Do you think I could use Leonardo da Vinci's sketches and body studies, to l

Question: Do you think I could use Leonardo da Vinci's sketches and body studies, to learn to draw better!? !?

I can draw , but I want to make my drawings more realistic, you can tell me about your experiences if you want!. All kind of advice would help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Absolutely!. You would do well to study the art of many different artists that you like, not just da Vinci's, so that you can start to develop your own style!. As you are drawing, take time to move away from the sketch and look at it, and look at it upside down, sideways (I'm serious)!. If it looks good from other angles, it will look good straight on, as well!. I also found it helpful to study and practice drawing in negative space - it helps your brain get past forcing you to draw what it THINKS you should see and to draw what actually is there!. Another thing you can do is to take a simple picture, turn it upside down and draw what you see!. These are exercises that many artists use from time to time to improve their sketching!. also be sure to find some books on how to use light in your drawings so that your shading and highlights are technically correct!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, but this is going to take time, and practice to master, all great (even just average) artists will tell you as much!. Browse tutorials online, even youtube contains informative "gurus" who have much to offer!.
You'll need to start with basic pose here: http://www!.elfwood!.com/farp/figure/willi!.!.!.
then, refining basic face drawing here:
http://www!.associatedcontent!.com/article!.!.!.
If you have some money to invest in this endeavor, I suggest purchased and comprehensive tutorials: http://the-structure-of-man!.blogspot!.com!.!.!.
Or search amazon!. also, some sites are dedicated to teaching this, as in this one: http://www!.dueysdrawings!.com/drawing_tut!.!.!.
This is a starting point!. To find some other sources on your own, google "tutorials drawing human body", you'll be busy for a while! The artist above is correct, once you learn a disciplined way of drawing, your own style will seep into your work!.Www@QuestionHome@Com