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submitted 2 days ago by uncommoncorvid@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/artshare@lemmy.world

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sucking at something is the first step to getting sorta good at something

i already have a tablet i use for watching videos and taking notes, and have wanted to get into doing art. so, i installed krita in the hopes of eventually getting some of the rare bursts of inspiration from my mind into a visual form.

just been messing around with learning the program, and i am fascinated with the fact that a few simple lines can translate into something that's actually recognizable. no idea where this piece is going to go and end up at, but hopefully i will stick with it

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Yet, you do it well.

[–] MrWrinkles@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago

Of all the things I try to sketch on, the phone is the worst. Paper and pencil or Bic pen is the way. Easy to see progress in a sketchbook. Then take pics with the phone. 📷 Also, Krita is the best!

[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's pretty good! Have you drawn before?

I you want a bit of advice:
You get good at art by observing, understanding shapes, lights and shadows.

Keep it up, you're on the right track

[–] uncommoncorvid@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

never, unless you count stick figures when i was a child

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

The secret of improving:

First, you don't know what you're doing.

Then, you keep doing it.

Eventually, you realize you know a lot but don't know how you got there, but you're satisfied.

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Watch some videos on Urban Sketching. Even if you don’t want to do that kind of art, it’s amazing seeing a bunch of squiggly lines suddenly become buildings and people and such.

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 7 points 2 days ago

Looks good! Staring at a blank canvas is always the toughest part, so good on you for putting lines down. Simple lines really are powerful. Being able to take an object and simplify it down as much as possible is an important skill for art. Krita's a great program, too.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't have a tablet so can't use Krita for Android, but using the PC version, and I find it fantastic. It even overlaps somewhat with GIMP, even if the focus of them is clearly different.

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just put it on my phone from f-driod. It'll be cluttered, but I've not used it before so I'm sure some tweaking could be done to make it more usable

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 day ago

Mine is a normal phone and it's also super cluttered, which makes me think it's designed for tablets indeed.

[–] DarkShaggy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Excellent, keep it up.

[–] kendg@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 days ago

I'm trying out Krita, too (Linux version, I didn't think it's that different). I'm tinkering trying different things, drawing lines, filling in between lines I've drawn, making shades and textures. Today I tried some watercolor brushes to make a sky and field, they don't look much like watercolor, though. I'm going to watch more videos on using Krita.

[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

That's a nice happy little tree! And it looks like it has a little home for an owl :3 nice work

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

My mom always told me that the secret to drawing trees was drawing Y's.