Art

>>18199361
You're asking two completely separate and unrelated questions.

If you're just doing it as a hobby, your artistic skill really means nothing. It's for personal expression and enjoyment. Totally worth doing it if you feel like you're getting something out of it.

Trying to go into graphic design is a waste. No one wants to pay money for your shitty doodles. Do you really want to commit that much time and effort to finding out you can't make it in the field?

yeah, it's worth it if you just do it for fun. if you want to make it your career you'd have to draw 8h a day to get good just like every other working person.
till then, learn the basics. learn to see in shapes, learn to understand lightning, learn to do gradual shading, learn anatomy, learn to draw what you see instead of what you think you see, learn to not draw symbols. also, go to /ic/ but don't waste too much time there. good luck and have fun! btw, blank paper, an eraser and a pencil is EVERYTHIG you need to start. no, you donmt need a tablet. no, you don't need this or that fancy scetchbook, no, you don't need charcoal and this or that fancy pen. it won't gloss over the fact you lack the fundamentals. get that straight first and then upgrade gradually. your equipment will evolve with your skills.

I think learning photoshop and how to use a bamboo pad could be beneficial. I honestly believe that physical mediums require many, many years of practice, and aren't something to pick up just because you're bored.

>>18199405
but that doesn't mean you shouldn't pick them up. I'm just saying choose wisely. maybe you could learn to sing and play the piano. if you have good taste in music and know how to sing, that is a really great thing. sketching is good too but something about that doesn't seem exciting or even mature to me. I think most artists move beyond simple sketching.

>>18199405
pls donmt do that. you will only end up paying loads of money and then never get anywhere. learn with traditional methods first. the knowledge of basics translates well to tablets and pads, so you can still do that later on. but it will ALWAYS show in your work if you skipped the fundamentals.

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>>18199393
>>18199398
So don't waste time on art if I want to make any money on the side, got it.

>>18199398
>you'd have to draw 8h a day

How does anyone eat if that's what they do? Although I guess they start at a young age.

>>18199419
I didn't say to not learn the fundamentals

I was just saying don't waste time trying to be some brilliant greyscale artists, because that's a pointless fantasy we all had doodling in middle school.