Drawing...

[Mike 999]

well the sad sad truth is that i SUCK at drawing.. my best accomplishment was drawing a stickman with symetrical arms.. literally.. i cannot draw on the computer for my life.. Well i decided that i want to make an adventure game cuz i just got a good idea but i cant draw and that sucks so bad ...i mean i look at some of these games and i think that the background is literary IMPOSSIBLE to draw :o!   well im looking for some help or tutorial of some sort that will help me draw better.  if anyone knows of such creatures on the intenet,  please tell me

[Bob The Hun]

Not sure if this would be the correct forum, but..
Tutorial-a-chow!

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

Mike honey, don't give up! I couldn't draw, I have been learning for a whole year and I still can only barely draw, but I am improving, I  have no talent so I make up for it with daily practice and I know that one day I will draw,  the key is practice PRACTICE P R A C T I C E.  

[Oliver]

Well one thing that is true is that everyone can't draw the way they would want to draw. That's one sad but true thing. I can draw OK (I think). If you practice (like Femme stalk mode said) then you'll finally draw like you want, that's what I think

[Eero]

Yeah, practicing makes perfect. One hint, try to draw what you're seeing, not the symbol that means it to you. Get rid of this childish habit.

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

Also, everything can be made out of basic shapes, like a human head is a circle and an  upside-down  cone, there are plenty of tutorials about it, it's a good method.

[jannar85]

Study backgrounds (mostly line art images), try to re-draw the image, practice drawing each thing, till you can handle it. It's time consuming, but it's definitely worth it!

[Simple]

What part is the upside down cone?

I'm not trying to be wry, I really don't know.  I am a crappy artist.

Also, I'm afraid I might be missing a crucial part of my head.

[Eero]

It should be the chin...

[loominous]

This book 'Fun with a pencil' (available for download or online viewing) is acclaimed.

http://www.saveloomis.org/fun/fun.htm

I wouldn t recommend trying to copy pictures or tracing since it wont make you understand volume. Once you understand volume, the rest ll come.