How To Draw Expressively?

Is it possible to learn how to draw from scratch?

• hey everyone. i always thought that drawing was something in you, my sister always knew how to draw well and yet i cant even draw a stickman right. i'm turing 18 soon, and i really wish i could draw. is it possible to learn how to draw from scratch? what i would love to draw is anime but honestly i'd just be happy learning how to draw anything since i'm honestly crap at it. i'm pretty sure a 5 year old can draw better than me. are there any links or anything that could help me?

• Answer:

  I've been drawing from scratch since I took art as a hobby, and I was downright terrible when I started. Its all about studying the human form, no matter what style you're into you HAVE to understand basic anatomy in order to properly convey it in any kind of way on paper. The same goes for lighting and colors, you need to study the shadows and lights around you and take a mental note of how it looks in your head. Online lessons can guide you, but from personal experience if you try and relay on them to make you a better artist they'll only hold you back. Take what you can from them and keep on looking at the world around you. Also, you HAVE to practice at least once a day if you want to make quick progress. My friends liked to believe they would get amazingly better in a month when they only doodled once a week, and when they didn't they'd give up drawing for a long time. That kind of thinking is not only frustrating for you, but for the people around you who want you to succeed. Remember: If you don't put work into it, you won't get better.