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for the past 3 years, I wanted to become a programmer, but now I don't find it any fun anymore, I love drawing, but I suck at it, my question is how would I become better at drawing?

Do I just need to practice? or is it something you can't learn?

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"Do I just need to practice?" = yep. – DA01 Sep 21 '12 at 7:16
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What types of things do you want to design? You have the added advantage of being a programmer... that means you can do the entire project yourself. Learning with a project in mind is a better way to go than non-practical learning. Good luck! – Marc Edwards Sep 21 '12 at 7:40
You need to be a bit more specific to make this a usefully answerable question. What sort of graphic design? When you say "drawing" what do you actually mean? – e100 Sep 21 '12 at 8:30
Drawing is a big field and different styles and subjects need different principles. There aren't just whole books on how to draw - but whole bookshelves of very different books on different styles. There are many good drawing questions here, I'd suggest reading them, trying things out, then coming back with more specific questions based on your experience. Book tip: Lessons on Classical Drawing is great: classic, timeless, but not stuffy. – user568458 Sep 21 '12 at 9:34
Re. "Do I just need to practice? or is it something you can't learn?" - that book I linked to starts with the artist who wrote it telling the story of how her dream art teacher initially rejected teaching her as he felt she didn't have the ability. With loads of practice and hard work, she conclusively proved him wrong. Practice -> skill -> technically proficient drawings. Talent plus experience (which includes practice again!) -> good eye and judgement -> drawings and designs that work. – user568458 Sep 21 '12 at 11:19
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