Full time coder here, who started to draw/paint 2-3 years back. (You can see my journey so far here: https://www.instagram.com/aqeelvn/)
Haven't read all the response here, so I probably might be repeating, but the basic idea is to spend some quality time actually doing it.
Like other arts this is also something one could learn. Take the time to educate yourself with the concepts in visual art. There is a lot you can learn on your own from resources out there. That was the option available to me mostly.
A solid grasp in drawing is required for making any serious work in representational painting.
Andrew Loomis has written a bunch of books that are now mostly available freely on the web. Its really old but its very good.
For painting, I recommend "Alla Prima" by Richard Schmid. This is not a casual read(even though anyone could enjoy the great paintings). Its full of solid technical concepts and advice. You learn more and more from it as you develop yourselves.
Draw from life as much as possible. Don't depend on photographs during your learning phase(although that is never really over) If you don't understand why that matters, don't bother and just stick to it. Soon you will see the difference :)
Haven't read all the response here, so I probably might be repeating, but the basic idea is to spend some quality time actually doing it.
Like other arts this is also something one could learn. Take the time to educate yourself with the concepts in visual art. There is a lot you can learn on your own from resources out there. That was the option available to me mostly.
A solid grasp in drawing is required for making any serious work in representational painting.
Andrew Loomis has written a bunch of books that are now mostly available freely on the web. Its really old but its very good.
For painting, I recommend "Alla Prima" by Richard Schmid. This is not a casual read(even though anyone could enjoy the great paintings). Its full of solid technical concepts and advice. You learn more and more from it as you develop yourselves.
Draw from life as much as possible. Don't depend on photographs during your learning phase(although that is never really over) If you don't understand why that matters, don't bother and just stick to it. Soon you will see the difference :)
Good luck!