Beanie Kids Forum - DRAW! [new poll 2/1/12]

DRAW! A place for the artist inside to shine.

Alot of members on the forum have talent when it comes to drawing. Everybody has different drawing styles, everybody's pictures should look a bit different. Here we can express our interests in drawing and show off our style. You can post how to draw ___________'s and pictures of what you have drawn. There may be comps from time to time and I hope you have fun.

Thank you to everyone who signed the petiton- without you the 'creative' board wouldn't have been possible!

RULES
No stealing other's artwork [I suggest you tag your own]
No rude or mean comments [We are all critiques here and any criticism we may make is to only help you improve your artwork]
No spamming
If you have no interest in drawing, I suggest you don't post here [You may, but please abide by the rules]
Have fun!

Kristy's Tips.
- The first step is to practise. It's not as though -snap- you can draw. It takes a lot of time and patience. Believe it or not, but a few years ago I couldn't draw very well at all [I am actually on the hunt for an old piccy I drew]. An easy way to practise is by finding something that will be easy to draw. So don't go and try draw something like a dragon straight away, start with small objects [eg. shoes]. Sit it down somewhere and try and draw it. If you want, try and shade it in. Another alternative is to look on the internet. There are hundreds of sites out there with easy step-by-step how to draw.

- If you are having trouble drawing something, try turning the page and drawing it upside down. This makes you concentrate harder and can actually give you a better ending result [I learnt this when I did art at school]

- If there is one thing you want to get better at, draw it over and over. Try drawing it different ways. If it is an animal [eg. horse] look at cartoon drawings and photos to get the shape of the object/animal you wish to draw. Take a stab at drawing it standing, running, lying down, etc.

- Personally, I usually draw animals facing to the left [starts at the left, ends at the right]. this is because I am right handed and I find it easier to start by drawing the head. I very rarely start by drawing another part of the body. By doing it this way, my arm doesn't block what I have already drawn and makes it easier to keep the image straight [rather than slanting down or up].

Maddy's Tips.
- Keep practising. To start off, perhaps you could start tracing things with tracing paper, and then trying to draw them on your own. That way you could get the hang of drawing that particular thing, and then, after a while of tracing and drawing it over and over, you should be happy with your results.

- Don't ever stop trying! If you give up in faith in yourself, or have low self-esteem, your results are probably going to be worse than usual! Give it all you've got! Try and use grey-led first so you you can rub out and change mistakes. If somebody critizises [can't spell] your work in a mean way, don't let that get to you. Keep your head held high.

- Use different techniques. Take ideas from the internet, books, magazines or photos. If you try something that doesn't work, think about why it didn't work so you can try and fix the problem and start again. OR start again using another technique.

-Emotion. What helped me draw a dragon once was emotion. I wanted it angry and breathing fire but I kept stuffing the face. I went to talk to my Dad and he made me angry, and walla, then I stormed off and kept drawing my dragon; I was then so happy with the fire and face.

Draw, Draw and Draw!
P.S. This is our 'Drawing Circle' teehee.