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"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
A little message to those who are new to drawing. Most How to Draw books aren’t worth the money!
Most of the ones I’ve seen look like this:
Yeah, they show how they got from one to three but they don’t explain anything. They don’t explain anatomy or technique, just how to copy them to get the results they got. While you may learn a couple tips from a How to Draw book, you may also develop bad habits from going about the technique incorrectly because they just showed results without any really helpful tips. For instance, naturally when we first begin drawing, we usually use our wrists. This is bad technique because it can limit the fluidness of your drawing. Moving your elbow and shoulder, with your wrist resting on the page, usually results in longer, better strokes.
These How to Draw books also can make you kinda dependent on them. Since they don’t explain anatomy or how to actually pose people except how they show, you only know how to do the drawings they have.
Please note that not all How to Draw books are bad. Some are actually really, really good and helpful. But most of the How to Draw books I see in places like Hobby Lobby only have the Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, and final product, little to no explanation.
If you look into getting yourself a How to Draw book, consider looking for some How to Draw Anatomy books instead of How to Draw People books, because if you learn the anatomy, you will understand how to draw people. Look for tools, tips and techniques, not for unexplained results in How to Draw books.
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