How to draw realistic art by BeckyKidus, literature
Literature
How to draw realistic art
"How can I make my art look more realistic?" I have been asked this question a couple of times, and I have stumbled upon it even more often when writing critiques. While everyone has an idea of how realistic art looks, it can be harder than you think to actually make it, and know exactly what characterizes a "realistic" artwork. So - time for a tutorial about it :la: Or, more correctly, a list of more or less important things you should keep in mind while trying to draw realism. The most important things This covers the absolutely vital parts which are necessary to make an artwork look realistic, as well as some of the most common mistakes when it comes to those. Values, aka. shading The one thing which sets realistic art apart from other styles is the... well, realistic shading, which gives the drawing depth. You have highlights, you have shadows, colors blend seamlessly together. This means you'll need to deal with two things: A lot of blending and layering, for one. At least
"A good artist can do good art no matter how cheap the supplies" or "it's all in the artist's skill, and materials don't matter" are statements you hear from time to time - but are they actually true? Well, I decided to put that to the test - and obviously write about it too :la: The experiment First, let's take a little look at my experiment, as this is the example we will be looking at throughout most of the article. Fear not, a lot of what's written here is also general stuff which applies to any medium - but it shows how the theory mentioned here works in practice. I drew two coyotes, one with cheap materials and one with expensive ones. More specifically: A 12-pack of Staedtler Noris pencils (cost me $7) on your average 80g/m2 printer paper vs A 120 pencil set of Faber Castell Polychromos (worth $300, partly because of the wooden box - you can get them cheaper if bought in a tin) on Hahnemühle Nostalgia (drawing) paper, 190g/m2 Both pieces were the same size (15*21cm), and
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