08-27-2013, 07:46 AM
Haha yeah I think we've all been there with line confidence and quality...
It took me ages to figure out what worked for me with drawing. I tried doing what Sam suggested earlier, about drawing one line, even if it's incorrect and leaving it - but it didn't work for me. I think something that Ivan (iCi) posted in my sketchbook helped me a lot. He said something along the lines of - 'don't worry about the beauty of the line itself, try to think volume and form for a bit'.
When I read this, something clicked. Line confidence will come with lots of practise, but yeah - form and volume are key to drawing (and fundamental to painting). If you really want to improve your lines, don't worry about it too much, as it will improve over time if you practise.
Just by doing some 10-30min warm-ups every morning helps, for example drawing lines & ellipsis' like Feng Zhu does. Also check out yoitisi's assignments if you haven't already. But another thing that helped me a lot with my drawings in general is: drawing from life. Not life drawing (although that works wonders) but just pencil to paper, drawing whatever's lying around. May seem boring... but observation skills are also fundamental.
Sorry for all the first-person crap. But I hope this helps in some way, cracked!
Keep up the great work and keep pushing no matter what!
It took me ages to figure out what worked for me with drawing. I tried doing what Sam suggested earlier, about drawing one line, even if it's incorrect and leaving it - but it didn't work for me. I think something that Ivan (iCi) posted in my sketchbook helped me a lot. He said something along the lines of - 'don't worry about the beauty of the line itself, try to think volume and form for a bit'.
When I read this, something clicked. Line confidence will come with lots of practise, but yeah - form and volume are key to drawing (and fundamental to painting). If you really want to improve your lines, don't worry about it too much, as it will improve over time if you practise.
Just by doing some 10-30min warm-ups every morning helps, for example drawing lines & ellipsis' like Feng Zhu does. Also check out yoitisi's assignments if you haven't already. But another thing that helped me a lot with my drawings in general is: drawing from life. Not life drawing (although that works wonders) but just pencil to paper, drawing whatever's lying around. May seem boring... but observation skills are also fundamental.
Sorry for all the first-person crap. But I hope this helps in some way, cracked!
Keep up the great work and keep pushing no matter what!
sketchbook | pg 52
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all