished pieces. Some remain impressions for years until I take that idea further. There's no need to crate a materpiece with every page... just log ideas and thoughts.
Your main focus is to strengthen your hand, improve your eye, and open up the neural pathways between your creative center and your pencil.
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If your problem is commitement here is what worked for me :
1.Get a sketch book. Carry it with you along with a pen or pencil. Doodle a lot . Anything everything.
2. Commit to specific projects. If you have friends in the game tell them you are drawing them. If you start posting here ( you said you would get a scammer eventually) show WIPs. You will get support , and because you have said you will do something it becomes more difficult to procrastinate.
3. Read the threads here . It will get your juices flowing.
4. Through all this have fun... That is the most important one
just my 2 Inf.
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Words to live by!
I've started tracking my own project on this forum and already I have noticed that I'm actually making time to sit and draw if only because I publicly stated that I would finish the work.
Lots of great people handing out great advice and kind words of encouragement are just the things to get the creativity working again. This forum rocks!
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I agree with the majority of recommendations above.
Mostly, just draw whatever and whenever the feelign hits you. I find myself carrying sketchpads everywhere, and whenever I have 10 spare minutes, I'll draw something out. Most of the doodles are loose, unfinished impressions. Some evolve into polished pieces. Some remain impressions for years until I take that idea further. There's no need to crate a materpiece with every page... just log ideas and thoughts.
Your main focus is to strengthen your hand, improve your eye, and open up the neural pathways between your creative center and your pencil.
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wow thats deep sounds pretty nice almost makes me wanna draw again
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I agree with the majority of recommendations above.
Mostly, just draw whatever and whenever the feelign hits you. I find myself carrying sketchpads everywhere, and whenever I have 10 spare minutes, I'll draw something out. Most of the doodles are loose, unfinished impressions. Some evolve into polished pieces. Some remain impressions for years until I take that idea further. There's no need to crate a materpiece with every page... just log ideas and thoughts.
Your main focus is to strengthen your hand, improve your eye, and open up the neural pathways between your creative center and your pencil.
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"Every artist has 1000 bad drawings in him he needs to get out, before his first good one.."
Probably the best advise I ever got from a teacher. Draw anything, not just humans. Draw a tree, a house, a phonebooth, a fire hydrant...everything. You'd be surprised how this helps you later.
Look forward to seeing your stuff!
Thank you so much for all the advice and encouragement.
While I didn't do as much as I wanted, I did some sketching last night. More to come today. With enough, I'm sure I'll start to see improvements.
Cosmic
Hiya all,
I've doodled off and on for a number of years, and for the last several months I've been really wanting to improve my artistic skills. I've got a number of books that I've picked up, including Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, a couple books by Burne Hogarth, and a book by Jack Hamm.
One of my big failings is not sticking with it. This time, however, I do really want to commit. If I can get to the point where I can start to see progress in my work, I know it'll make it easier to stick with it. So, I need to get to that point.
What I'm hopefully looking to find is a few helpful hints in where I can start myself out at. Is there any best spot to start? Or just start drawing what I see and go from there.
Looking at the before and after drawings from the Betty Edwards book, I was very impressed with the progress made in just a few months. I'm planning to go through the exercises in the book, and hopefully be able to see some improvement there.
Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner yet, so I don't have a way to show off where my skills are at now. I plan to pick one up soon though.
I think one of the problems I've had in the past is that I haven't had (haven't sought) the support and encouragement to keep me going. When struggling through something, having someone there to say "Keep it up, you're doing good" really helps. And being around so much great and creative work, I can't help but be inspired.
Lots of rambling there. Anyway, at this point, what I'm really looking for is any advice on exercises to help me get started on letting my inner artist flourish. He's languished for far too long.
Cosmic