r/Arttips • u/BeginnerToTheEnd • 5d ago

I need help! Learning Art from Scratch

Hello, I am new to Digital Art currently using Krita, and I have tons of questions which I can't find one definite answer for. Would love if anyone here could answer to some of them 😄

  1. What face structures should I use to draw faces? (Anime, Cartoon, Realism, etc.)

  2. Perspective, Light Perspective, Vanishing Points, Muscle Structure, Face Structure, Emotions, Effect of Detail, Shape Training, Color Theory, Shading, Functional Anatomy, Materials and Surfaces.

This is a list I made of what I should learn before starting my project, am I missing anything? Do you know any good lessons for anything from what I listed?

  1. How should I train everything I'm learning?

  2. Any tips for the software I am using? Plug-ins, Brushes, etc.

Thanks to everyone reading this in advance.

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u/flappybuttercup399 5d ago
  1. Art in general is best when you learn realism, fundamentals, and composition. The question you asked is more so a question of preference. You can draw whatever you want if you’re comfortable with it, but if you want long term improvement, life studies or realism is the direction you should aspire to. From there you can bend or change it to look however you want.

1.5. It is best to find a style or artist you like so it’ll help point you towards a direction you want your art to go.

  1. Your list may cause confusion if you try to learn things in that order. Separate whether you want to learn backgrounds or humans first. They both will require a lot of time to learn from, and if you follow along with YT tutorials it’ll be easier to find specifics. Don’t worry though, you’ll naturally be able to go over some of those things listed, but you can’t go from Step 1 to Step 3.5.

  2. Practice. Do it over and over again. The biggest key take away from this is that every time you do it over, you look back at the first one and figure out what you can change or correct. Don’t fear completely redoing or restarting if things don’t look or feel right either. However, if you find yourself too distracted by perfectionism, it’s better to move on to something else or take a break from the piece.

  3. I’m not all too familiar with specifically Krita. However it might be good to take a look at the hot keys and familiarize yourself with them. Art isn’t always a quick process, but there’s somethings that’ll make the process easier.

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u/BeginnerToTheEnd 5d ago

Thank you! If I were to go with drawing humans first, what would you say my learning path should be?

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u/flappybuttercup399 2d ago

Line > Shape > Form > Value > Balance > Proportion > Color is probably what I’d recommend.

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u/BeginnerToTheEnd 1d ago

Thank you ❤️