Just a thread to post resources in, some guides, tips, tricks, etc.
I've got some stuff to recommend, but before that, let me share some wisdom that has personally helped me, so it may help you as well.
>Just draw works.But many take it the wrong way. The thing about just draw is that it is true, to be good at drawing you need to draw a lot, however in order to actually improve, you shouldn't just do it mindlessly. Art is "work smart AND hard". Art is mimicking reality. And this is what you should be doing. You will never improve if you don't practice by drawing from reference first. But it also isn't just copying. To truly replicate life, you need to understand how it works.
Let's say, you decide to grind drawing hands. You WILL have a better time doing that if you know how the bone and muscle structure works, instead of just taking it at surface level. If you can imagine the hand moving itself in your head, if you understand what pulls the fingers, the limitations of joints.
Now, there are several types of resources. The thing I disliked about /ic/ is the constant shit flinging about which book/course author is a hack or not. Just choose what works best for you.
Books.
For now I'll just put the annas links here. If there are issues with that archive, please notify me.
Personal recs:
>Burne Hogarth - Dynamic Anatomyhttps://annas-archive.org/md5/ca5d9d721780d0550b7a7dbac1028e11>Burne Hogarth - Dynamic Figure Drawinghttps://annas-archive.org/md5/8f7fbfcaaea29b5921aecd11ebe12929>Burne Hogarth - Drawing Dynamic Handshttps://annas-archive.org/md5/43c2abf0eb5c6d2fc4b8557878a7e8f7Burne Hogarth's art in these books puts a lot of emphasis on the muscles. I recommend trying to copy the drawings from the book to try and figure out how it all works.
>Johannes Itten - The Art of Colorhttps://annas-archive.org/md5/ba343a1af315d13031cdea4edf7d8479This book may be a slog to get through, as it is pretty objective about the subject. But that objectivity is what makes it worth giving it a read.
>James Gurney - Color and Lighthttps://annas-archive.org/md5/11951355f36d2e868dbcfef7c2aad2a3This one describes a lot of specific situations concerning light, how it affects color, shadows and the picture in general.
>Michael Hampton - Figure Drawinghttps://annas-archive.org/md5/8993727fb63b9349ca089098adec9281Also attached some book charts.
