Drawing like me won’t make you happy.
Can I tell you a story? When I was a kid, I wanted to draw like Alan Lee. I copied his sketches and tried to mimic his style. But I realized after a while that it wasn’t Alan Lee’s style I really wanted. It was the fact that he had a style at all. Alan Lee’s art is very distinct. You can always pick him out. And all of his drawings look effortless because he’s had so much practice just being himself.
And that’s what I wanted. I didn’t want my drawings to look like Alan’s—what I really wanted was for someone to come along and see my work and immediately be able to recognize it. Just like I did with his work.
The most basic advice I can give you is to draw the things you like, draw from real life, and accept that failure is part of learning.
Beyond that, if you have a specific art question, maybe I can help you. But I can’t teach you to draw like me because you’re not me. And I wouldn’t take away the pride you’ll get from figuring out what your art is one day going to look like.
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