What do you have trouble drawing?

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   waynetposted 13 years ago

   I myself have trouble drawing realistic life stuff like people, but I am working on this with lots of drawing training....

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      Justine76posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have trouble drawing conclusions....

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         kirstenblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         good one!

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            hot dorkageposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Conclusions... hehe.  Man, I have even trouble drawing the curtains. 
            
            Seriously.  I love drawing hands and feet, but I get boggled trying to draw the arms connecting to the body with any kind of 3 dimension plane of movement.  Legs are a little easier because they are usually just walking running or kicking, but arms do all kinds of wacky positions.

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         Mike Lickteigposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I find it easy drawing conclusions, but they are always the wrong ones....

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      artist (>")>posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      hey wayne i think u got my message can u plz respond?

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         waynetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Was that the request you sent?
         
         I'll have a look!

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      Ben Evansposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I wish I could draw.  At least without a CAD program.  My hands dont seem to do what my mind wants them to do.

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      writerjayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have trouble with eyes. Drives me crazy.

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      robertsloan2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Vehicles. I hate drawing cars or trains or planes or anything like that. Architecture comes second but I'm getting somewhere on that. Products like phones or glasses or cookware and so forth. I'm all right with people but not that fond of doing them in modern clothing.

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      yolanda yvetteposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, I have trouble drawing realistic things too, like people.

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   Lecieposted 13 years ago

   hi, i made a post a while back asking for advice on drawing movement. i have how to draw books. i can draw the pictures pretty good but when i want to position them a way the book doesn't show i don't know how to. no one really replied to my post.

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      waynetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah drawing movement is quite difficult, the best way I've found is once you have gone through a book copying the drawings as they have been laid out as is. You can then start to draw the stuff in different ways to see if it works, sometimes I find that drawing what I want to happen it just works.
      
      Also observe people and stuff from real life every chance you get and take photographs too I started to do this a few years ago and it helps immensely!

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      Mike Lickteigposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Lecie, one of the things I've done is study animation--particularly old style animators like the Disney studios (not computer-generated images, which is as much a study of computers as art).  An animator is the expert at suggesting movement, and if there are books or online tutorials about animation, you will also see how it relates to an understanding of both the human figure and perspective.  It is one of the most difficult things to get the hang of, but it is also (at least for me) one of the most fun.

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      kirstenblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I actually remember that forums thread. It got me looking into mannequins for drawing purposes which somehow lead to dressmakers dummies which in turn led to a hub about dressmaker dummies including making your own
      Funny how one thing leads to another
      I did think the mannequins idea was the best I have ever heard for that problem (different body poses for character drawing). I imagine you would need a whole host of mannequins, from animals to people ones to more easily visualize the different poses

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   Mike Lickteigposted 13 years ago

   I struggle some with animal heads--I can usually get the body of a dog or horse (or whatever) down, but unless it's a cartoon, I struggle with the head.
   
   A different kind of struggle for me is interiors.  I can draw a room with people sitting on chairs, etc., but I get bored and sometimes frustrated with accurately drawing a sofa or coffee table (and getting the perspective right).  I prefer the freedom of drawing people or outdoor scenery to the precision of chairs and pictures hanging on a wall.

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      waynetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Ha, I'm quite the opposite there Mike, I can draw interiors for hours on end, obsessed with getting it right to perspective and scale and then I revel in the shading process especially if there are some mix of different textures at work...

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         Mike Lickteigposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, that makes me crazy, and drawing figures sitting around a table is about all I have the patience for.  While I can get it done it is a study in frustration for me.  Give me a mountain range or a lake and I'm much more content.

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   Deborah Sextonposted 13 years ago

   I can draw people but have a problem with buildings.

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      Art 4 Lifeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have a problem drawing things like motorcycles, cars, etc....but movement in animals and people are a problem...

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         Art 4 Lifeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         oops...arent a problem...I mean...

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         waynetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         When drawing motorbikes and cars etc, I always like to practice drawing from a photo for a good few tries just to get it right then I tuck the photo away and draw some realistic bikes and stuff....this is another hubpage in draft that I have yet to finish!!

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   Rafiniposted 13 years ago

   I have trouble drawing
   
   even my stick figures don't look believable

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      pburgerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      

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   AEvansposted 13 years ago

   I have trouble with drawing animals but do not have any problem with drawing people and flowers.

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   anahataposted 13 years ago

   I have problems with all my pictures. I like drawing faces but I can not. But I can draw.May be in me have a talent but I am to yough to find it. My pictures become different and more nice than fom the others. For that I think I can draw.

