Nimran Draws...

Nimran

So here's the thing: I was once told by an art teacher that my drawing skills are kinda garbage, which has caused me to drop the medium altogether for almost a decade now. That said, I think I would like to retry my hand at it. Why? Because I have all of this pent-up creativity and nowhere else to put it. That, and my artistic senses have been tingling ever since I started looking at some of the fine works of art here on the forum. It made me realize how much I miss the devotion to small details, holding my face barely an inch away from the drawing board as I sketched feverishly for hours, my hand growing bum over and over again, until finally my work was done. I know most people might consider that tedious and boring, but I remember enjoying it, at least until my drive was lost when that teacher said that I sucked. Anyway, I'll start this thread by posting two of my older works so you can see for yourselves what I had fun creating.

Nimran

I'll start with one you all already know as a quick test to see if this works right.

Nimran

Success! Now here's the second. This one is a bit more personal, since it is a drawing of an old friend of mine (RIP).

mf2112

Nimran said:

So here's the thing: I was once told by an art teacher that my drawing skills are kinda garbage,

I hate those guys..... keep going!!

OlvynChuru

@Nimran I had never looked closely at your profile picture before, so I had always thought it was supposed to be a picture of Kuldahar.

brus

That's awesome Nimran. I really hate teachers who are killing the passion for drawing while discouraging someone. I think everyone can polish they skills whether that be writing, drawing, 3d modeling, game making ...

lolien

*Bad teacher. Go into the corner and think about why you are a teacher.*

Seriously, you can enjoy the art despite you can not paint fotorealistic like Picasso at 13 years old. Building critic is good, but an art teacher's duty is to make you love drawing and painting, even if you are not highly talented at it. So i say that your art teacher was garbage at teaching.

And please share your work, i'm really curious about it!

Nonnahswriter

If drawing makes you happy, then draw. You don't have to be good at it. And for the record, you are VERY good!

booinyoureyes

I think you should draw a self portrait next!

Buttercheese

What is your art teacher's name, I'd like to add it to my list of people I need to punch in the face >.>

Anduin

Nimran said:

So here's the thing: I was once told by an art teacher that my drawing skills are kinda garbage, which has caused me to drop the medium altogether for almost a decade now.

The person in charge of teaching you art failed.

All teachers should nurture, promote, praise any talent or interest. If you hadn't said this was your art teaching saying it, I would have presumed it was a parental opinion (who will want to steer you towards their own ideals of what they want you to achieve... And few artists make enough money to live exceptionally well off... (I presume your parents love you and want you to be well off))

I digress...

You are a great artist!

scriver

Yeah... That teacher was a dick. And wrong! Because your drawing skills are much better than mine, at least.

Nimran

Rest assured, I have not forgotten this! I have, in fact, been practicing since I made this thread, and maybe soon I'll be comfortable with showing some of my art to you all.

Nimran

To clarify...

I've been out and about taking pictures of places and things to use as references, as well as collecting posters and postcards, and when I have free time I sketch them on a sheet of drawing paper. It's been good practice, but my attempts rarely turn out well so far...

This is how I learned to draw in high school, so it shouldn't be much different from back then. I'm going to keep trying until I get it right.