07-08-2013, 09:24 PM
Pokemoanz?! I approve!
Impressive amount of work! I saw you say something about you feel bad for not drawing enough at all. I know that feeling. I think like that all the time, though I think it's healthier to start thinking in terms of progress and quality rather than quantity of images.
Of course, progress is a natural result of just getting out there and starting to work your ass off. However, I think there will be times when it's better to slow down and take a step back to let things sink in. A lot of progress can be made in contemplation and going in-depth into an area. Sometimes only a few but well-thought studies can bring on more progress than a handful of drawings.
Also, let studies take time! you wrote that your gesture studies and memory drawing took way too long, and you make it sound like a bad thing. It isn't! It's time well spent. It's really important to give yourself time to look at things and understand them. It's not only about doing a drawing. You shouldn't be rushing with everything you do just to have it done. That's careless and a bad way of studying.
We analyze in depth and thoroughly, and if that also equals slowly, then let it be. You will find that after a while, your perception has been sharpened and you'll more quickly find what you're looking for in the study. The figure that took 1hour to just sketch up might now take 20minutes to sketch up as accurately.
A good analogy is learning to play an instrument. When you first start playing guitar your fingers aren't coordinated and they can hardly pick out notes on the strings, let alone hold a chord. The muscles haven't been worked and the dexterity is awful. You have to start really slowly. I mean really, baby steps. Playing one single not as good as you can, until it rings clearly without other fingers touching the string and killing the sound, or without the finger holding to lightly on the string killing the sound.
Just this simple thing might take hours spread out over days or weeks before the muscles have been worked properly and the right dexterity has been developed. The same goes for drawing.
Your muscles is your perception, and the notes and the chords are the fundamentals that you're studying. Draw accurately. In the beginning this also means slowly. In time it will start to speed up. And with the right work, one day you'll be able to shred out solos as if it were nothing.
p.s Lol at that running dodrio! that's so awesome! love it :D please, more pokemons!
Impressive amount of work! I saw you say something about you feel bad for not drawing enough at all. I know that feeling. I think like that all the time, though I think it's healthier to start thinking in terms of progress and quality rather than quantity of images.
Of course, progress is a natural result of just getting out there and starting to work your ass off. However, I think there will be times when it's better to slow down and take a step back to let things sink in. A lot of progress can be made in contemplation and going in-depth into an area. Sometimes only a few but well-thought studies can bring on more progress than a handful of drawings.
Also, let studies take time! you wrote that your gesture studies and memory drawing took way too long, and you make it sound like a bad thing. It isn't! It's time well spent. It's really important to give yourself time to look at things and understand them. It's not only about doing a drawing. You shouldn't be rushing with everything you do just to have it done. That's careless and a bad way of studying.
We analyze in depth and thoroughly, and if that also equals slowly, then let it be. You will find that after a while, your perception has been sharpened and you'll more quickly find what you're looking for in the study. The figure that took 1hour to just sketch up might now take 20minutes to sketch up as accurately.
A good analogy is learning to play an instrument. When you first start playing guitar your fingers aren't coordinated and they can hardly pick out notes on the strings, let alone hold a chord. The muscles haven't been worked and the dexterity is awful. You have to start really slowly. I mean really, baby steps. Playing one single not as good as you can, until it rings clearly without other fingers touching the string and killing the sound, or without the finger holding to lightly on the string killing the sound.
Just this simple thing might take hours spread out over days or weeks before the muscles have been worked properly and the right dexterity has been developed. The same goes for drawing.
Your muscles is your perception, and the notes and the chords are the fundamentals that you're studying. Draw accurately. In the beginning this also means slowly. In time it will start to speed up. And with the right work, one day you'll be able to shred out solos as if it were nothing.
p.s Lol at that running dodrio! that's so awesome! love it :D please, more pokemons!