Hi everyone,
My name is Jean Claude, 33, brazilian. I am System Analist and photographer. I've been doing my PhD in Germany for 3 years.

I've been trying to paint something with acrylics, but I realized that I have to improve my drawings. I would like to work mainly with drawing of people, portraits, body expression, etc.

I found the drawspace and thought it could be the perfect soluction for me. The only problem ist that I am an absolut beginner.

Congratulations you all for your works and this amazing website!

Passt auf euch auf!
Macht es gut!
Jean

welcome to drawspace Jean ... beginner or advanced we would love to have you here ..there are so many people who can help you , just ask

...und ein paar Leute aus Deutschland gibt es hier auch.

Welcome to Drawspace! I started as a total beginner also, as have many others. Dig into Brenda's lessons, you will be amazed.
Paulette

Hello Jean
welcom to Drawspace.

Ich bin auch noch totaler Anfänger im zeichnen
Ich wünsche Dir viel Spaß


LG
EmMi

Hi Jean,

welcome to the best drawspace of all.

I've learned a lot here too. and - the very very important reason for being here - all people are very kind, helpful and encouraging. especially for a beginner.

Show what you draw and everyone will give kind and helpful advice. I made this experience and never want to miss this forum here.

Greetings from Germany to Germany. *laughing*

Thank you kim1963! It is really not difficult to see how kind all of you here are.



Schön! Woher? Ich wohne in Darmstadt, 20 Minuten von Frankfurt am Main entfernt.
Danke für deine Antwort!
Jean


Thanks for the tipp, Paulette!



Hi EmMi,
Danke. Wie lange bist du schon hier? Könntest du mir vielleicht ein paar Tipps geben? (z.B., von wo hier ich als Anfänger starten soll usw.
Gute Nacht!
Jean

Thanks Martina. I am sure I am gonna learn a lot here. But I have to start drawing something first :-) so that I can have something to ask. My problem is that till now I have been the theory guy. I read lots of stuffs but did not draw anything.
I really have to change it.
Have a good night!
Grüße aus Darmstadt and many thanks again!
Jean

Welcome aboard. I'm a newbie myself. My 6th grade teacher told me I couldn't draw a stick figure if I tried for a week. So I quit trying for 50 some years. Then my teenage grandaugther fired me up and I'm trying.

Spent 3 years in Augsburg with US army.
Auf Wiedersehen
Slim

Welcome to you too SLIM!
Paulette

Welcome to Drawspace, Jean and Slim!! This really is a great site. I am sure you both will do wonderful work. The main thing is practice, practice and yet more practice. I like anything you learn the more you put in the more you put out. I hope to see the both of you participating over in some of the challenges in the general discussion area. Need anything all you have to do is ask.

Hi Slim,
welcome to you too! Augsburg is a nice town, Inever have been there but it is a historical town so everybody here knows it. But surely not as good as you.
It is good that your granddaughter motivated you, I'm courious on your drawings that we will see in future.


Jean,



This was exactly what I did! *laughing* I think I've read more than twenty books about drawing and painting.
But Venus is so right - practicing is the best (and only way to learn) you can do, although you might think in the beginning the drawings are not so good.

When I came here I was full of fear to show what I've done, but all here are very very kind and warm.

But the main thing for all of us is:

Enjoy drawing!

Traumsonne and Venus, I added 39 drawings last weekend. I guess the Cheetah is my best work so far, although I dearly like the dog Jack. I guess it is the bright colors. Going to try some tulips this week.
Later
slim