How to draw real water?

Question

I have been drawing for 6 years now

and could never get drawing water down

I would always draw lines

but would have to pu other objects around it to make it look like water

is there any way I could draw it?

Answer 1

when u draw it put ripples in it, hear look

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plus adding reflections always helps :)

Answer 2

Water is always tough. If you look at some of the classics you will see that wavy lines often represent water. Try being a model railroader making realistic looking water, will drive you bananas. I use matte medium or acrylics. Making it appear deeper is always a task. The deeper, blue to black and the shallows go from light blue to sand brown. Partially submerged items are also a way to fool the eye into believing the water is much deeper. The third secret is to force the perspective. Place larger objects in front and smaller ones in the back. Secrets? Not really just sharing a few tricks of the trade.

Answer 3

Here's a tutorial: http://www.dianewrightfineart.com/drawin...

Answer 4

Heres the deal...Water is never really made of lines, the first thing you can do for yourself is stop think in lines...think in masses and shapes.  Everything on this planet is made up of shadows and highlights, and they are represented my masses of color, value, and tone - so the key is capturing those individual shapes of differentiating shades and color and laying them in next to one another in the correct pattern (if you will).  

For water in particular, you need to really sit and study water itself, it (as you know) has a mind of its own and defies many laws, so you must really LOOK to see the actual properties that make it up...but I am willing to bet that you will very rarely see any lines, unless it is along the horizon line.  Always remember that water is constantly reflecting, distorting, and moving.  

The best advice I have for you is to start "massing" in water, try to not ever use any lines, admire the patterns that occur, and really LOOK.  Study, study, study, and you will get it!  Good Luck, and God bless.

Ron