wip-RPG tutorial

From: altarstudio.mayshing.com/discu…

This article is aimed to help the self-learners to train with more effectiveness adapting the idea of training to level up in an RPG game.

EXP= experience point
pt= points
You should level up per 100 EXP gained. When you level up 20 levels you can decide whether you changed class or not.
Fun factor point= it's important to keep fun factor up otherwise it's easy to lose interest.


Disclaimer: all my numbers are estimate based on my personal training experiences, numbers of improvements vary per person. Self-Judge by your result.

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Newbie:
Level 0- have trouble drawing anything including a circle, straight lines, and curves.                
>> if you are level 0, start from training A.

Level 1- can draw basic shapes and basic characters made out of basic shapes like stick figure
>> start from training A-1




Training A: Basic shapes - for starters
0- you must get used to using your hand to draw (other than writing) start from drawing circles, straight lines, long curves. If you notice you are drawing too slow, you also need to keep practicing until you get faster at drawing basic shapes.

Draw 20 pages full of these shapes: +20 EXP  
Fun Factor = 0 pt



1- After you get used to basic shapes, move to draw basic shape construction based characters, most cartoon characters are based on that. Think Hello Kitty, bunnies, etc.

At this point you can already start to make funny scripts.  


Draw cartoon characters doing nothing +1 EXP
Draw cartoon characters with emotion and interaction and script +5 EXP and Fun factor +10 pt



After you are able to make characters based on basic shapes and do fun scripts to entertain yourself, you start to take an interest in coloring and drawing more complex characters, time to level up to Newbie Artist training!


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Level 2 Developing Artist- You can draw basic characters, but have trouble drawing more realistic styles, or anime/comic styles that reference realism.
            

Developing artist-
You can do basic characters, but might have trouble drawing more advanced things like poses, perspectives, backgrounds, or anatomy in general. At this point we also switched into two basic class of artists:

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Class A: Basic Character artist - aiming to level up in realism, detail, poses, anatomy, fabric.

Class B: Basic layout artist - aiming to level up in perspective, drawing different materials, items, vehicle, such as trains, airplane, factory, robots.


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Class A character artist training:


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Anatomy practice:

0: Tracing good anime pictures: accuracy +1 per pic

a: Copying by eyeing only: accuracy +1~ +5 per pic


A:  Drawing your own anime/cartoon/ characters trying to improve anatomy, perhaps you get 5 points in exp, fun factor +5 pt

Working without reference or loosely using reference: error +10,
Working with reference closely: accuracy +5, error -2

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B: Tracing anatomy related reference, accuracy + 3 pt, fun factor -5pt


C: Copy a full anatomy picture 5 times, you level up with 30 exp.
bad part is you can't use it much other than studying.
Fun factor -5pt per drawing.
Must doodle to maintain fun factor!
Doodle for fun: fun +5 pt
Doodle and apply anatomy into your own drawing after studying: accuracy +5, fun factor +10 (due to stronger satisfaction from learning and applying right away)
D: Take figure drawing class with a good instructor: +10 ~ +15 exp each class

Time factor: for anatomy knowledge, there's time factor, if you stopped practicing for a while, even pros will get rusty, so you must keep practicing.






Coloring:
But if you learn to paint from copying the fine art masters and how they handle lights and darks, and analyze their techniques, you might gain 50 exp.

Keep it balanced, do both your own art and keep studying, whenever you choose to study a master's drawing your level goes up technique wise, but not fun factor nor story factor.