(Part 3) Top products from r/drawing

I'm no pro by any means but I have a lot of fun drawing after work and certainly I'd love my SO surprised me with something like:

• Faber Castell 9000!
  
• Lumograph 100!
  
• Prismacolor Premier Verithin!
  
• Polychromo!
  
• Bristol paper!
  
  Also you can always include some nice accesories like blending stumps, different types of erasers, a good cutter/blade or sharpener.
  
  Does she like books? Andrew Loomis' books are incredible! Drawing the Head and Hands!
  
  These are (for me) good options for a present. Depending on budget you could increse/decrease the count on the color set but 24/36 is a good starting point.
  
  I hope this helps.

Definitely not too late -- I moved to Los Angeles when I was 23 to write and now I'm a professional illustrator / artist. Major change but it can be done if you're willing to put in the work!

When you say "3D," are you looking to be a modeler, a concept designer, an animator, or something else?

Drawing skills are not going to hurt you when learning 3D. Learning how to draw is not going to "mess things up" in any way. If you're a modeler or concept designer, being able to visualize forms in three dimensions is a must. If you're an animator, understanding flow and gesture is a must.

If you want to learn basic form drawing and sketching, check out Scott Robert's Gnomon DVD. It's really essential for learning basic form drawing, perspective, and line techniques (how to freehand straight lines and curves):
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/323/Basic-Perspective-Form-Drawing

Analytical figure drawing -- go through and copy all of the notes in this blog into your sketchbook. It'll take you a couple days but be well worth it:
http://analyticalfiguresp08.blogspot.com/

If your'e interested in animation, Richard Williams' "The Animator's Survival Kit" is the book.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Animators-Survival-Richard-Williams/dp/0571202284

As far as Wacom vs. Traditional goes, start with whatever you're comfortable with, but know that you'll have to pick up and become fluent in using a Wacom if you want to work professionally. There's a bit of a learning curve with the Wacom but the secret to all drawing is practice practice practice.

Personally, I'd recommend enrolling in a drawing class of some sort, and/or a 3D class, if they're available in your area. I find I work better with a little bit of competition around me.

Good luck!

http://www.amazon.com/Staedtler-Lumograph-Sketching-100G12-Attractive/dp/B0014E2S0Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416962533&sr=8-3&keywords=staedtler+mars+lumograph+pencils

Only $14.58 and are amazing quality from what I've heard. Staedtler, in my opinion, make some of the finest art supplies when it comes down to graphite pencils. Prismacolor colored pencils are also great but are expensive - you can get a 24 set of them for $15 and they are excellent (I use them frequently).
Perhaps look on dickblick.com, they always have sales that include some products being 50% off.
Hope this helped you!

A demigoddess alights on the mortal plane to appraise a newly emerged deity.

This was a book cover I drew for 'The Counterfeit God' by Nikolaas Liquette. I'm really happy to finally share this finished piece now that the first book of 'The Fate of the Pantheon Rebellion' trilogy is published.

If you're interested in a good epic-scale fantasy read this weekend, you can get a digital copy of the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Fate-Pantheon-Rebellion-Book-ebook/dp/B07W95TD24/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=counterfeit+god&qid=1565814287&s=books&sr=1-2

There's also a paperback version as well. I know, because I formatted that cover too. :P

www.reddit.com/r/TheFoxBriar

Go to as many museums as you can and absorb. Be a sponge. It's also helpful to pick up some basic art history books to help propel you into learning about stuff which will open the door of what you didn't realize was even possible to like. Get a little education. Maybe start with The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes - see if that excites you (it sure got me going when I was 18). And draw and draw and draw. Fill sketchbooks. Copy other art you admire.

Hey! thanks a lot. She has like 3 different size pens. I've been recommended that brush pen from various people so I will definitely get that.

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Yesterday I had a sneak peak at her paper and I'll get her some as well. As well as this book. Thank you so much for the suggestions :D

http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771

This book is a gold mine of how to do things like foreshortening, dramatic angles, action poses.

I kind of agree with tonka though, the best thing to do is just look at other people's drawings. You learn so much from just observation after you've got the basics down, so don't be afraid to just buy art books, especially if he likes video games. Many days of my childhood were spent copying drawings from Zelda and Metroid game guides.

Might help if you specify whether you want tips for Traditional medium or digital? This is a tut for digital but you can apply the concepts to trad., here is a fun youtube vid as well. As for print material, I suggest buying/renting/borrowing "Color and Light" and the Hogarth classic on the same subject.

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Manga-Monster-Coloring-Book/dp/0062440470

Hopefully the link works! Here's the coloring book 💖

When I was in high school we didn’t have art classes. I bought a book called Drawing Comics the Marvel Way and my world was never the same. It is a great primer for drawing the figure without being too academic. Check it out

Looks like a brush pen perhaps, but I'm not for sure.

Pentel Brush Pens appear to be the most popular. Here's an Amazon link.

http://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Pocket-Includes-Refills-GFKP3BPA/dp/B002LJRKN8

[Here's] (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TimJeffsArt) my website with all of my drawings for anyone interested.

And here's where you can check out my coloring book.

Thanks for looking!

Thanks, I appreciate it! I used this brush pen.

Nothing wrong with a mechanical pencil, there is a difference though. The lead in a mechanical pencil is a lot thinner than a #2hb pencil an makes it very easy to break. When I'm drawing with pencil, or a clutch mechanical pencil, I use the side of the lead to lay down lead without cutting into the paper. This makes it easier to erase and shade large areas. Your work is really good, but lack a darker value that would make your drawings more depth.

The graphite is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. The more graphite the harder it gets and vice versa. You only need 3 different lead HB, 2B, and 6B. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAJtYM53R74&feature=channel_video_title

Andrew Loomis Drawing Heads and Hands....Single handedly the best book series I have ever read:
Product: http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Head-Hands-Andrew-Loomis/dp/0670283851

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?bxp1pr4fbb4rft4

This reminds me of something that would be in Johnny The Homicidal Maniac haha. Which is an awesome comic if you've never read it, by Jhonen Vasquez

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0943151163?pc_redir=1395926407&robot_redir=1

Anatomy.

Take a look at some of Wayne Barlowe's alien designs, or the stuff from Inferno. He makes them seem believable by having a working understanding of the underlying physiognomy that allows for his concept.

For instance, with your design, how are the heads attached to the body? Is it one neck with three heads, fused at the rears of the skulls? Do they share one esophagus? Is it one freakish, non-symmetrical skull with three faces? How thick would the vertebrae need to be to support that weight on a single neck? How much bigger would the neck and shoulder muscles have to be to move it? Etc.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards gives a basic overview http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Brain-Betty-Edwards/dp/087477523X

probably from 2H-4b. H= a harder graphite so it comes out lighter on the paper. B is a softer graphite so you can get a darker line. You can usually get a case that has from 5H-5B. lead holder I use one of these, but I also draw and design for a living. You can insert different graphites into them and you use this tiny garbage shaped sharpener to sharpen the graphite.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0955153077/

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colour and light

Figure drawing

IMO these 2 books should be in any artists collection

Update:

So I asked a colleague that did some art classes and he proposed the following book:

• Complete Guide to Life Drawing - Bammes
  
  He also said that studying history teaches how techniques evolved and mentioned:
  
  
• The Story of Art Pocket Edition - Gombrich

The Animator's Survival Kit

Also, draw all the time, every day.

No problem.

Maybe get Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book. While most pictures will be of exaggerated bodybuilders it is still a good reference for muscles and how they will look in different poses.