Materials are almost free, and actually are free if you can take them from work. There are many, many Youtube channels about drawing, but I linked to one small channel, belartsy, I like because she compiled in Notion all of the useful videos she watched and put the list online as a DIY Art School. She also made her own game to keep herself practicing!
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i just draw for fun in procreate i’m not an artist or anything but i’ve learned the features and hacks/tips by following a bunch of youtube tutorials 😭 if you learn by doing i recommend that approach
i‘ve done a bunch from the channel i linked (art with flo) and then also the lazy illustrator, haze long, and bardot brush have lots of tutorials
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thankfully, they’re free down at the local college.
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is one that im a fan of but tbh honest the best “how to draw” book is a sketchbook. it kinda sucks lol but you just gotta actually put a pencil on paper as often as you can.
some youtube videos can be helpful too in explaining how to “see” in a drawing way. perspective, proportions, all that.
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