It's never too late to learn something, especially if you have a strong desire. Many people think that it takes a lot of talent to learn how to paint. This is only partly true. Drawing ability and aptitude are of course important, but real success comes only through hard work and study.
Instructions
Step 1
If you decide to learn how to draw from scratch, then first you need to learn for yourself the basic rules of fine art. About composition, perspective, primary colors, contrast, etc. can be read in special drawing tutorials. Do not buy books designed for art students, because the authors wrote them for people with elementary art education. These textbooks may miss the main points. Drawing tutorials do not only need to be read, but also to perform the exercises that are presented in them. Get a textbook on anatomy and with the help of it you can learn to draw the human body.
Step 2
In order to learn how to draw, you need to constantly practice. Try to draw something whenever you want. You don't have to draw on good paper, just carry a small notebook with you and make quick sketches in it. Drawing from life is a valuable experience that should not be neglected. It is very important to make sketches in different techniques: thin lines, painted over silhouettes, with drawing the main details. Sketches should be quick and don't need to be corrected. Save even unsuccessful works. After some time, you will be able to compare them with fresh drawings and evaluate your progress.
Step 3
Feel free to sketch. Of course, for an accomplished artist, copying someone else's work is a shameful occupation. But you are just learning so far, and who else can you learn from, if not from experienced masters? By the way, the program of students of art universities includes the creation of reproductions of famous paintings. By copying someone else's famous work, a person himself becomes a bit of a genius.
Step 4
Fantasize more often. Draw vivid images in your head. When you get your hands on drawing from life and sketching, start drawing from memory, using only your imagination. A drawing from the subconscious can then be compared with nature. Try to draw a still life from memory from the objects that are in the house. Then put on this still life and compare the real objects with the painted ones. Imagination alone is not enough to draw correctly. There are rules that cannot be broken. Light, shadow, partial shade and highlights should be depicted as they appear in real life. A realistic image requires certain theoretical knowledge.
Step 5
Even if you are studying on your own, it will not be superfluous to talk to professionals. Find someone with an art education, show him your work, listen to advice.
