Learning to Draw on a Tablet

[Derpy MacMuffin 6]

Hello everyone, I've recently bought a graphics tablet and I find it much more difficult to draw on than pencil and paper. Anyone have any useful tips?

 

Here are a few tips/suggestions I learned about, some from my head as well, I'd like your feedback on if they're a good idea and how I should implement them:

 

1. - Draw from your elbow (Wrist does not rest on surface).

2. - Improve drawing from imagination by drawing things from memory.

3. - Learn the anatomy of a real horse (To draw ponies better).

4. - It takes six months to become proficient with your work.

5. - Draw confident lines (No to and fro motions).

6. - Copy, whilst not tracing, other's artwork.

7. - Repetitively drawing basic shapes goes a long way.

8. - Draw towards yourself instead of away.

9. - You should practice with your opposite hand.

10. - Listening to music helps your creativity flow through your work.

11. - More than one rough sketch is best.

12. - No matter how frustrated you are with your current skill level, it will only get better as you go.

13. - Showing people your work is always a good idea.

 

If you guys could review these and help me add to it I'd much appreciate it. Again, leave me your tips and motivational words below please! Thanks!

[Guest]

Thank you for sharing these tips
Ill try to think of this, next time i try to commit a crime art.

[Derpy MacMuffin 6]

Thank you for sharing these tips

Ill try to think of this, next time i try to commit a crime art.

Well, the whole point of this post was for me to recieve tips, but if you feel I helped you with my brainstorming then you're welcome.

 

BTW is that avatar a drawing of yours? I do love Pinkamena, more than I do Pinkie Pie actually. If you haven't before, check out some of the work on this tumblr page for inspiration: http://askpinkaminadianepie.tumblr.com

 

Good luck to you.

Edited December 24, 2013 by Derpy MacMuffin

[Guest]

BTW is that avatar a drawing of yours? I do love Pinkamena, more than I do Pinkie Pie actually. If you haven't before, check out some of the work on this tumblr page for inspiration: http://askpinkaminadianepie.tumblr.com

Yes

And i agree, because of multiple reasons.

And thanks for the link.

 

 

 

Well, the whole point of this post was for me to recieve tips

 

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A tip of mine would be for the mane to draw some lines before filling it, representing the way the hair flows.

Another tip would be, to look at pics of horses online to see where prominent bones are located.

most importantly: try not to get frustrated Trust me i myself have a huge problem with that.

Edited December 25, 2013 by Guest

[Bucky McGillyCuddy 956]

I've been thinking about getting a Wacom tablet for a while now but I'm a little hesitant that it wont necessarily make my drawing skills better. It would definitely entice me to draw more though. If I did get one I'd go all out and get a Cintiq 22HD.

 

[Dark Heart 284]

I just bought a Tablet to learn to draw and since am not really artist i didn't want to buy something that was gonna be to expensive and not know how to use all its functions, so what i did i bought a "Tooya Pro"  its a really nice beginners cause if you have trouble drawing directly from this you can actually make the drawing first from a paper then use the paper under the plastic cover and trace your drawing which i found really neat, as to tips you can just draw however you like, at least that how it was work for me, since my elbow or hand doesn't activate the pad itself only the pen is sensitive i can draw normally here is a pic of the tablet im using which i really like ^^