01-20-2015, 08:37 AM
Recently, I've been stressing out on how to practice drawing, and DomSinkevic gave me some good advice. Study a certain subject and then apply it to your drawings. Being very impatient, I decided to create yet another (unrealistic) schedule for practice. But just like all the other schedules I planned, I dropped it shortly after planning it. So, I took another look at the links in Dom's post, and I learned that there was a difference between studying and practicing, and the two don't work well alone. Also, the reason why I always create these schedules and jam everything into it was because I hated my drawings from imagination and how they would look; as though I'm still in high school. I had to face them, one way or another in order to improve, so I thought back about 4 years, when I learned how to draw from my elbow. After a year, my drawings were finally clean, but they were still stiff. Two years later, I learned how to draw with a loose and gestural scribble, and last year, I learned how to block in shapes and draw smaller ones within. Problem was, I didn't really apply them to my characters...until earlier today.
I love drawing with a loose scribble and splitting bigger shapes into smaller ones. It definitely makes drawing from life, memory, and imagination far easier. Of course, I know I need to study anatomy, proportion, and all that other stuff, but I'd like to readjust myself and get re-accustomed to drawing this way so I won't have another breakdown.
I love drawing with a loose scribble and splitting bigger shapes into smaller ones. It definitely makes drawing from life, memory, and imagination far easier. Of course, I know I need to study anatomy, proportion, and all that other stuff, but I'd like to readjust myself and get re-accustomed to drawing this way so I won't have another breakdown.