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How To Draw v1.3Part 1: What is Drawing?

This is how I've come to understand the act of drawing. It’s best to first set the semantics (the specific meaning of the words) straight, so there are no crossed purposes.

By 'drawing' I mean loosely the act of making visually representative marks on a surface.

Anyone can draw. Anyone can attempt to recreate what they see in front of them - or a scene they imagine - by making marks on a piece of paper. If you hear someone say "I can't draw", slap them for me. As long as they have a moving part to which a pencil can be taped, they can draw.

However, "attempt" is the operative word here... because that's all a

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Firelight Isle Colour Testby *spoonbard

Manga & Anime / Digital Media / Manga (comics) / Pages & Panels

©2013 *spoonbard

A very rough colour test for the first page of The Firelight Isle! I want this project to feel a lot warmer than my usual colour schemes.

~saito20 Feb 18, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

They have close neighbouring galaxy facing them in a line of sight perpendicular to the galaxy disc, that's cool! Here in Earth we have to wait several millions of years to see that

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*spoonbard Mar 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

Just gotta find a way to live a few million years... *plots*

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*Treyos Feb 17, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Great to see that you're getting to move forward with this!

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~J1Star Feb 16, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

It's looking great so far- I wonder if the colours in the mid-ground would look better a little more muted. Bah, you know what you're doing

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*spoonbard Mar 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

Yeah, the shadows are a bit intense - i'll probably be tweaking it a lot when I do the finished thing.

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*keight Feb 16, 2013

Very nice choice. This gives the feeling of "golden hour" light.

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*spoonbard Mar 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

Ah, I'm so glad you picked up on that! That's the sort of atmosphere I want it to have!

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*keight Mar 12, 2013

The morning light outside my windows is just rising out of that angle.

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