I can handle criticism, but I can't stand it when people tell me that i'm stupid for drawing, or stupid for drawing what I draw. THAT IMO, is ignorant and stupid.
I totally agree with this while it is not essential that you know how to draw, it is useful to know how to draw to be a great artist. Drawing helps in visualisation, understanding lighting, composition, and design.
Lately I've been doing a ton of quick gesture drawing to improve my drawing ability. And now I'm at feet! XD These are straight out of the sketchbook, 30 second drawings.
You need to learn how to draw through the figure and understand the form of the figure, not just simple contour drawings. This book is really good [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819"]Figure Drawing: Design and Invention: Michael Hampton: 9780615272818: Amazon.com:…
with the caveat that a decal is almost always the most expensive option... What you should do is entirely dependent on context Assuming you add a second material to the mesh, if you have 4 of these things on screen you introduce 4 extra draw calls - which is not very many if you have 100 of these things on screen you…
It's good that you're doing some drawing already. Be sure to use reference though and not just draw from the head. If you draw from the head, you don't learn anything new about anatomy, you just solidify what you already know. It's best to draw from a real model if you can, but a good alternative is to get a large mirror…