Art teachers/artists/art students help please??

Question

I was wondering if I were to take a picture of a drawing I really like and its like Tim Burtonesque. If I were to keep copying it or draw it while looking back and forth between my papers would I eventually get good at it and that type of style.

BTW Im not that bad of a drawer in fact my dad was absoloutely amazing, and I got most of his genes. Id show you a picture but for some reason I dont feel comfortable with having my dad's artwork floating around the internet.

Answer 1

If you keep the style in mind or at view that you want to draw then i'm sure that style will be reflected in your own work.

You could try picking up on obvious things about the drawing - how sharply the lines are drawn, the level of tone, and maybe even colours used. The old saying "practice makes perfect" really applies here, so keep at it and eventually the style you are aiming for will come to you.

Answer 2

If you keep practicing of course you can. That's how I taught myself at a young age how to draw. I used to take my dad's old comic books and look at it while I was drawing. I eventually would remember how i drew eye's, and mouths, and so on and you get better.

Have fun with it. :)