?Gummi?Bears? asked:


When I say arts i mean photography, drawing, and music. I don’t want to do anything professionally, but i want to be good at this stuff. Im a beginner at everything.

here are some things i do and don’t know how to do and want to do.

photography: i’ve never done actual photography where you develop the film yourself. I have a good amount of experience with digital cameras though. I really wanted to take photography in school this year, but the class was full. I want to expand my knowledge about photography and photo editing.

Drawing: I used to draw a lot when i was younger and just started again this summer. I really like it i think im pretty good, but i want to get better. I have a lot of trouble with drawing people, mostly their faces and hands/feet.

Music: I have an acoustic guitar that i was going to learn to play. I still want to learn to play too, i also wanted to take that as a class this year too, but there weren’t enough kids to sign up for the class. Lets see i **** at the guitar i really want to get better, i have a book for beginners that helps some, but i don’t know if it would be easier if i had a teacher to learn from, instead of learning from a book. And once i am semi good at the guitar i wanted to learn to play the piano too. I have long fingers so i figured that would be something i would be good at.

Any tips, books, website links, personal experience, etc that would help please tell me. I have a real interest in this stuff and im in need of a hobby, instead of going on the computer all day and watching tv. Thanks =]

COREY

Robert asked:


There are many modes of sketching: linear, tonal, gestural, etc. In this article we will focus on carving out form with a painterly awareness.

This manner of sketching is very much like working with putty except that we are sketching on paper, of course, and using our fingers, a stump, tissue, and the kneaded eraser as our sculpture tools.

As always, begin with striking the construct and placing the fundamental sizes of the ****** region.

Before blocking-in the key light/dark patterns you should squint and look at the model or the photo. Squinting distills the lights and darks into simple patterns of one given value because it obscures the minutia.
At this stage, just concern yourself with the big masses, maybe even just two, a light one and a dark one. Do not yet attempt to break down the darks at this stage.

Drawing in this way is also good training for painting because this is how you build up a painting in particular when using the One Stroke method of painting.

Drawing, painting, and sculpture are additive/subtractive activities. You first add something and then you take something away, all the while proceeding towards the finished sketch.

You also will use your kneaded eraser to carve out the lights. When doing this pay careful attention to the anatomical principles; every form indicates a skeletal signpost.

We all have our personal preferences about how we work. At this stage, you may prefer to refine the construct and hone in on the ****** features. Other artists will continue working tonally without any line work. As you add ablity and grow as an artist you will make your own choices. That is what art making is: choices – good and bad.

Now that we have the basics down including the overall sizes, we can begin resolving the darks and the lights. The goal is to go for the “full stretch” of values, i.e., from the darkest darks to the lightest light.

Beginning and intermediate artists often fail to go for the full value interval. Quite often the rationale for this is the apprehension of destroying their drawing and also because they have read, or been told, not to overwork the drawing.

As a beginner you should take a drawing as far as you possibly can, even to the point of collapse. That way you will learn exactly how far you can go. If you always stop short you will never know what lies ahead.

Use your fingers, a tissue, and a stump to blend the values. The best thing is to start dividing each large tonal mass into two separate smaller masses of different values wherever your observations tell you there is a distinction in value to be made. Keep in mind the varying planes and the anatomy of the subject’s features.

The hair is kept dark and simple with only a few strokes of the kneaded eraser to suggest the unkempt locks of hair. Do not overdo these strokes or they will look bleached.

In conclusion, when using the painterly manner of sketching a pencil portrait always treat your tools as if they were brushes. Act as if as much as possible that you are painting instead of sketching. Always remember the anatomy and the varying plane bearings that you observe in your model. Always work from the general to the specific or from the large to the small. As you get more ablity, try to remember the things that work for you and include them in your style of sketching.