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   ralwusposted 13 years ago

   may i suggest drawing a parrots foot many times over, close up and from many views, or even noses of people. you will find yourself getting better and better until you are able to draw anything

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   torimariposted 13 years ago

   Man, I haven't been on here for eons so it's eerily appropriate to see this for me on the top of the forum list. Hahah.
   
   I have issues with drawing men, and certain perspectives. Plenty of things I need to improvement on.

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    hands and feet - they are hella hard to draw

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    well mega, try doing them as i suggest parrots feet until you get it right, or even penises. how do you think michaelangelo learned? otherwise we would have no famous David

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    torimariposted 13 years ago

    Yes, like ralwus said...draw lots and lots of penises. Lots of them.

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    

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    ArthurWinfordposted 13 years ago

    I have trouble drawing backgrounds, and places.  I am so so at faces and people.

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    Inspiration101posted 13 years ago

    I have trouble drawing ANYTHING. I can't draw to save my life!

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    M. T. Dremerposted 13 years ago

    People are definitely the hardest thing for me to draw (particularly the eyes). It's just so hard for me to get the proportions right, and even when I measure it out, they still look like a child drew them (although a lot of children can draw people better than me). I can draw inanimate objects alright and I can shade them really well, but never ask me to draw a face; you will be sorely disappointed.

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    raisingmeposted 13 years ago

    I have trouble drawing a straight line, a circle and anything in between.  I have even been known to have trouble drawing a breath.  Two of my three children, have no problem with it at all my youngest is a remarkable artist and my eldest takes after me.  My eldest and I are also both directionally and spacialy (I made up that word) challenged so I'm thinking our gray matter is just not wired that way.
    
    I greatly admire those who have the ability while I find that I have learned to draw with words.

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    Sunny_Sposted 13 years ago

    I tend to draw at a decent level if i concentrate ectremely hard and also have something to draw in front of me. Getting my hands used to drawing takes me an hour but the rest is just magic..

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    CYBERSUPEposted 13 years ago

    I have trouble drawing anything. I am the worst. I have trouble with stick figures.

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       lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I'll bet I'm worse, CYBERSUPE!  Actually, everything I draw somehow becomes a big black blob.  Every time.

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    roxsoxposted 13 years ago

    i have trouble drawing everything when i try to draw it from a side view

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    Richard Craigposted 13 years ago

    Self-portrait.  I just can't do it.

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       Dave Harrisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Get someone to take a good detailed digital photo of your head and shoulders, enlarge it, print it out and copy it, works for me Richard

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    LeanManposted 13 years ago

    I can draw water, draw a conclusion, just don't give me a pencil..

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    wildorangeflowerposted 13 years ago

    I can only draw a wildorangeflower --

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    Dave Harrisposted 13 years ago

    I find the fur on animals the hardest thing to draw, I used to find individual strands of people's hair difficult, but have just about cracked that. Eyes can be difficult too, but I find if you get the eyes right then everything else tends to fall in to place.

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    khmohsinposted 13 years ago

    I love drawing and I often do that. When I was kid, I sketched trees, plants, animals and mountains.. but never human face ...
    But I can sketch much better now

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    L a d y f a c eposted 13 years ago

    I'm great with structure and nature, and getting pretty decent with humans, but for whatever reason, I  s.u.c.k  at drawing cartoons! Ellipses always give me a little trouble too. God forbid there be a pitcher or large vase of sorts in my background, so help my drawing.

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    katiem2posted 13 years ago

    depth and shawdowing

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    sofsposted 13 years ago

    I can draw what I see but not from memory.. I've got so much stored there but when I put brush to canvas or pen to paper I blank out.. useful for my meditation though!

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    Windsweptplainsposted 13 years ago

    I love drawing people, animals and plants, but things like buildings and automobiles are hard. I think it's because they require so much time, effort and measuring to get them to look proportionally correct.

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       drewgoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I'm the same. I've practiced drawing human figures 100 times as much as the backgrounds that surround them. So I already know what I need to work on.... I think I'll just draw a few more people first to get warmed up for drawing the house in the background...

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    Mighty Momposted 12 years ago

    Stick figures are above my skill level.

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    lindaspreemanposted 12 years ago

    A stick figure is a challenge!  Seriously no art talent whatsoever.

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    h.a.borcichposted 12 years ago

    When I struggled drawing the human form, I had my son pose. Every 15 seconds he would change his pose while I quick sketched. It helped me to draw only the lines I saw rather than waste time on drawing how I thought it should look. There is a difference. Once I let myself draw without over working it, my drawings greatly improved.
    Just a thought

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       Wayne Tullyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       That's a good thing to try....cheers!

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