Hey so I've been wanting to get into digital art for a while but I just can't get into and when ever I try to create a human it turns out deformed or I just copied it online so I'm just seeking advice for starting out I've got firealpaca and a drawing pad so thats all set I just need some decent advice. And please dont say practice. Cause theres only so many deformed pieces of shit you can draw bwfore you go mental.

Also I dont know if theirs a form for this or not so please don't go mental if there is. And if there is its clearly not active anymore cause I never seen ot. There for this form would be good for some of the new blood to give their advice.

First - If you've got money, switch to Clip Studio Paint the next time it goes on sale. You may be able to nab it on Amazon for as low as $20. Firealpaca kind of sucks.

Second - Grab an drawing anatomy book. Learn to sketch using references. Spend hours working on your rough sketch before you ink over it if that's what you need to do.

Third - Accept that your drawings are going to look like trash for a good long while. If it were easy to make good digital art everybody would do it. You may have more tools at your disposal when making digital art, but believe it or not mistakes that would slide by on paper do not at all pass on a digital medium. It actually requires more mechanical skill to draw digitally then by hand.

Fourth - Intelligent, deliberate practice. Pick what you need to work on and spend hours practicing it. I know you said "There's only so many deformed pieces of shit you can draw before you go mental." That is an attitude you need to change if you want to get good. You'll have to create thousands of "deformed pieces of shit". Accept it and promise to improve.

Swap steps two and four in the above advice. Abstract your practice at first. It's a lot easier to feel bad about a human you drew looking bad than about a box that took you three minutes to draw. Improvement is iterative - do things that you can do again, but better, faster. Work up, not down. Start with cubes to get perspective, then work on skulls to get a sense of form, then maybe think about adding flesh to those skulls. Then, once you've got the basics down, go out and look at books focused on anatomy like FORCE Drawing. I always recommend starting with drawabox.com/.

If you want generic tips, avoid symbol drawing, avoid tangential lines, think about where your lines of action are pointing - but the real trick is to find a way to practice that you feel good about.

I mean, I at least would still say to keep practicing.
But the major difference is that you gotta properly practice. That probably sounds very elitist, but if you find yourself stuck and frustrated with it, then chances are you need to break up the monotony and try something else. Drawing from online references can only get you so far. Drawing from life I always suggest trying out. Don't expect it to be perfect, just have fun with it in terms of loosening up a bit.

Hahaha, i love how you mention going mental when drawing "pieces of shit" i quote.

As an artist i understand the frustration myself and i even quit completely at one point, but gave it one last shot.

My advice is keep at it if its what you really want.

You have to accept your first pieces will be garbage (like i did) but eventually you will get it.

Even if you start imitating, you will eventually develop your own style.

To be honest im still learning and have a long way to go, but something i always find useful is going back to basics.

For me, what helps me draw is remembering
Measurements and scale of the human body.

That way i know how long the arms should extend and where to end.

I wish you luck!

Thank you all for your advice

I want to change a couple of points from kekkama's post

First- if you don't have money look into krita, it has a bit of a learning curve and I think the default brushes in the recent version are a bit ... lacking, but brush sets are fee and easy to install (also its basically a free photoshop)

Secondly- As well as a reference book, look at youtube tutorials (just type "how to draw form" into youtube and you'll eventually find something (I personally reccomend any vid by KNKL)

Also check out sites like reference.sketchdaily.net/en/ . Set the timer to something like 1 or 2 minutes and then focus on just laying down basic shapes. Eventually you'll make something that looks good which you can use as the basis for a full pic

Finally if you're ok on paper but not digitally the pad tablet is the issue, maybe change a few of the tablet settings or your set up to improve how it feels, otherwise just stick at it, if you use it for an hour a day then a few weeks later it'll start feeling pretty natural

Other than that I second everything everyone else is saying

It took me nearly a year before I really figured out how to draw on a tablet. It's a steep learning curve to get accustomed to looking at the screen and not looking at your hand while you draw.

Also, Proko's website/YouTube channel is just about the best learning resource for drawing I've found.