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I always liked to draw, and i dont know why i always liked realism, and later i started dreaming about landscapes and concept arts. For years i just try to learn by myself but i reached a point that i couldnt pass so i stayed there until recently that i decided to finally practice and learn to the point i could say.. wow this is good 
TL presentend the best artist i have ever saw, Glider, and watching his videos made wish more an more to learn no draw. Thanks Glider ♥
Every time a see his videos is like magic... damn so awesome.
But how i could learn w/o taking a class? lurking in the "what are you reading" thread a user posted two books, Drawing with the right side of the brain and another that i cant remember now. Instantly i bought both books and till now i just have been using the first.
This book tell us that anyone can learn to draw and basically is a matter of the type of education we have that most people cant draw good, society put more importance in reading and logic (left side of the brain) and let aside the visual/creative side ( right side of the brain) that results in a total one sided warthat the left side owns the right side. So the idea of the book is tu shut down your left side and let the right side do the magic.
ill post some drawings that i have made following the book in order to show my results but also to motivate myself to keep drawing until i feel that i completed my objetive. Im in like half of the book maybe less but is really interesting.
Pre-book drawing: for years i made a lot of eyes drawings, a lot, then i started to try to make a face bur i just couldnt do it, here are some drawings i did before reading the book.
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Learning by the book:
First the book ask you to draw picture of someone by memory and then to draw your hand
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Then they made you draw UP SIDE DOWN, the following were drawn in that way
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Right now im drawing hand using the method of the books that use some kind of grid to help you make 3D vision in to 2D (paper) so i have been practicing and made these:
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Well thats where im now but i really want to improve so ill keep updating my progress to show if its real that anyone can learn to draw and like a self motivation to no stop this project
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Awesome book to start with! Be sure to spend a lot of time trying to make sure you finish each page properly and learn as much as you can; don't rush through anything. Also, don't be afraid to press down with your pencil. Dark values are something you seem to be shying away from right now, and you'll have to get over it very quickly.
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On February 22 2013 13:42 CecilSunkure wrote:
Awesome book to start with! Be sure to spend a lot of time trying to make sure you finish each page properly and learn as much as you can; don't rush through anything. Also, don't be afraid to press down with your pencil. Dark values are something you seem to be shying away from right now, and you'll have to get over it very quickly.
You can draw too? :I
@OP nice drawings :D, better than what I can do
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On February 22 2013 13:42 CecilSunkure wrote:
Awesome book to start with! Be sure to spend a lot of time trying to make sure you finish each page properly and learn as much as you can; don't rush through anything. Also, don't be afraid to press down with your pencil. Dark values are something you seem to be shying away from right now, and you'll have to get over it very quickly.
Difinately follow this advice. Another thing to work on is being brave, or committing to your lines. You don't want to be erasing, or going back and fixing what you've draw. You want to be bold, don't erase! It will help build your line quality and accuracy with a pencil.
Another thing to do is just draw stuff from life! Draw everything you see and try to draw exactly what you see. Don't make up details that aren't visible to your eye, but concentrate on the shapes the light make, and the depth of the model you're drawing. Life drawing is the most important fundamental practice that will help you improve. Try to understand what it is your drawing, and how you are capturing it.
A good follow up to what you're doing is actually just simple object drawing. Spheres, cubes, cones, whatever. And concentrate on the shadows, where they are the darkest, how they're cast in certain light, etc. If you can draw shadows you have the basics for understanding how to draw anything you can imagine.
My last bit of advice is just to never stop. The more you draw, they more you'll improve. If you don't draw you won't get any better, so keep it up! Good luck.
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I've also started to try my hand at drawing lately, and just like you I was definitely inspired by Glider . Very cool to see your progress, and I will have to look into that book, it seems interesting.
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I would be happy if you used some of my work for reference for getting better at drawing.
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ae4sq.jpg) Note the shadowing using the technique Cecil suggested, pressing down your pencil. Belive it or not, I used the same crayon for the lighter and darker purple!
Joking aside, great work man. I always wanted to be good at drawing. Have tried a bunch of times to get good at drawing. But I have this problem of wanting to be great at stuff NOW. It's called being impatient 
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Sketchbook for the Artist is my favorite drawing book I own. It covers basic/intermediate techniques for all kinds of drawing. It covers different mediums (graphite, charcoal, ink, paint, etc) and styles (contour, perspective, still life, gesture, etc). I HIGHLY recommend it.
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The picture with the man with the glasses. I have done that one as well. It is exactly the same picture. Does it have a name? Well done!
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nice drawings, keep showing ur your work!
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