I have chosen the two books I have been working with lately because I like the subjects and the styles of those tutorials. Both provide templates you can trace, so you don't have to draw the linework yourself. Seems a lot of people like to paint nice scenes, but don't want to have to draw, which is a pity. I, of course, do my own drawing. Doing this I often change things a bit. I don't copy the original, I get inspired by it. You still see the influence of the original clearly, but my version has a lot of my own style. I guess it's a sign of not being a beginner anymore. I am able to make my own decisions, because I don't follow tutorial after tutorial. I have started early on doing my own thing. Still it's nice to have some inspiration from such books in between.
This is a phenomenon you often hear about when it comes to drawing in sketchbooks. Sketchbooks are not only a tool these days. They often are a piece of art themselves. People want them to look good. And they especially don't want to start a new sketchbook with a bad page. So there is advice out there about how to overcome this fear of ruining a new sketchbook with a bad first page. One tip is to start somewhere in the middle. If you then ruin your drawing it's at least not on the first page. For me this doesn't work, because I date my drawings and want them to be in chronological order. And then, sooner or later you have to tackle that first page and still don't know if it will turn out good or not. Another tip suggests to use the first page to paint your colour palette or the tools you are going to use or something like this. Well, if this is useful to you, why not. I would simply say, chose a subject that is familiar to you, something you know you are good at. ...
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