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1. 1 Nov 2013 18:00 |
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LaCasa
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Hi! I'm new to this website. Does anybody have some tips to get me started? Like drawing tips? Also could you explain the site a bit? (I'm not sure how the showcase and gallery differ)
thanks!
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2. 2 Nov 2013 05:30 |
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marg
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Hiya LaCasa [aka-Lucy]..
Things are a bit quiet on the Thinkdraw [TD] site at the moment, but there's always room for new TDers
The Gallery is where every picture is shown - great for getting a feel of things and some wonderful stuff appears in the Gallery !
The Showcase differs every few weeks or so - the idea is that you focus on a particular subject that someone (anyone) has suggested and draw a picture that fits in with the theme - alas, a lot of newbies think that they have to add their pictures to the showcase, so you get a lot of non-topical stuff.
Of course, a lot of 'experienced' TDers also add any picture they do to the Showcase, as it gives them more exposure
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3. 2 Nov 2013 05:42 |
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marg
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Drawing tips are easy - click on a picture you like and then watch the playback [the little arrow in a circle under the pic] - but note that the playback does NOT show the real layering or sequence.
When I first started, it actually took me ages to work out how to change the size of all the bits, so you're already doing well.
Only other thing I would suggest is to keep doing what you like - we're all here because we love it, basically - and we're also pretty fond of every other TDer, too
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4. 2 Nov 2013 11:33 |
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bugoy1
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Welcome!
I'm fairly new here too (about a month and a half). I'm still learning new things. For example I learned that challenges are given here on the forum and that the winner of that challenge gets to issue the next one. Currently there is a challenge to create something without overlapping.
I see in your profile that your Art teacher informed you about this place. That's great! I am a teacher too and have shared this site with my students as well.
There is amazing Art from years back that I didn't even know about until I was here for almost a month. It looks like some of the artists are still around, but others no longer visit.
The most impressive thing to me is just how kind everyone here is. I have yet to see a single nasty comment left on a drawing. People here are encouraging and sincere. I love it! There are plenty of other places on the internet for squabbles and rude behavior. This is a bastion of goodness.
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5. 2 Nov 2013 20:15 |
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marg
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Here's the thread I was looking for - started by matthew but with lots of tips and advice from all sorts of people
http://www.thinkdraw.com/forumPosts.php?topicId=469&s=0
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6. 3 Nov 2013 19:15 |
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InTheOcean
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Hi! First, thanks for following me.
I don't have a lot more to say than what has already been said, but all I can recommend is that if you want more physically accurate drawings, to use a picture (from the internet, maybe?) as a base and for proportions.
As a TD veteran myself (I am among the oldest TDers, on a previous account named GOLDIEGIRL8) I have learned so much from experience, and also from playbacks, and the kind people here's guidance.
Off on a tangent here, but does matthew still go on? I remember on my old account, as a naive young TDer, matthew helped me and encouraged me a lot.
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