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how long does it take to be able to draw good?

i can draw Graffiti Letters and thats about it. graffiti letters..bubbles,and tags, and block letters. been doing graffiti for 4 years now... when i 1st started i sucked so bad 4 years later im doing pretty good. how long would it take to be able to draw like tattoo desighns or cartoon characters. dogs,ladys,characters,skulls,crosses,roses, and so on.... should i just draw every day? i wanna be able to draw things like this

http://www.masterofink.com/grim-reaper-tattoos/grim-reaper-tattoos-215284_0195.jpg

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/76798/76798,1184428546,8/stock-vector-skull-in-cross-vector-image-3859084.jpg

http://www.masterofink.com/grim-reaper-tattoos/grim-reaper-tattoos-215284_0068.jpg

http://www.needlesandsins.com/2010/03/01/Tattoo%20by%20Abey%20of%20Lowrider%20Tattoo.jpg

thanks guys

To the best of my knowledge, the examples you've provided are like a mix of 2 categories: life/realistic drawing (includes line drawing/simplification) and cartooning.

From my limited experience as a professional pencil portrait drawing, I'm pretty certain that the level of realistic drawing skills displayed is similar to that of grade 12/first year university. Assuming that you can already draw like am average 8th grader (pretty much all of us can)... assuming in high school, one spends 5 hours per week on a subject in one semester, that's approximately 100 hours per year, 500 hours total. However, one learns faster as an individual, and focused in drawing instead of painting/crafting/etc, so you're looking at 250 hours total of dedicated practice. For the casual hobbyist who spends 4 hours/week, it'll take approx. 15 months; if you double the hours, 8 months, etc. (do not spend more than 8 hours a week: your brain kinda shuts down at that point) This isn't some mathematical joke: this is how I look at it: I had absolutely no art training on top of public school, yet I was able to get into first year drawing (if you're not good enough they don't let you in), and if you can reach the skill level of getting into first year drawing, you should be good enough. You don't have to spread out those 250 hours for years: as long as you make sure you STOP as soon as you get tired/bored, then practicing whenever you want however long you want, then simply add up the hours, are all that's needed (you can't skip for like months, however; you get rusty). Line-drawings/simplifying pictures into pure lines needs to be specifically taught, but it's really easy if you know how to draw to begin with. Google "line drawing", and make the ~style~ of your drawing like those. Do that towards the end of your 250 hours.

SO IN SHORT: 1-2 years of dedicated practice, for the life/realistic drawing part.

(your practice sessions should be focused. Find something easy to draw and make it PERFECT. Then move on to harder subjects as you get better)

For the other part: Cartooning.

I'd call most of those examples as "shaded cartoons". They're probably drawn from imagination, and all they comprise is a cartoon (which is just lines...some lines are invisible) with simple 2-D shapes, and those shapes are "filled-in" with some kind of shading/gradient....

Some books that teach cartooning claims that you can be done with their book in a matter of months or even weeks. They may be lying, but if you're smart enough to publish a book, i'd reckon they can't be completely off the mark. So, for the cartooning part: it'll take however long the book says you'll take. Find a book on cartooning that is exercise-based, (or just go to Amazon.com and see which one most people buy), go through the exercises, and make sure you're able to complete each exercise BEFORE you move on. If you get to the end of the book, you should be able to cartoon as well as the book promises.

Sorry for the long winded answer. But good luck! Art is not like music, all ~magical~ and ~talent~ - based where you have to start really, really young. I find that most of my students learn faster as adults than children. So, put the work in, keep up with it, and you should see steady progress. Hope that helps