Hello,

I am aspiring to become a 3d modeler so that one day i can create beautiful 3d artworks

I have been using 3ds max for probably 3-5 months,

I have done well in some tutorials, and failed in many other tutorials...

I need advice because, I am not naturally gifted to draw as brilliantly as those who can draw cartoons, comics, and any other kind of modern artist you can think of, making it difficult for me to draw anything decent.

Perhaps it was because of this that I am probably having difficulty using 3ds max.

Is there any advice one of you Van Goghs can give me so that i can somehow improve my skills in the arts and hopefully develop some kind of talent for art?

Is there like some kind of "proper way" to practice art? or a "proper way" to draw things which i might be missing?

I hope you artists could give me some advice.

Thanks guys.

There isn't exactly a "proper way" to practice art. Take art classes and just practice. A lot. Take a sketch book out to the park and draw things you see. Do the same with objects around your home. Draw them from different perspectives and think about how it can be constructed from simpler objects...ipods from cubes, arms and legs from cylinders and such. Figure out what your weakness are and work on improveing them.

Books like 'Drawing from the right side of the Brain' might help. As should art classes.

Draw from life.
Draw what you see, not what you think you see.

Learning 3D and 2D in tandem can be beneficial, the better you understand the form of something in space the more accurately you can draw it. This is why drawing from life (not pictures) is suggested. Drawing from a 2d flat image will look flat. It's your job to train your eye and hand to depict depth and shape on paper.

Good luck!