Fundamentals

Use 3D models (like design doll) and trace over them. In the modern age, there's no need to learn the fundamentals when you have increasingly advanced technology at your disposal.

>>3058843
oh my fucking god. do not listen to this retarded half-brained ape. Jesus christ dude that is the worst advice I've ever heard. This has to be fucking b8.

You might "trace" your way to dollar billz, but you won't "trace" your way to being a good artist.

Jesus fuck don't go on /ic/ just to give horrible advice to the younglings you cunt

>>3058855
you have vocalized everything I've felt but more mature pretty cool

>>3058855
All people care about is the money anyways.

i love 4chan! :D

>>3058855
>hurr you gotta draw 100000 boxes and read all the books like I did
Nah, ignore these bucket crabs. Just trace until you get the hang of it, there are infinite references on the internet.

>>3058914
post ur werk

>>3058914
Wow you and the other anon are such a bunch of losers who want rewards without working, you will be on the bottom the rest of your life... enjoy

>>3058921
>>3058922
swerve, crabs, you can trace while constructing and studying, no one says you're limited to just mindlessly copying.

>>3058929
Not a method I ever used or was thought but I think thats shaky ground and could leave you super dependent

>>3058932
thats true anon, its like smoking, once you start, you cant stop.

>>3058936
Well you can but then you have developed a habit which may require you to unlearn later which is harder than learning something new

>>3058914

Did you use this method? If so show us your work.

>>3058990
I second this, proof is in the pudding either show up or disappear

answer anons question please, we know tracing is bad in the long run.

Rather you want to understand how it works than how it looks, not just remember the silhouette

>>3058827
I guess you're drawing constructively so yeah, learning how to draw a basic skeleton is important because it's where muscles are attached.

>>3058855
>younglings
>half brained apes
>etc
I forget my point, it was probably something important
hit that you button if you liked this post

>>3058827
It's helpful to know skeletal anatomy in a general sense. Landmarks are typically places where skeletal features are close to the surface, and insertion points are where the muscles are attached to bone. Because the skeleton is largely rigid, they provide consistency and predictability for your drafts.

That said, you don't really need to commit all the small details or nomenclature to memory. Focus on function and those elements that will show through in the drawing or help you compose the figure. If you are doing something that requires technical precision, pull up some references.

>>3058827
The skeleton is more important than the muscles.

>>3058843
>>3058855
>>3058914
>>3058922
Fuck people just get easier and easier to trollbait as the years go by. Not any of these posters just a passerby amazed that people still reply to obvious bait.

>>3059229
>anything I don't like or agree with is bait
retard

>>3058843
I think this might actually have been a joke?

>making jokes on the internet
>humor is indistinguishable from hubris
>oh god everything is now on fire

it's great to study and learn from references. the 8 head model is more of an ideal representation and you don't have to follow it that strictly. 3d models can be great for reference and for figuring out poses it's just a tool though. studying anatomy helps a lot with grounding you character to be realistic and great to fall back on when you are in a pinch. I tend to have anatomy references on hand not 2d and 3d so I am not relying only on memory.