One of the things I found that helps me draw is to use cheap materials. It keeps me from worrying about "ruining" good paper with crappy doodles or drawing something really great on crappy paper. I use copy paper (the kind that goes in your printer), mechanical pencils, Sharpie markers, and Bic pens to draw with. You can get everything I use to draw (including the clipboard) for under $20 at Wal*Mart. big_smile

I do most of my work with Bic pens. Drawing in pen gets you to learn to work with or ignore your mistakes and is a really great way to practice. And I draw almost constantly. Since I can't really see the tv and listening to it is good enough for me, I often just put on a DVD or some music and draw. I used to draw in school, too (not recommended if you want good grades big_smile ); I'd draw in the margins of my notes, practicing drawing eyes or hands or whatever was on my mind. I think that's mostly how I designed Anubis for my webcomic.

Trainer_Spyro · Aug 30, 2007 1:09 AM

Yeah I do.

This is me.
http://trainerspyro.deviantart.com/

sheesh we have a lot in common when it comes to drawing accept quality. You ace me on that. I love drawing with pens, markers, colored pencils, crayons... I will occasionally use pastels or the computer. but I prefer pencils and pens. As for cheap materials I normally just draw in notebooks. Or on my bedroom floor now that the carpet is gone. I have doodles all over my walls and in closets and all over my brothers room. I should take a picture of the Feraligator I just drew on my floor last week. it's pretty good.

It's a shame there are lines in notebooks. It really lowers the quality of a picture for me. Oh yeah, I still draw all over my schoolwork. you should see my math papers. there are more pictures on them than there is math. big_smile

Razz · Aug 30, 2007 12:39 PM

Aha! So it was you who created the Spyropillar! XD And kudos for taking a shot at drawing a human Cynder; that one was neat. Your coloring is so much better than mine. ^_^ S'what I get for being too lazy to color most of the time. big_smile

I'm telling you, having a clipboard with printer paper on hand at all times is the best thing I ever did for myself.

Hee, I was the same way with my math papers. It was the only way I could de-stress (because I'm really bad at math). I had a teacher once who even let me draw after every assignment I finished in the book so I could calm myself down. I think he got a kick out of the crazy stuff I'd turn in on my papers and I got more math done in that class than anywhere else (it also helped that he worked one-on-one with me and explained some of the stuff I had the hardest time with).

Trainer_Spyro · Aug 30, 2007 2:25 PM

Ha! Your lazy? I'm the lazy one. LOL. I've always been bad at math. I didn't have a teacher to work one on one with me until ninth grade and even then I was bad at it. :-P I don't have a printer I have a scanner but that's about it. I don't even have internet at home and the only computer I have doesn't have a motem. Oh well it lets me paint and that's all I really wanted anyway.
And you color just fine. i've seen your colored work. it's great. the shading and color combinations are way better than what I can come up with.
Oh and the spyropillar wasn't really my idea. It was actually sootpelts. She came up with it to impress me and her version was kinda scary so I made my own. :-P

Spyroflamesredsbum · Aug 31, 2007 12:19 PM

Deheheheheheheh
HOLY PICKLES!1!
Meh poshtastic Sparxeh http://spyroflamesredsbum.deviantart.co … D-63395618
Nyaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh *twitch*

Razz · Sep 01, 2007 4:22 AM

I...have no idea what you said. But your Sparx is awesome!

Spyroflamesredsbum · Sep 01, 2007 7:51 AM

Dahahahah THANX SOO DARN MUCH RAZZEK!!!!!!!!! :-P
HEY! I watch yall on Deeviantart cuz art is like koooool wink

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 02, 2007 1:53 AM

Here is a picture of Ember I drew, the scanner made the coloring look crappy, but here it is anyway.

Spyro_Loves_Me · Sep 02, 2007 4:26 AM

Aw. That's cute. smile

Razz · Sep 02, 2007 4:27 AM

SpyroFlame': Really? Yay (and thank you)! ^_^ Yes, art is cool. big_smile

SpyroGirl: Aww, your Ember is darling! I cannot draw her for beans. And colors, yay! Razz and colors aren't friends. big_smile

Spyroflamesredsbum · Sep 03, 2007 4:58 AM

HEY SpyroGirl101!1!
o-o
U didnâ€™t draw thhaaaaaaaaaaaat O_O
*points crazily*
I know this cuz I watched this dude on deviantart.com
And shhheeeee drew a picture of Ember playing with spyro AND THATâ€™S THE EMBER!!!!!!!!0-0
*explodes*
DARN I hate springing people from their art theft. But its just not right to copy/trace someone elses art sad
I also can tell its copied cuz the figure looks so pro but the background doesnâ€™t.
So plz donâ€™t copy Spyrogirl101 xD
If id ever copy id feel sooo bad o-o dats why I am a no copy person
â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.sorry but take it down o-o
Or the deviant on deviantart wont be so happy 0-0

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 03, 2007 4:38 PM

I didn't trace it. I looked at the Ember from that deviation, got her basic shape, finished drawing her, then put her in a different scene. There is nothing about that that means I stole it. My friend Ashliegh showed me how to capture something's basic shape. Plus I know, I suck at backgrounds, I usually don't make one, but Ember in that pose with no background wouldn't look right.

Razz · Sep 03, 2007 6:22 PM

SpyroFlame', you're going to need to provide proof if you're making an accusation like that. Do you have a link to the image SpyroGirl is supposed to have copied?

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 03, 2007 6:49 PM

Here it is.
http://orceh.deviantart.com/art/Spyro-a … l-50287522
See, I didn't copy it, I got the basic shape of Ember, made some changes to her, and added a sucky background. It is perfectly allowed.

Razz · Sep 03, 2007 9:36 PM

Nope, not a trace or a copy. Now that you've got a good grasp on Ember, SpyroGirl, you ought to try drawing her in your own pose. smile

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 04, 2007 1:35 AM

I draw lots of horses. Here are some of my drawings.
http://i11.tinypic.com/4y0gznq.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/4yfmava.jpg
http://i4.tinypic.com/62emgbk.jpg
http://i8.tinypic.com/4pvrtso.jpg
http://i4.tinypic.com/4q33air.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/6heliti.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/4qonx4o.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/66dc750.jpg
I love drawing horses, so if anyone has any requests, feel free to ask me.

Razz · Sep 04, 2007 5:58 AM

Dang, SpyroGirl! Those are some awesome horses! I haven't been able to draw horses at least since the third grade. big_smile

Hero58 · Sep 04, 2007 6:52 PM

http://hero58.deviantart.com/art/Episod … r-64013240

I worked on that yesterday

the sorcerous is fat · Sep 05, 2007 11:15 AM

SPYRO SPYRO SPPYYRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO big_smile

PIICCCYY I DDDIIDDDD *dance*

http://thesorcerousisfat.deviantart.com … o-52021441

andddd...

http://thesorcerousisfat.deviantart.com … d-46947490

Trainer_Spyro · Sep 06, 2007 1:10 AM

I have a request Spyrogirl! Could you pretty please draw a realistic pic of Rapidash? You know, the Pokemon. PLEEEEEEAAAAASE?
Oh and I love the picture of Ember. It's soo cute. big_smile

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 06, 2007 8:08 PM

Here is my most recent picture. I did it yesterday.
Picture file
P.S.
Afronova, I'll get right on that request!

Trainer_Spyro · Sep 07, 2007 1:19 AM

Nice. you're really good at horses. Do you have any? Or do you just like em?

SpyroGirl101 · Sep 07, 2007 1:33 AM

I have 14 horses to be exact.

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