04-02-2013, 04:26 AM
Thank you Sickbrush, for taking the time to make such a thoughtful writeup and sharing your own experience.
Fortunately this pitfall of mine is more a thing of the past, but having it written down, is a reminder to myself and a possible eye opener for others. You have some great advice in there, and I'm sure I will refer back to these posts from time to time.
Also, the stuff you are doing with environments is awesome, keep up the good work!
Spectre, thank you for sharing! I resonate with that fear as well.
When I have a drawing that isn't going the way I like, and feel the frustration building, I tell myself "Draw it again, and it will be better." And sure enough it usually is significantly better. Sometimes I am not drawing what I see, but drawing what I think I see. "oh thats an eye, this is what an eye looks like." Instead of breaking down the shapes and line for what they really are. It's almost like rewiring the brain from childhood notions on what a certain object is supposed to look like. If I don't get it the second time, I will on the third..or eventually. Stick with it!
Thanks again SpectreX, congrats on your daughter btw
Fortunately this pitfall of mine is more a thing of the past, but having it written down, is a reminder to myself and a possible eye opener for others. You have some great advice in there, and I'm sure I will refer back to these posts from time to time.
Also, the stuff you are doing with environments is awesome, keep up the good work!
Spectre, thank you for sharing! I resonate with that fear as well.
When I have a drawing that isn't going the way I like, and feel the frustration building, I tell myself "Draw it again, and it will be better." And sure enough it usually is significantly better. Sometimes I am not drawing what I see, but drawing what I think I see. "oh thats an eye, this is what an eye looks like." Instead of breaking down the shapes and line for what they really are. It's almost like rewiring the brain from childhood notions on what a certain object is supposed to look like. If I don't get it the second time, I will on the third..or eventually. Stick with it!
Thanks again SpectreX, congrats on your daughter btw