07-10-2016, 09:26 PM
Hey Loader! Saw you did some pen and paper sketches, cool to see that. Keep 'em up, looks like you are getting some good solid studying in those drawings.
I notice that your lines are bit messy and hairy, though. That's quite common, especially if you do mostly digital art (that medium is so forgiving that it tends to promote bad habits). I learned how not to do that with the lessons here. XD I still need more practice, but it works so much better to think BEFORE you draw and make one confident stroke than to think on your paper and make a lot of hairy strokes. Using your whole arm and not just your wrist is important too, as Feng Zhu explains here.
I like to practice these skills in felt-tip pens, 'cause they are so unforgiving that every mistake and bad bit of penmanship stands out. And you can't erase or undo it. Once you can handle a permanent medium like that and make nice drawings, you can take those skills straight to the Wacom tablet. :-)
What can I say, I <3 pens. I do want to do more pencil drawing but I just haven't gotten time right now! But mostly I just want to get more pens, some markers, and draw more with stuff I can't erase. It sounds paradoxical, but not being able to erase actually made me more secure. If I mess up, I make another drawing. And another. And keep going until that pen does just what I want.
I notice that your lines are bit messy and hairy, though. That's quite common, especially if you do mostly digital art (that medium is so forgiving that it tends to promote bad habits). I learned how not to do that with the lessons here. XD I still need more practice, but it works so much better to think BEFORE you draw and make one confident stroke than to think on your paper and make a lot of hairy strokes. Using your whole arm and not just your wrist is important too, as Feng Zhu explains here.
I like to practice these skills in felt-tip pens, 'cause they are so unforgiving that every mistake and bad bit of penmanship stands out. And you can't erase or undo it. Once you can handle a permanent medium like that and make nice drawings, you can take those skills straight to the Wacom tablet. :-)
What can I say, I <3 pens. I do want to do more pencil drawing but I just haven't gotten time right now! But mostly I just want to get more pens, some markers, and draw more with stuff I can't erase. It sounds paradoxical, but not being able to erase actually made me more secure. If I mess up, I make another drawing. And another. And keep going until that pen does just what I want.
"Drawing is a skill like hammering a nail. You might not be great at it yet, but there is nothing stopping you from gettin' down and hammering away." -Irshad Karim
Sketchbook!
Sketchbook!