What do I have to do to start practicing digital art?

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A few weeks ago I bought a graphic tablet with the idea of practicing everyday, but now that all is settled up i’m lost, and need someone to explain it to me :sweat_smile:

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This is a good intro;

now this is depending on what you want.

Do you want to do realistic painting, semi-real / stylized but still on slight realism side, Anime style, cartoons? Food ? Animals? Portraits?

The above to help you pick up small illustration projects. Of course we would to do something that is of our interest to set up goal.

In addition to study, end your practice hour with a small illustration applying what you learned from those study.

for example you are into portraits, pick a picture you want to illustrate. look for a tutorial.

if portraits I would start with tutorials on shapes and forms.

Use the picture to practice the application of what is in the tutorial.

End your session by doing the illustration - no need for it to be perfect, [ don’t forget to share it with us]
I don’t suggest trying to finish it in a day - if it takes longer its fine - you can put the illustration project maybe at the end of the week as culmination of your practice. Don’t rush it. This is to avoid being stuck in practice land but also not frustrate yourself if you can’t finish it in a day.

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thanks @kaichi1342, i’d like to learn anime style, so I guess I’ll practice bodies???

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for that I would suggest,

pick a picture or character you want to illustrate [this is your goal] for each session. so you practice to make this illustration at the end of it.
for starting tutorials - heads, anime eyes, and one discussing anime style and forms compare to realistic style.

It is also good yes to practice body and anatomy.
but for that I suggest adding a few gesture drawing exercises as warmup.
It doesn’t need to be in anime proportion yet, you can later slowly work gesture drawing to that direction.
It is to get you use to poses, and patterns. so you pick maybe 3 picture for warmup and draw their forms quickly, you don’t need to draw it in detail just the form. doesn’t need to be full body - can be just bust shot, or waist up.

for illustration, if full body get a bit overwhelming for a start. So if you feel its that - you can start with bust / waist up and don’t run away from hands. :joy: adjust your exercise and goal what you think you can do. If it’s frustrating cut back a bit to maybe smaller section. Don’t forget to work on your goal illustration.

anyway this kinda how i do when I was starting - though it was not this structured since i just go jump on and on to tutos so lol :joy:.

I’ll tag a couple of user who do anime style maybe they have better suggestion for this than I do. They draw better than me and are more experience.
@SchrodingerCat @RavioliMavioli @Rakurri

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thanks! you’re really helpfull @kaichi1342 :wink:

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Hello @SRS and welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

For tutorials about krita itself (if you need them) try this channel suitable for beginners:
https://www.youtube.com/@BladeQuillartacademy

and the official krita channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@KritaOrgPainting

You can ask for help and advice about anything to do with krita and your artwork in this forum of course.

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thanks @AhabGreybeard! I’ll check some videos from the krita chanell :wink:

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Hello! Which tablet did you buy? A regular pen tablet or a screen display tablet? Both have their pros and cons and it will definitely take time to feel comfortable with it!

I’m an anime style enthusiast myself, here’s my selection of excellent channels (with English subtitles):

As far as I can tell, people who draw anime most consistently are often animators. They have great understanding of body proportions (they call it balance) and perspective, 3D form, gesture drawing, action lines, and a sense of movement. People who excel at shading are illustrators, for that there are some jaw-dropping resources in pixiv.net, especially for body shots of cute waifus in suggestive poses.

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if you wanna get better at anime bodies,
besides learning fundamentals there this good series 2 books called Point Character Drawing by Taco
It might be a bit pricy depending where you get it from.

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thanks @YRH! i bought a huion kamvas pro 13 (screen display) and thanks also for the channels, I’ll check them up later :wink:

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@CryingTart that book looks good! Do you know perhaps if there’s a PDF to buy online? I’m not a fan of Kindle or physical copies…

@SRS ah, good to know! I think a screen tablet is great to start with, it will feel more intuitive and there is no pitfall with aspect ratio as with screenless pen tablets. Probably the only advice is to use the stand and work at an angle. :slight_smile:

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I’ll just cross link this here: I need to know how to open a new drawing im new - #4 by tachiko

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I’m not sure of there’s an eBook/pdf version of this book. If there is, it might be a lot harder to find though.

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An apology for the delay in responding, I see that many of the channels that I follow have already been recommended, another good one is that of Marc Brunet

I also highly recommend making a gallery with the artists that inspire you, more than anything to have references

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Another advice I can give you is to use a hard brush without changing the size to make the first sketch, it helps a lot to define things.

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