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by Madmallard 1573 days ago
Are there any courses that help accelerate developing accuracy in sketching? I particularly want to draw figures and faces and animated poses.

Like maybe something on composition? What about that book cartooning the head & figure?

Or do u just gotta sketch 9000000000000000000 times to get it?

I'm an amateur artist and drew every day as a kid. My sketches always have incorrect proportions if I just try to freehand it. Obviously I could trace but that defeats the purpose. It's frustrating because I already have lots of actual hours put into the craft.

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It’s practice and learning. Drawing is just rendering volumes as shapes. You learn first how the process works, then practice to adjust your motor skills. I’ve been drawing on and off since I was 8. I’m 26 now and I’m just decent. The above is what will really help you. Like what is the form of the eye, and what would be its shape from that angle. Then If you can draw any geometric shape accurately (by comparing line length and angle), you can draw the eye.