[homayoun]

hi
heres some of my drawings:

http://homiesharre.deviantart.com/gallery/38253844
some of them are copies from others (no tracing), the coloured ones are my own .
im starting uni next year and i want to apply for architecture, because i love drawing buildings. but i also love drawing everything else, like a human, a funny face, a fit body , a gorgeous car , an animal, but the thing is i suck at drawing, i got zero imagination.
please give me some tips, hints , guides , watever that can help.

[aimee__]

For starters stop copying, seriously! You cannot take copied work with you to your interview.

Architecture is about designing buildings not just drawing them. If you haven't got a very good imagination is that really the right course for you.

[memomemootoo]

i disagree, i think that your own drawings are actually quite imaginative and they don't suck, they're quite good..

..but as the other person said, you should try and do less copying and more of your own work. There's nothing wrong with doing something that's been done before, but it has to go beyond copying another artist if you want to achieve more than copying skills... for example, if you like the mona lisa you could do your own version by changing the colours or using somebody else as the model.. things like this will feed your imagination and artistic skill..

also, if you wanna be an architect you should do more studies of buildings.. go sit outside for a couple of hours, draw some houses.. don't just copy them off photos

..just keep drawing, painting, whatever.. and your work will become more impressive.. and good luck for the rest of your a levels and uni!