Hey, I really like looking through the drawing threads and they make me love to draw. The only problem is, I really suck at drawing. I like drawing but when I look back at my finished picture I wonder if the mess of lines and eraser marks was really worth the effort, and I throw them away. Well, I'm just wondering, did all of you guys start out with a natural talent of drawing, or did you suck like me but you just kept on practicing to get as good as you are now? My main goal is to basically draw a car without putting on logos or symbols and actually draw it so good that you can tell what kind of car it is. I know, its not much, but I really do suck at drawing.

I think it is a natural talent for some people. I practice and get better, but I have always been fairly good at drawing. Some people sucked when they were five, and they still suck. Just keep trying though.

I think it is a natural talent for some people. I practice and get better, but I have always been fairly good at drawing. Some people sucked when they were five, and they still suck. Just keep trying though.
I agree. For me it is mostly natural talent passed down from my dad(He is freakin AWESOME at drawing!). Some people just learn to be better and better. The hard part is acurately drawing what you visualize in 3D then putting it down in 2D. Just remember, it's a skill that doesn't come overnight and could take years to develope.

Yeah, I think it's a mixture of natural talent and practice. Even if you lack the talent to draw something super nice, quick and freehand(like me.:P), you can still practice and practice and someday you'll be able to :)

I really sucked in the begining but I really wanted to learn how to draw cars so I kept trying until I can draw a car that anybody can tell which car it is with no logo on it. I think that even people with talent arent that good in the beging but over time they get as good as they are, and for people that, I guess have no talent, it just takes longer to get it but with enough time anybody can be a good drawer, with talant or no talent.

I didn't have any talent at drawing when I was smaller, I just kept practicing, and I've gotten a little better, not much, but a little.

Ive been drawing since... forever ...and i guess im pretty good, but im sure that anyone can learn how to draw as good as "the pros", even if he thinks he suck at drawing.

i am naturally "gifted" at drawing. i draw storyboards for a living. i have no other job. i live in north hollywood, ca.

i am really good and fast. i admit that because it is true. but it has taken years of sacrifice and pain to become SKILLED. raw talent is a great resource and opens up lots of possible paths in life. but skill is ESSENTIAL. someone who is more skilled and less talented may get farther in life than one less skilled and more talented.

when i go to do a job, the director takes for granted that i am talented and skilled. and fast. i can either draw or i cannot. on the spot. no matter the enviroment or noise level or people gawking at me constantly. and i must be able to draw anything. literally. not just cars. but women, dogs, plants, buildings. on the spot i must draw anything asked.

and that takes time to develop that skill. at a point, talent and skill blur. that is enlightenment at drawing. and the learning is FOREVER> i am never "there." ever. like playing the guitar.

when I was like 5 or 6ish i really stunk at drawing and everything I did was crummy. but now I'm really good, so I suppose it's whaetever.

I beg to differ.... :iceslolan ...I am in my mid thirties and up until three years ago I couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler! I was shocking! My kids could draw better than me....bu I read books like those by Lee Hammond and JD Hillbery, studied the work of other artists and practiced a LOT...and whilst I am not at the top of the heap by any stretch of the imagination, I am happy with my progress...and my clients recognise the people in my artwork! (always a good sign!) So...if you want to get into drawing...go for it! Study the techniques and practice!

Michelle
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Talent is nothing without practice. Being gifted on something only allows you to get more easily in what you gifted for and may be to progress more rapidily, but your skills won't evolve if you don't practice it. Work is the key to excellence. For me, talent will only make a difference at the top, when it seperate the really good and the fantastically good, when it's not anymore a question of working it but feeling it, like Senna or Schumarer in formula 1 for exemple.

there is artistic talents in each person...if you think about it everyday you wake up and your decision to choose how you want to look that day is considered as an art...you "create" a look for others to see...

anyway my point is that "artistic abilities" can be taught and learned thats why we have school for design and fine arts. take a class or two at an actual art school not the crap classes you have at high school and i gaurantee you you'll draw things alot better within a months worth of hard practice...most artist do have some sort of an artistic talent but theres no way you should let it hinder you from drawing.

i couldnt get in school with 6 because I couldnt draw a person with good proportions :iceslolan I trained and trained, and then the cars got acceptable, then they got nice...its all about training :iceslolan I didnt draw in the last 2 month, tried it yesterday and noticed, that my skillz arent that good, so I have to train again :smile:

Hey
I think that some people have a talent and others dont. However that doesnt mean the people without the talent cant be good at drawing. I was c**p at drawing, and I badly wanted to draw cars, cartoon ones mainly. Up until yesterday i couldnt do that, but now i can thanks to KARTOONZ and his tutorial. Now I can draw cartoon cars and I will keep practicing.

thanks for the feedback guys. I Really appreciate it :)