Busy Dad Draws

[darktiste]

I suggest you do negative space study first if you want to want block in the subject you need to be able to occupy the space within the frame negative space help place very small detail but you need to be able to capture the big shape first so you can refine the shape otherwise you start to complex and your already being trap by the subject matter.You need to spend a bit more time in the abstract(construction phase) at first otherwise the small detail of the subject matter will make it impossible to accurately capture the subject.

I suggest you invert the reference and you draw the subject upside down this way you no longer have a problem with being distracted by the subject matter.

I would not be to bug down with what you are drawing right now you still need to get a good understand of how to frame a subject matter.

That part of the basis of observational drawing.