ANTWAN

expertvillage asked:

Learn how to draw a cylinder in pencil sketching and line drawing for beginners in this free online video art lesson. …

FRANKIE

Anahi asked:


Does anyone know where I can find a book or website, for BEGINNERS that can teach how to draw Naruto characters. PLEASE AND THANK-YOU

WINFRED

B.R.Shattuck asked:


The first thing Honeybees do is Gather the Nectar.

The Field bees which are the older bees leave the colony to gather nectar from any plant that has flowers. Nectar is comprised of a approximately 80% water and it also contains complex sugars that is produced by flowers. The field bee uses his proboscis which is a tube-like tongue and ***** the nectar from the flower and then stores it in what is referred to as a honey stomach which is a specialized organ that Honeybees have.

The bee returns to the hive with the Nectar.

When the field bee returns to the hive they are met by house bees, which are young worker bees. They **** the nectar from the field bee’s honey stomach using their proboscises.

Conversion of Nectar into Honey by the House Bees.

The House bees produce enzymes in there mouths that convert the nectar into unripe honey. This process takes about 20 minutes to accomplish.

Placement of Unripe Honey into the Hive Cells.

At this point the Unripe Honey has a high concentration of water. The house bees then place the Unripe Honey into the cells of the beehive.

So how is the honey is Ripened?

The House bees place the unripe honey in the hive cells and leave it exposed. THey use their wings to produce a strong draft which helps evaporate the water. They also use their proboscises to draw excess water out of the honey.

Now the Honey is Ready for Use.

Once the water content of the honey is reduced to a level that is satisfactory to the bees, they seal the honey in the cell with a layer of wax. The honeyBees abdomen produces a wax that is produced in small sheets underneath it’s abdomen. When the honey is sealed inside the cell, it is finished and ready to be eaten by the honeybee colony or harvested for human consumption.

Interested in becoming a Beekeeping Beginner?

For more information:

Beekeeping Beginners!

Additional information on Beekeeping Beginners:b-2u#”>

Beekeeping Beginners – Why HoneyBees are the ones to keep.



MARCEL

ducky 693 asked:


Something that deals with figure art, but for beginners

TRAVIS

Liam Hayman asked:


This is a compilation of tips and hints for beginners, if you’re intermediate or above, then it’s likely none of this is of use to you, but read it

anyway and comment

- When doing the text, don’t try to over complicate things. Simply use the eye drop tool to grab a colour from your render (or background if there’s

no render) and use that colour with TNR (Times New Roman). Once you progress to the stage where you’re creating your own techniques, you can

go crazy!

- It’s advisable to use a simple 1 pixel, black, border when you’re starting out. When you get the hang of photoshop, you can start using a ‘frame’

border, where appropriate. This is done by doing New Layer (3 pixel black) > New Layer (2 pixel white) > New Layer (1 pixel black).

- Lighting; you ‘can’ use curve layers but when you’re starting out it’s easier to use this method. New layer > Apply Image > Filter > Render >

Lens Flare > Select a setting > Place it on your sig and set the layer to soft light. Nice and simple

- This border is particularly good with abstract images. Use the rectangle marquee tool to draw a rectangle at the top of your signature, going from

left to right. Fill it black, then copy the layer and move it down to the bottom of your signature.

- If you like to have your name and a word or phrase on your signatures, try laying it out like this.

Gothir (size 14-16)

Forgiveness (size 10-12) Sizes shown are examples.

- If you’re resizing a render or image, be sure to hold down shift whilst doing so. This will hold the proportions of the image.

To view the full list of tips and hints, you can visit this page; http://signatureshelf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13



CHRISTIAN

Ellie asked:


I recently started to take an interest in drawing and I’ve been practicing a lot. I was wondering if any of you knew any websites that might help a beginner?

EDDIE

haphazard_artist asked:


I LOVE that style, and now I’m beginning to think of what I can make of it after all these years of drawing and making stories… is there a future for manga artist’s in the USA?

TONS of people draw in anime/manga style… when I see artworks from beginner to pro.. I can’t find anything that looks unique anymore. I see works that look “good” and “beautiful” and “looks impossible to do”.

What do you think?

TRAVIS