the i'm crap at drawing thread.

[mogzilla]

being one of the budding frustrated artists (reads "doodler") on this board i wondered not what you are good at but absolutely dire at drawing! and willing to admit it.?
me? never been able to draw women (without them looking a bit butch),star wars stormtroopers and johnny alpha.

[Jim_Campbell]

Horses.
Hair.
Water.
Fire.
Smiles.

And Big Robots.

Cheers!

Jim

[I, Cosh]

Pictures.

[Dark Jimbo]

Cars. Even with reference I've just never been able to get my head around them. They always look shit.

[Matt Timson]

Conclusions.

[mogzilla]

the line.

oh and full figures,legs and feet icant be arsed and it shows...

[Mardroid]

I have some difficulty with faces. And getting eyes to look right. When I draw them realistic they tend to look starey. I think it's because I go into too much detail, more than you would see at a distance.

Interesting to see many actual comic artists have the same problem though. (Take that big robo suit thing last year as an examle. I forget the name. The one with the extradimensional dinosaurs.)

[Noisybast]

Hands. It's mittens all round, I'm afraid.

[Slippery PD]

I cannot draw to save the life of my first born, my second born, my wife, my mother or any other member of my family.  Unless its a good stick figure!

yer "Confessional" Slips
 

[Peter Wolf]

 

 Attention to myself


I cant draw humans or people to save my life

especially faces.

 

[Buttonman]

Horses.
Hair.
Water.
Fire.
Smiles.

And Big Robots

Ah Jim, you've fallen into five of the traps that many fledgling artists do. Please observe and admire this masterpiece and learn from it.

Yours artistically

SW

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[The Adventurer]

Hands and feet are my bane. As are backgrounds.

And you know... EVERYTHING ELSE.

But I still draw.

Some recent examples just for fun (and profit*)...

In 2001 I started doing these terrible Nintendo Fan comic strips. They were GARBAGE. But they got me drawing a bit.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3887/importedfromimagescanneuw9.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/>


I did this back two or three years ago, spurred me start drawing again regularly.
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This is an attempt at sequentials I did a few months ago (Doctor Who parody comic strip I'm dabbling in)its just pencils darkened in photoshop, not inked
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1073/professorwhatpage2fullpmf4.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/>

Did this for another forum where I participate during a weekly art group
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8061/whatiftheinvadersinkedasm4.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/>

Recent piece I did for the January Art Comp (well, actually it was for a different forum first, but it works here too)
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I really should take some art classes. Learn some basics, because playing it by ear is not really working for me.

*there is in fact, no profit

Link: http://theadventurer.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">I have some other art on my Deviant Art Webpage if

[Dunk!]

Johnny Alpha's Helmet (Fnar)

Cars.

Expressive mouths.

Backgrounds in general.

[Queen Firey-Bou]

i hate anything technical, cars and BIG ROBOTS.

i did a horrible warm up excersice with art class yesterday 30 seconds or so "quick draw your favorite food, a happy face, somewhere you'd like to be, fave film star etc " 8 doodles on a page they were waiting for some deep psychological insight laughing at their attempts... erm no i just made it up...

 the point being, drawing is about getting a pencil on a page & communicating, just do it, good or bad.

[Keef Monkey]

I know this thread's for people who CAN draw but just aren't good at drawing certain things, but as someone who can't draw a single thing to save his life I just wanted to salute the budding artists on the forum. There's a lot of talent on here.