Category Archives: Learning to Draw
The Art of Practice – Tip #5
I like today’s tip from The Art of Practice. It relates to all I’ve been discovering recently about letting go and letting art flow through me. Balance Through Movement Let it flow. Respect natural movements on the page. Keep your corrections simple. Or,
The Art of Practice – Tip #5
I like today’s tip from The Art of Practice. It relates to all I’ve been discovering recently about letting go and letting art flow through me. Balance Through Movement Let it flow. Respect natural movements on the page. Keep your corrections simple. Or,
The Art of Practice – Tip #4
Today’s tip is a simple and effective one. Observe Without Judgment Rendering accurately is overrated. Give yourself a chance before bludgeoning early efforts. Have patience, and adjust as you go. The keyword in this tip, in my opinion, is judgment.
The Art of Practice – Tip #4
Today’s tip is a simple and effective one. Observe Without Judgment Rendering accurately is overrated. Give yourself a chance before bludgeoning early efforts. Have patience, and adjust as you go. The keyword in this tip, in my opinion, is judgment.
The Art of Practice – Tip #3
Today’s tip from The Art of Practice is another one with which I can agree — but only to a degree. Here is the tip: Keep Secrets Failures, risks, successes, experiments, struggles, new friends, and research are yours alone. Your best
The Art of Practice – Tip #3
Today’s tip from The Art of Practice is another one with which I can agree — but only to a degree. Here is the tip: Keep Secrets Failures, risks, successes, experiments, struggles, new friends, and research are yours alone. Your best
The Art of Practice – Tip #2
I can fully understand and appreciate today’s practice tip, although I don’t think we should swallow it whole. First, here’s the tip: Right Size the Shame In unconscious ways we often shame ourselves when trying things that require new skills.
The Art of Practice – Tip #2
I can fully understand and appreciate today’s practice tip, although I don’t think we should swallow it whole. First, here’s the tip: Right Size the Shame In unconscious ways we often shame ourselves when trying things that require new skills.
The Art of Practice – Tip #1
Recently while working on a few graphite drawing exercises, I came across a sheet of practice instructions I’d never seen before. I might have picked it up at one of our art club meetings as part of the evening’s hand-outs, or
The Art of Practice – Tip #1
Recently while working on a few graphite drawing exercises, I came across a sheet of practice instructions I’d never seen before. I might have picked it up at one of our art club meetings as part of the evening’s hand-outs, or
Rocks Revisited
When I first began learning to draw, I sat outside and patiently drew a couple of rocks sitting in a neighbor’s yard. I wanted to experience drawing from nature, but at that point, I wasn’t able to draw much. Even
Rocks Revisited
When I first began learning to draw, I sat outside and patiently drew a couple of rocks sitting in a neighbor’s yard. I wanted to experience drawing from nature, but at that point, I wasn’t able to draw much. Even
Sketchbooks are for Sketching
I’ve often recounted the story of buying my first sketchbook, how odd it felt to walk through the art supply aisle feeling that I didn’t belong there, how certain I was that I was wasting my money. I truly believed
Sketchbooks are for Sketching
I’ve often recounted the story of buying my first sketchbook, how odd it felt to walk through the art supply aisle feeling that I didn’t belong there, how certain I was that I was wasting my money. I truly believed
