Assignment 20 - Luke Taylor

A lot of people say they can't draw, and being able to draw well is a God given talent that only a .0001% of the population is blessed with; I disagree. Drawing can be taught and there are some basic steps you can follow to get to the point to where you can draw well enough to where people complement your artwork.

1. Practice everyday drawing basic things 

most people don't get past the first step because get impatient and give up too soon. Drawing every day is imperative to becoming a good artist and I,right now, am experiencing the backlash of going out of practice. Drawing everyday helps build your hand eye coordination, which is handy down the line in your art career

2. Learn how to draw what's in front of you

One of the best ways to enhance you skill is to just sit in front of a plant, or building, or car, and just draw everything you see. It helps you get a sense of how the world works and realism can be applied to what type of art you try to do later on 

3. Developing you style

I think the best way to develop a style that you want to is to look for artist that you admire and study how they do what they do. Just don't glance at a picture, try to recreate it yourself. When you do this you teaching yourself how the artist does his work. Doing several studies of different artists will eventually turn into you developing your own style.

after these three steps you there's still plenty you can do to become a better artist, it just depends on what you want to do. If you are going to be drawing a lot of people, learning human anatomy would be beneficial. But to see any real progress, you must practice every day.