A drawing tutorial for kids who can't draw good

Apr 23, 2017 5:00 PM

elbdms

Views

13256

Likes

303

Dislikes

32

I posted this earlier today. It got a lot of comments and was showing up near the top of usersub rising, and then suddenly it was gone. The post wasn't deleted, it just suddenly disappeared from the gallery even though it was very active.

Since I didn't receive any warnings form the imgur staff, and this post is well within the TOS, I'm posting it again.

I'm reposting because I really want people to see it. I think of this little tutorial as a place to start for all of you who feel helpless about art.

Original text is below:

I made this for you, imgur!

Full video: https://youtu.be/ftytAFBLZXc

A comment I frequently hear is that people would like to get into figure drawing but don't know where to start. Often people say they can't draw for shit, have tried and failed, etc.
I am here to contest that assumption and challenge you to try and draw something with me :)

All you need is a pencil and a piece of paper. We'll start with something as simple as drawing a circle. You can do it, c'mon! At the end you'll have something cool to show for, and something that you can practice over and over until it starts to get easier. You'll start to notice these shapes in people around you, and think about how you'd draw them.

Before we start, I just want to make it really clear that this isn't for artists. I know that there are some really amazing artists in our community, and they will probably look at this and cringe really hard. Listen, us common people want to be able to express an appreciation for beauty too! Let us have a shot ok? If you think that I am really not helping at all, and just teaching people bad practices and whatnot, I ask you to keep in mind that the people for whom I made this video wouldn't even pick up a pencil to begin with unless given some encouragement. I just want people to banish all of their feelings of impediment and get doodling until they can create something that makes them happy. I'm open to that discussion though. Please feel free to offer criticism, and to comment on anything that I said or did. I'll reply to everything.

I want to see the drawings of whoever tries. Also, if you need any clarification or a little extra guidance, let me know.

The full video is 25 minutes long. It's Sunday. Relax, grab some paper, draw with me!

TL;DR: If you feel like you can't draw for shit, this is the tutorial for you. It's OC.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

What is this ? A tutorial for ants ?

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

It has to be.... at least... 3 times bigger than that.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Draw well*

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Just a little zoolander joke ;)

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is this you in that gif OP?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

Yup!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

I guess I'll give it a crack!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Yay, please do. Show me when you're done!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So is the video about drawing butts?

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Indeed, it is.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

And want to do other stuff good too?

9 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 2

Beat me to it.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It has to be at least three times bigger than that.

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Drawing tutorials always assume that drawing is easy but that we're just not doing it the easy way. Actually, for some people it's hard.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

That's my point exactly! Please watch the video and tell me if you think this is doable by someone starting from scratch.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

[deleted]

[deleted]

9 years ago (deleted Apr 26, 2017 3:44 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

well i guess we can all see who ended up being the assclown here...

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Read my comment at the top. The previous post disappeared from the gallery. I didn't get any warnings.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Can't draw well*

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

It's just a little zoolander joke :)

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 3

Oh shit I should have known! My bad.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

You got to have talent first off, which I have none...This video made me sad

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dude, I will personally tutor you. For real. Pm me.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Do you have other tutorial videos?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This was my first one, but I plan to make more.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sounds awesome

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This is easily one of the best drawings I've ever made. What do you think?

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

I wish I could give you 100 upvotes :) I see all the recommendations I gave on there. Good student! I hope you will keep drawing.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Thanks

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

One thing that I suggest to make your drawing look nicer, is to get even darker in the darkest parts of the shading. You can go as dark as..

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

...to match those outlines you have, and then go lighter and lighter from them onwards. Also, lol @ pinneapple :)

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

You read the TOS?

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I've read it in the past. If you look at my other posts, you'll see that there 's stuff in the gray lines there... good to know the rules :)

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

For instance: nudity is a no-go but naked people in art is A-Okay!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Except my posts with nudity drawings get deleted sometimes.... it is a bit unpredictable.

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

That's the gray area!

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Hahaha, it's funny because her drawings are mostly grey!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

[deleted]

[deleted]

9 years ago (deleted Apr 24, 2017 2:38 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Read my comment at the top. The previous post disappeared from the gallery. I didn't get any warnings.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

[deleted]

[deleted]

9 years ago (deleted Apr 26, 2017 3:44 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

It didn't get deleted. It just became invisible. It was gaining momentum and rising, and then since nobody could see it anymore, it stopped.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

[deleted]

[deleted]

9 years ago (deleted Apr 26, 2017 3:45 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

You miss the point. I didn't get downvoted into obscurity. I got booted from rising with no explanation whatsoever.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

I don't know if imgur has something going on for making sure certain posts can't succeed despite getting attention form the community...

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

But it certainly seems like that to me.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2