How do you guys start an artwork?

~Asparticus Sep 17, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Just want to know how different people start.

I usually have like a blueprint, that shows which pose i'll be drawing.

i start of with a head-egg- shape kind of thing and make a stick figure. I then place the flesh and clothes, then go in with the detail of the face. I ink it with a heavier lead of pencil.

Is it like a good or bad thing to start drawing the head with a circle? I used to start of with a circle, but i got used to drawing head shapes without the circle. the circle, i guess, was more of a tool or starter.

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=nelchee Sep 17, 2012 Professional General Artist

If you end up with the corect result, then there's nothing "wrong" about your process. If the result is not anatomically correct, then you have to see what step you may be missing to improve your drawings. Perhaps, if your shaded drawings are not shaded properly, you may be missing a step where you sketch the 3D solids such as cylinders, boxes, spheres and cones that roughly make up the figure. As your knowledge grows and certain things become instinctual to you, you may ommit some steps because you can visualize them in your mind without them actually being on paper.

~DarkDragonAdal Sep 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Think whatever is on your mind, and start drawing. Whatever technique you want, there's no end to the possibilities of your artwork.

~Blackrosekane89 Sep 17, 2012 Student General Artist

I don't think there is a "good or bad" way to do it. If a technique works for you, it works. It's about the final product, not how you get there.

I start with a basic outline of the drawing. The second tep is one of two things. Either I start with the eyes or I fill the darkest areas of the drawing.

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