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[Great Order]

It might be, dig deep enough and you're going to stop running into "X happens because of Y which happens because of Z" and start hitting "X because that's what the laws of the universe *are*". Could be the product of some mathematical pseudo-random chaotic system, but it could literally be that it's random because the universe is just built that way.

[Kagus]

A sufficiently complex system with enough variables cannot readily be distinguished from randomness at a glance.

As exemplified by the off-hit playable demo for Half Sword. ...at least according to the sweats on the Steam forum swearing up and down that all the flailing is skill-based.

[None]

How do you learn to sketch? I'm gonna ramble through the library and nose around online a little, but it's nice to ask local talent first for specific recommendations.

[McTraveller]

Practice, practice, practice.

Basically: look at what you want to sketch, and keep practicing sketching until you get the fidelity you desire.

I think reading tutorials or whatever would only give you techniques and tips like when you want a fine-edge stylus versus a wedge versus a brush, or when to use side-shading, stuff like that.  That's just information though - no substitute for experience!

[Kagus]

I've heard the tip before about trying to draw things upside-down, so as to work your brain into drawing the shapes of a given thing, rather than the essence of it.

So, instead of trying to copy a picture onto paper, you first turn the picture upside-down, then copy that. This adds a layer of abstraction that stops the brain from trying to think "that's a person" and following up with "I'll draw a person". What you want is to draw the shapes and lines that make up an image of a person, not whatever your brain thinks "a person" is.


Note that I haven't applied this at all and am in fact awful at sketching, so a few lumps of salt are recommended as a side.

[Eric Blank]

Drawfee says practice practice practice. They also offer lots of videos showing how they go through specific processes and answering patrons' questions. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDUoOYLKP1C7dsrXdvVDI8aVJfZbuMqqg

I learned the basics of sketching in high school but never really practiced much. Never did human figures at all as a matter of fact. So I can't help much more than that.

[None]

Techniques and tips and the like are what I'm after, since the most recent thing i've drawn would be some sludge in Gartic Phone six months ago and beyond that, I don't put a pencil to paper but to draw lines in the shapes of letters. Practice will be good, but starting (and knowing where) will be better, yes?