/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4960526
Don't wait for some magical moment in the future when you "know perspective and you can think amazing in 3D" or whatever, just pay attention right now
Just imagine these contour lines. And think about how exactly is he showing the form? If you think about it, there isn't REALLY a 3D form there, it's just an illusion.
For example notice how he uses the straps on the thighs to show the direction of the legs. How the leg that goes inward gets smaller.
Just "look at" these lines going over the form while drawing and you will slowly get better at it. Ofc, sketch from photos and life etc. If you want to get better at seeing form I recommend vilppu
You don't need to know anything before you can start making finished stuff or whatever it is you want to do. You start now. and learn as you go. I think the fastest way to learn is drawing whatever it is you actually want to draw, if it's a comic book start working on a comic book, if you want to do illustrations start doing finished illustrations, etc, just work on stuff and as you go, you will see what you HAVE to improve, and you will improve in the areas that actually matter for you. Like, an animator needs completely different skills compared to a concept artist for example. Just do whatever your end goal is, and you will improve as you go.
The thing is, technical skill isn't as important as /ic/ wants you to think. The idea and the message is 100 times more important. You can have the most technical advanced art, but it can be dull and boring, on the other hand you can have really amateur work that looks charming and good.
This is what soul vs souless is.
Souless is lack of idea, and message and feeling.
Technical skill is only a tool to help you get the idea out. But the idea is the main thing.