trying to learn how to draw figures.

dark pencil + white paper m8
learning to draw on the computer is like taking advanced calc in middle school

either way you're not asian

this was just to buy me time til tomorrow when i have paper.

start with still life, i can tell from your line confidence that you lack the basic dexterity to accurately replicate geometric objects, so it's better to learn to walk before you run.

work on 3d shapes (cones, spheres, cubes) until you can do some still life studies with basic shapes (vases, cell phones, fruits) and then do more complex geometric shapes (shoes, flowers) until you've got the dexterity to begin doing anatomy studies.

i'd recommend starting with facial features before you start doing gestures, because stressing value is more important than anatomy when you're learning, once you can block in values effectively and layer some light textures, then you're safe to move to gestures.

drawing life in motion is probably the most difficult undertaking in drawing, imo.

e: even when you're pro you'll still go back to the basics to learn textures, like the dips in an orange peel, for instance.

This post was edited by Nereaux on Feb 24 2013 05:47pm

im asian.

I actually disagree. If you have a tablet a great way to learn proportions is to find images of people online.
What you should do is find some stock photos taken straight on (no angled) and start to draw over them in photoshop. This will help train your brain and hand to understand human proportions.

if you can't draw on a piece of paper you can't draw on a tablet.

manual is the best way to learn how to do anything.

This post was edited by Sena on Feb 24 2013 08:02pm

I love figure drawing on paper much much better than with a tablet. I feel I can just nail stuff easier that way.

but I also love photoshop because I never have to get out of the flow of things by sharpening my pencil or erasing and stuff. And theres zero cost with PS


@ the poses, all of them are static and the balance is way off. not to mention the proportions and basically everything :S

start with still life and basic shapes etc etc, learn how shapes are within everything you see.

This post was edited by UncleMuscles on Feb 24 2013 08:05pm

He didn't see he couldn't draw. He said he was trying to learn to draw figures.
Obviously drawing on a tablet is not going to help you with pencil techniques, but human proportions don't change between mediums.

I'm only giving the above advice because it worked for me when I was having difficulty with drawing correctly proportioned figures.