03-20-2015, 12:51 AM
Hey, man nice work with the studies. Sam had some great advice for you. Especially the bit about drawing more from imagination. I was stuck in study mode for the last year and didnt do a lot of imagination work but Im starting to break out of it. Its hard because you put pressure on yourself to draw something that you like. What I did was really sit down and reflect on how I use to draw as a kid when I didnt feel any pressure at all and drawing was just something I did for fun.
I remembered how I would always stare at textures on walls or clouds and see ideas for drawings in them. You have to get into an abstract mode of thinking where you're scanning everything for shapes and forms that are interesting and visualize what you're going to draw. Also it takes about an hour of drawing to get warmed up so dont feel frustrated when its not working out 20 or 30 minutes in. Just know that eventually you'll come up with a cool idea and then run with it. Hope thats helpful for you.
I remembered how I would always stare at textures on walls or clouds and see ideas for drawings in them. You have to get into an abstract mode of thinking where you're scanning everything for shapes and forms that are interesting and visualize what you're going to draw. Also it takes about an hour of drawing to get warmed up so dont feel frustrated when its not working out 20 or 30 minutes in. Just know that eventually you'll come up with a cool idea and then run with it. Hope thats helpful for you.